SDDirect strives to be guided by our vision, mission and core values in everything we do.
Values
Vision
Achieving a just and equal world founded on gender equality and social inclusion.
Mission
To achieve sustainable impact in gender equality and social inclusion by working with partners to advance policies, laws, social norms and institutions that work for everyone.
We do this by:
Partnering with civil society, the private sector, multilateral institutions and governments.
Providing long-term technical advice to donors and implementing agencies.
Running demand-led technical helpdesks for policymakers and practitioners.
Designing and delivering research, reviews, monitoring and evaluations.
Designing, leading and directly delivering programmes which create a lasting, positive impact in the societies and communities we work with and for.
Our Partnership Principles
A locally led approach to development is more effective, ethical and sustainable. High quality partnerships founded on shared values enable us to create long-lasting impact.
Our five core partnership objectives are:
Equity and inclusion
Valuing all of our partners and their contributions and making all voices count.
Accountability and transparency
Building trust, fostering open and inclusive dialogue, honesty, joint problem solving, and a culture of safeguarding and accountability to community stakeholders.
Shared vision, values and purpose
Investing upfront in building a clear joint purpose and forging partnerships that are more than the sum of their parts.
Effective communications and joint learning
Learning from setbacks as well as successes and sharing knowledge both within and beyond the partnership to support wider scale change.
Capacity development and sustainability
Dedicating time and resources for partnership skills development and building capacity for collaborative leadership and governance.