Vision, values and strategy

Collaboration

• Empower poor and marginalised people to take charge of their own development.
• Share skills and knowledge to create long lasting, sustainable change.
• Build collaborative partnerships that promote innovation, growth and impact.

Knowledge

• Lead volunteering for development, setting the standard for ourselves and others.
• Use evidence and insight to guide our actions.
• Recruit the right people and work where we have the greatest impact.

Inclusion

• Stand beside and advocate for those who have been denied choice and opportunity.
• Promote diversity and equality throughout our work.
• Encourage different, inquisitive perspectives.

Integrity

• Commit to safeguarding and take a zero-tolerance approach to abuse and harm.
• Treat others with respect, as equals.
• Be open, transparent and accountable in everything we do.

Reflective in our practice​

We are aware of ourselves, the impact we have on others and the social and cultural context in which we operate. We continuously learn to improve our own practice and encourage others to do the same.​

People-centred​

Primary actors are at the heart of everything we do.   We dismantle all forms of bias that result from the advantages and disadvantages given by our society and culture to certain groups of people and not to others.​

Evidence-based​

In everything that we do, we base our decisions on research and evidence. We remain conscious that our bias and prejudice may influence our evidencing.​

Accountable

We are each accountable for the decisions we make, what we say, how we act and how we make others feel.