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

Manny Yap
yap(at)cidse.org
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Publications
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CIDSE @ the TSF on Mining and the Extractive Economy
October 13, 2023Check this page for updates! The second Thematic Social Forum on Mining and the Extractive Economy will take place in …
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Launch of new CSO Coalition on Raw Materials
September 26, 2023Over 40 Civil Society Organisations converge to advocate for Sustainable and Just Raw Material Policies Press Release, 26 September 2023 …
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Call for proposals
July 26, 2023Final Evaluation of the CIDSE Strategy 2017-2023 and Framework Partnership Agreement with the European Commission Project: “Experience, Learning, Sharing through …
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A post-growth Europe critical to survive and thrive, urge over
May 15, 2023CIDSE signed the Open Letter: “A post-growth Europe critical to survive and thrive“, led by Timothée Parrique, Kate Raworth, Vincent …
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One Synod, one tent, stretching across oceans and continents
February 24, 2023Inclusivity, diversity, unity, synodality, and reconciliation. These are some of the key words that came out of the Synod European …
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