In the attached document, (Case For Change: Unlocking Sustained Outcomes with a “People-First” Approach to Development) a cross-sectoral group of practitioners, academics, public and private sector donors (among them, BEC’s member Teach for All) articulates the vision and potential for the approach. The “People - First” approach prioritizes investments in developing human agency and leadership in developing contexts. It articulates the type of mindset shift required to truly evolve our prevailing development paradigm from one that prioritizes working on behalf of local people, towards one that supports local people to develop their own capabilities for defining problems and identifying solutions in order to continuously improve development outcomes over time.
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