Purpose
The purpose of the co-operative is to be part of a world that values ecological, social and cultural justice and acts in accordance with these values
Values
Borderlands is committed to these Community Development principles
Ecological
- Holism
- Sustaining relationship and sustainability
- Diversity within and between communities
- Organic and balanced development
Social Justice & Rights
- Addressing structural disadvantage
- Addressing discourses of disadvantage
- The rights of humans and all other beings
Valuing the Local
- Local knowledge
- Local culture
- Local resources
- Local skills
- Local participation
- Local processes
Processes
- Process, outcome and vision
- Integrity of process
- Consciousness raising
- Cooperation and consensus
- Community determined pace of development
- Peace and non-violence
- Inclusiveness
- Community relationship building
Global & Local Process
- Anti-colonialist