Collective Leadership as a Path for Sustainable Development
Putting People, Agency and Leadership First
Introduction
The People First Community is a cross-sectoral and globally diverse group of practitioners, academics, and public and private sector actors with a shared belief in the importance of prioritizing investing in collective leadership development as a path for sustainable development. This Community believes we have not had enough focus on leadership development within the international development field to this point, and that when the international community has focused on it, we have not done so with a goal of developing collective, diverse, locally rooted leadership focused on sustainable development.
The objective of this Community is twofold. First, the Community intends to be a space for learning, thought partnership, and collaboration among its members. Second, we aim to raise awareness about the importance of growing investment in collective leadership development and influence the international development ecosystem.
Who we are

Events
Upcoming | 11 October 2023 | People First Talk with Safeena Husain
10 July 2023 | People First Talk with Martín Burt
What We’re Reading
Investing in people to achieve the health-related Sustainable Development Goals
4 organizations taking a fresh approach to localization
Interview with Anna Molero (People First Community Secretariat)
When We Thrive, Our World Thrives: Stories of Young People Growing Up With Adversity
Our Predecessors Built a World of Winners and Losers. It’s Time for Something Different.
Liderazgo colectivo para el desarrollo sostenible: es hora de priorizar lo importante
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