about results

we use our voices to influence political decisions that will bring an end to poverty

Results UK is a movement of passionate, committed people. Together as staff and grassroots activists, we advocate directly to parliamentarians, the UK Government and other decision-makers with the aim of guiding them towards commitments that reduce poverty and inequality.

what do we mean by poverty?

Many organisations use material measures of poverty to measure progress against the Sustainable Development Goals. However, we believe that individual, family and community experiences of poverty and deprivation are what matter most. This includes the recognition that people living in poverty often face additional barriers to social and political participation, yet are the people whose voices matter the most.

Our advocacy is built on global solidarity, partnership and shared empowerment. This is crucial to challenging the racist, colonial and oppressive narratives that have underpinned development and that help to both create and maintain poverty.

Our power lies in our people – our staff, board and partners, and especially our volunteers. Together, we raise our voices with UK government decision makers to influence the changes needed to end poverty with improved policies, more efficient programmes and increased resources.

vision

Our vision is a world without poverty.

mission

Our mission is to generate the political will to end extreme poverty by enabling people to exercise their own personal and political power for change.

Our values

Our values underpin both why and how we go about achieving our vision and mission:

Equality

Power is not distributed equally; it can be taken from communities and hoarded in other regions, countries or international structures. There are structural barriers that can prevent people from taking action or participating in finding solutions to end poverty. Language, narratives and frameworks can be used to reinforce this inequality. We will take action to challenge this wherever we find it.

Participation

People everywhere have the right to actively participate in the organisation and running of their society. We believe that individuals and communities being able to exercise this right is fundamental to finding the solutions to ending poverty.

Anti-oppression

We believe that we cannot end poverty without also actively using our voice to challenge the injustice and oppression, including systemic racism, that contributes to poverty. Oppression in all its forms must be challenged from a position of solidarity and justice in both our advocacy and the way we work.

Partnerships

We believe that working collaboratively with others towards shared goals is essential for creating meaningful change. We recognise that the primary experience of poverty and its solutions are best understood by the people who experience it.

Accountability

We believe that citizens everywhere have the right to hold their governments to account. Accountability also means that we take responsibility for our own actions and hold ourselves accountable for achieving meaningful results and material change through our work.

Integrity

We will challenge behaviours, narratives, framings and language that are not consistent with our values. We will use robust evidence to inform our advocacy and will not advocate for proposed policies and practices that are not supported by evidence or which we do not think will work.