Who we are
GI-ESCR promotes transformative change to end endemic problems of social, economic and gender injustice through a human rights lens.
Our vision
A world in which every person and community lives in dignity and in harmony with nature.
Our mission
To transform power relations to enable every person and community to enjoy their economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights and all other human rights now and in the future.
Our theory of change
GI-ESCR is a small and agile organisation. Our theory of change focuses on our capacity to shape the larger ecosystem that determines decision making. GI-ESCR identifies concerns and issues that fall within our mandate and tools that add value. We work on these issues by, on one hand, assembling evidence and arguments that lead to new narratives with power to rally social and political majorities, and, on the other, ally with other organisations to build coalitions that have enough momentum to advocate successfully. Transformative narratives together with broad social coalitions have the power to strengthen the institutional human-rights framework, influence public and institutional attitudes, and change thinking.