We are developing an index and accompanying advocacy tools tailored to the global development sector. The index and tools will support greater accountability for racial equity within the global development sector in order to dismantle structural racism and create a more equitable system and culture - with justice and dignity at its core.
Key points of what we’ve done so far…
Building on findings of a global mapping and sector-wide survey of the global development space - and the identification of key indicators, we’ve established a robust process in order to develop The Racial Equity Index:
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Through the survey development process The Racial Equity Index group noted how language itself is steeped in colonialism and
imperialism. This resulted in the translation process for the survey itself often feeling triggering and traumatising for the survey
development team. We note that the terminology used to identify racial-identities is using language that may not resonate with
everyone, but we ask respondents to answer the questions to the best of their ability, and we intend to continue to explore how
language itself is rooted in racism in the next phases of our process.