Statement on Sustainability

Sustainability implies being ethical, which cuts across social, environmental/ecological and financial considerations. What we do is governance, how we are is ethical, which serves both as a point of departure and the end of the work that we do. Being ethical for GGA means authentic engagement, demonstrating self-confidence, responsibility, self- and other- consciousness; It means knowing our raison d’etre.

We need to understand the needs of others in broad terms, which necessitates empathy and an appreciation of context and complexity. Good governance is impossible without diverse perspectives and an inclusive approach. GGA will build on existing experience to ensure continuity, consistency and sustainability, without reinventing the wheel. Thinking differently means that we embrace common but differentiated responsibilities. We seek to match ends to available means. Such consciousness results in trade-offs and the need to prioritise.  

At GGA, we have identified cross-cutting core areas (natural resources, peace and security, democratic governance and political processes, improving the economic environment, and youth and marginalised/vulnerable groups). We recognise country and regional specificity in leveraging our group’s cooperation and synergies, and we seek to promote networking and branding. GGA is a critical coordinating hub that brings together grassroots CSOs, as well as high-level policy actors, serving as a bridge for a “whole-of-society” approach to improve governance in Africa. We strive to build trust through effective communication, knowledge generation and sharing, which we regard as key to our mandate of societal transformation.  

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