World Vision seeks to partner with Indigneous communities in the design and implementation of successful projects that tackle the causes of poverty and transform the lives of children and communities. Our work is guided by a number of principles.

• World Vision believes that all communities must be empowered to define their needs, their problems and their solutions. In our work with Indigenous communities, we use participatory methods, in order to ensure there is local involvement in the development process. This helps to repair or strengthen local leadership and community engagement. It also can empower communities toward self-management. 
• World Vision works in ways that do not displace or duplicate existing institutions, be they government, non-government or community organisations. 
• World Vision takes a strengths-based approach to working with communities. We work within existing governance networks to repair or strengthen community engagement and local leadership capacity. 
• World Vision's approach is place-based. This allows for community-specific action plans and time to understand what the key priorities are in each community. What works well in one community may not necessarily work in another.
• World Vision believes that Australian citizenship carries with it a mix of rights and responsibilities and that successful projects must find a balance between these.
• World Vision's strategic contribution is not as a provider of funds or services. It is technical assistance provided in long-term projects delivered through effective partnering.

Your support of our Linking Hands program can help ensure this work continues.