Development organizations must put structures in place to support diversity if they are to make progress, according to the founder of an organization for equality in the development sector.
In an interview for Devex World, Indira Ahluwalia, founder and chair of the Coalition for Racial and Ethnic Equity in Development, known as CREED, said that good intentions are not enough to produce results.
“For us to make the shift we have to change how we incorporate diversity or equity in our thinking,” she said. “It's not an HR function. It's a strategic paradigm that we have to bring into every element of our policy, our systems, and our ethos.