This working paper sets out a practical framework for translating a simple conviction — that prosperity is something we share — into the design of educational and community programmes. Drawing on the experience of partners across several regions, it identifies the patterns that distinguish initiatives which strengthen the bonds between people from those which, however well-intentioned, leave existing divisions intact.
The paper offers programme designers a set of questions to carry into every stage of their work — from curriculum and governance to evaluation — and argues that a widening circle of participation is not merely an outcome to hope for, but a discipline to practise from the first planning conversation onward.