strategy
Poor people can’t build independent livelihoods when their rights are not respected. That is why we support them to stand up for their rights. In our policy we distinguish five fundamental human rights:
- Right to the resources for a sustainable livelihood. People must have access to indispensable resources like land and water. Unfair trade rules must abolished.
- Right to basic social services. Everybody has the right to quality education and healthcare. The spread of HIV and AIDS must be halted.
- Right to life and security. People hit by natural disasters, climate change or conflicts have a right to aid. The arms trade must be controlled.
- Right to social and political participation. People must know their rights and be able to communicate their voice. Everybody’s involvement is needed for a just world.
- Right to an identity. Nobody should be excluded on the basis of her or his identity. Women, indigenous people, gay men and lesbians, and the disabled have the same rights as anybody else.
In annual and multi-annual business plans we work out how to realise these rights.
Want to know more?
Read our Multi-Annual Business Plan 2007 – 2010 (or 2011 – 2015) and our Annual Business Plan 2009.
