Vision
Cordaid believes in a just and inclusive world; a global society in which every person counts and in which vulnerable people and communities can actively and fully participate. We believe in globalisation that offers equal opportunities; and we are convinced that the power of solidarity between people can make this world a reality.
We are an agency that is guided and inspired by the principles from the Catholic social teachings: human dignity, solidarity, subsidiarity (changing society from the bottom up) and the shared responsibility for common goods.
We see inequality as the root cause of poverty and exclusion: unequal distribution of power at the global level, inequality in developing countries between powerful elites and excluded groups and inequality between men and women. Consequently, we see development as a profound process of social, economic and political change in which unjust power relationships are shifted and transformed. In this process we consider women as vital actors of change and women’s rights as a key element of transformation. We invest and we believe in a sustainable improvement of the lives of the world’s poorest and most marginalised people and communities - the “bottom billion.”
