SYSTEMIC CHANGE
The crises that we face in our areas of work are not isolated. They are connected by root systems of injustice, such as patriarchy, colonialism, and the logic of market growth. The concentration of power has allowed the unsustainable and unjust exploitation of people and our common home. The exclusion of communities from decision making processes has ignored viable alternatives.
CIDSE has been in a several year process of reflection, consultation and envisioning on a systemic change that would address structural injustices. We no longer elaborate policy proposals in silos, but through interdisciplinary discussions to find coherent solutions. We are counteracting power imbalances in the development sector by sharing the voices of the most affected, accompanying social movements, and supporting the representation of the perspectives of our partners and allies in international policy negotiation. This is a new and ongoing process to try to truly live our values in the way we work, and to effect transformational change.

Nicky Broeckhoven
broeckhoven(at)cidse.org
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Publications
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Coming home – We are part of the land that
December 19, 2022A reflection by our Secretary General, Josianne Gauthier following her participation in the UN COP15 conference on Biodiversity which took […]
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Reconnecting with the ‘library of life’ through our elders
October 18, 2022How do we hold the course for a just and sustainable society? That was the red thread that ran through […]
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Journeying together with our sisters and brothers
August 31, 2022CIDSE contribution to the first phase of the synodal process on Synodality August 2022 After the Synod on the Amazon, which […]
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CIDSE documentary #futurelieswithyouth
May 23, 2022Following the premiere of “The Future lies with youth”, the latest documentary produced by CIDSE within the initiative “Change for […]
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A step ahead in aligning ourselves with systemic change
May 3, 2022In this article, Stefan Siebenhaar, Fastenaktion’s Senior Advisor to the Management, describes the organisation’s systemic change journey on the occasion […]