INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT
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Mission Statement
IAP works for a world in which communities lead development where they live, work and play. In contrast to current practice, IAP advocates for a development process in which people claim and uphold their rights, the environment is respected, and all are able to live with dignity and thrive on the land they love. Our Mission: IAP works in solidarity with communities, civil society and social movements to inform and amplify their campaigns, broaden access to information, and create spaces within and outside dominant power systems for communities to lead the development decisions that affect their lives and environment. Goals Redistribute power to increase access, capacity and participation for community-led development. Reinforce the actions of communities, civil society and social movements to hold governments, institutions and companies account able to human and environmental rights. Change the rules and practice of today’s prevailing top-down development model to prioritize the visions of communities.
About This Cause
About IAP What if development were designed and lived by the same people? We imagine they would likely use their first-hand experience to create the maximum benefits for those who need it most and prevent any harm. IAP is an international human and environmental rights organization that works with communities, civil society and social movements to change how today’s development is done. IAP is part of a global movement, rooted in the aspirations of people for justice and to thrive today and tomorrow. Efforts to shift today’s development from its current focus on political and business interests to community-led priorities is a response to the unwanted and harmful projects that uproot people, end livelihoods and erase culture. It is a response to a power imbalance that, if redirected to community-led priorities, would improve lives and protect the environment. The priorities of communities should lead every development process. Our Community Action Guides prepare community organizers around the world to collect local knowledge, inform and mobilize for the development they want. The Global Advocacy Team brings together community organizers to unite their local knowledge for a collective international campaign. People are excluded from decisions that impact their lives and environment. IAP creates new accessible technology to maximize the use of both public and locally generated data to reinforce community mobilization. Through the Early Warning System, IAP and our partners exchange the newest information on proposed projects from development banks with community-led research on how the project would affect them ideally before project funding has been decided. IAP identifies influential decision- making spaces at governments, development finance institutions and companies for communities to advance their priorities and protect human and environmental rights. Values Integrity We approach our work and our partnerships with respect, and a commitment to truth and authenticity. We recognize the expertise and power of those who have come before us and those who walk with us. Communities have the experience and expertise to determine their own development, therefore we build on the power of communities’ lived experiences and incorporate this wisdom into our actions. Courage We are grounded by our vision for deep systemic transformation. This demands boldness and audacity to see and work beyond the institutionalized status quo. We meet, support, and elevate the courage of communities envisioning alternatives and realizing their priorities for development. We confront injustice and inequality with courageous conviction and bold tenacity, because the challenges faced by communities demand nothing less. We take action to defend the rights of people to life, self-determination, and a healthy environment. Interdependence We are one piece of a larger ecosystem. Trust, mutual reliance and shared leadership are vital for the movement to create the systemic change we seek. We learn from ongoing feedback with communities and partners. Creativity We are dedicated to ongoing transformation - of dominant systems and of ourselves - and collaborative innovation. We utilize bold and impactful tactics and strategies to disrupt the existing systems of power and oppression. With adaptability, we create space for possibility, opportunity, and change.