SYSTEMIC CHANGE

 

MMI and other members of the Vincentian family are focusing our efforts on promoting systemic change and providing assistance to organizations working on systemic change. There are many definitions for systemic change. MMI defines systemic change as … engaging people living in poverty in ways which enable them to emerge from their poverty; tackling root causes and looking at whole systems and sets of circumstances which result in poverty, disempowerment and extreme disadvantage.

 

The principle of systemic change, in the context of services for people living in poverty, looks beyond providing food, clothing and shelter. Its particular focus is on assisting those in need to change structures in which they live and on helping them develop strategies by which they can emerge from poverty.