Quality Principle 2: Locally-led Action and Inclusion
Development and humanitarian initiatives enable sustainable change by supporting local leadership and inclusive approaches.
Rationale
Quality Principle 2 is focused on local participation, local ownership, and locally-led development and humanitarain initiatives. It recognises the importance of local communities and individuals being fully empowered actors in their own development process. As primary stakeholders, those who are directly affected shall be an integral part of decisions and activities that impact them. The voice of primary stakeholders is integral to the development process and their involvement helps ensure that development activities meet their needs. It is just and fair that local participants have a say in activities that affect their lives.
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The Code addresses the principles of local ownership explicitly. Commitments addresses empowerment, children, gender, and people with disabilities. The Indicators and Verifiers for the Commitment to addressing power inequities, gender equity and equality for women and girls, whilst at the same time acknowledging and where appropriate addressing discrimination and exclusion due to gender identity.
Quality Principle 2 is implemented through four Commitments by ACFID Members.
Commitments
COMMITMENT 2.1
We seek to reduce power imbalances and invest in locally-led development and humanitarian initiatives.
COMMITMENT 2.2
We promote gender equality and equity.
COMMITMENT 2.3
We promote the empowerment of people with disabilities.
COMMITMENT 2.4
We promote the participation of children.