Embracing ambitious ways of working

To achieve our ambition, we have set ourselves two goals that guide our way of working: we listen and learn from the people we seek to serve, and we act on evidence showing what works. We believe this way of working will make us a better partner to the organisations we work with – it will make our collective efforts more impactful.

Inspiring involvement – meaningful participation

We are committed to ensuring the people who are affected by unforeseen circumstances participate meaningfully in all our grants and programmes. We listen carefully to the end beneficiaries we seek to serve and help ensure their voice is heard. We also aim to act upon what we've heard, further increasing their agency. For us, end beneficiary participation is both a means and an end: we know it works in practice and we're convinced it matters in principle.

Improving impact – the effect of evidence

We aim for a proven contribution to positive impact in the majority of our endeavours, while acknowledging we are working on complex problems that are not always easy to solve or prove. By evaluating the effect of our work, we can continually improve, make smarter decisions and increase the effect we have. All our work is evidence-based or evidence-building, and we look to share the evidence we collect to help other parties achieve similar positive results.