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 and rights

• Addressing structural disadvantage

• Addressiing 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 and local process

• Anti-colonialist