Corporate Strategy
Our Vision
A world in which human rights can be enjoyed by everyone in society by virtue of:
- a human rights movement that is diverse and locally relevant with rightsholders at its centre
- robust national and global regulations that uphold human rights, holds accountable those responsible for human rights abuses, and provides remedy to victims.
Our Goals
A world in which human rights can be enjoyed by everyone in society by virtue of:
- a human rights movement that is diverse and locally relevant with rightsholders at its centre
- robust national and global regulations that uphold human rights, holds accountable those responsible for human rights abuses, and provides remedy to victims.
Our Areas of Focus
Strategic decision-making criteria to determine where to focus and what opportunities to take up:
- Practical impact: possibility of action or solutions that will make positive change to people’s lives
- Uncover: an unknown or under-reported issue and/or with hidden impact on a particular community
- Distinct: adding value and not duplicating work or competing with others
- Locally and globally relevant: situating marginalised communities and minority groups in the wider, global context of anti-racism, anti-discrimination and gender equality; connecting local manifestation of problems across countries/regions to leverage change at the international level
- Aligned: with Equidem’s goals, objectives, values, expertise.
Our Values
Representative
- of the communities whose rights we promote and defend; of the regions in which we work
- connected to, and connecting, local and global actors and spaces; to rightsholders and duty-bearers
- a diverse and interdisciplinary team bringing multiple perspectives from different professional fields and socioeconomic backgrounds; we embrace and encourage the differences that make us unique individuals and a strong team
Innovative
- striving to be cutting-edge, creative, and agenda setting
- responsive to the ever-changing dynamics within which human rights are impacted
- original in our approach and added value, complementing not duplicating the work of others
Collaborative
- as part of a wider human rights and social movement, we are only as strong as we are united
- working together with others not only to further Equidem’s own aims but those of others promoting human rights
Ethical
- living the values we are promoting in the ways we work and operate, how we treat our staff and stakeholders, and how we express our professionalism
- accountable to and honest with the communities we serve, our partners, funders, staff and board members
- people’s physical and psychological wellbeing comes above all else
- respecting the environment: limiting negative impacts and striving for sustainability in our work and activities
Rigorous
- Equidem is Latin for rigorous. Being thorough, precise, and unrelenting is key to how we operate and the work we do
