About Us
80:20 Educating and Acting for a Better World is an independent non-governmental organisation that promotes popular education on human development and human rights through education and action projects, research and partnership work.
Introducing ourselves and our work
Through education, 80:20 seeks to realise a world which is more equal, more just and more sustainable than is currently the case.
80:20 believes that the concept of human development rooted in an international human rights- based framework offers the hope, dignity and the basis for, such a world.
80:20 has a priority concern with what it has described and articulated as the ‘80:20 equation’ – the series of primary unjust relationships that currently exist between the worlds of the rich and
the poor, especially as witnessed in developing countries. As such, the organisation views issues such as hunger, poverty, climate change and inequality as matters of injustice and structural inequality, rather than simply as issues of charity and welfare.
How we turn these unjust relationships upside down and critically engage with them –challenging dominant stories, perspectives, systems and culture – is at the centre of 80:20’s approach.
80:20 uses the phrase ‘underdeveloped world’ informed by Walter Rodney’s book, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, which details the impact of slavery and colonialism on the history of international capitalism.
Strategic Plan 2024-2028
Success is not a solitary endeavour - it is the result of shared aspirations and partnerships that transcend boundaries. We invite everyone to join us in continuing to Create, Educate, Communicate, Collaborate, and Grow, shaping a brighter, fairer world for all."
8020 Strategic Plan 2024-2028 is designed to:
- Guide 80:20 Educating and Acting for a Better World over the 2024-2028 period;
- Strengthen our identity and approach;
- Re-articulate the vision and values of the organisation, and;
- Outline its programme of work around 5 key strategic pillars: Create – Educate – Communicate – Collaborate – Grow.
- The strategic plan also outlines 80:20’s approach (the ’80:20 equation’), overall aims and seven strategic goals.
Download the 80:20 Strategic Plan 2024 – 2028 (2.3MB)
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