Inspiring Better Futures: Evidence and hope for radical and transformative impact at scale in a time of crisis
Publication date
2020-12-10Subject
Approach and methodologyFood and livelihoods
Governance and citizenship
Humanitarian
Resilience
Rights
Keywords
InspiringSystemic crisis
Building back better
Impact
Structural solutions
Transformative change
Gender justice
Scale
Economic inequality
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OxfamDocument type
Research reportDescription
The world faces converging crises of health, climate, gender and racial injustice and extreme economic inequality. The calls are mounting to ‘build back better’ to create more inclusive, caring and environmentally sustainable futures. But what evidence exists that this is possible? The Inspiring Better Futures case study series investigates whether radical change at scale is possible and how it was achieved. This paper synthesises 18 cases which show that people are already successfully building better futures, benefitting millions of people, even against the odds in some of the world’s toughest contexts in lower-income countries. Together they offer hope that transformative change and radically better futures after the pandemic are within reach.