Empowering lives tweet by tweet - inclusive development

At the end of last week, we asked "What does inclusive development mean to you?" - Thanks for all your interesting & insightful thoughts! You can check out some of them below...

  1. @UNDP Inclusive development means giving voice to the voiceless in decision making. Participatory approaches to development
  2. @UNDP For me #inclusive #development, are all social and economic aspects that are important to determine the quality of life. #Brazil.
  3. @UNDP inclusive development --> integrate youth in the decision processes giving them more opportunities to learn and develop themselves
  4. @UNDP #Inclusive #development is not about giving subsidies to the vulnerable, but empowering them economiclly for life.
  5. #inclusive #development means widening the parameters to reduce those trapped within the poverty diameter. @UNDP
  6. And this tweet from @SetyoBudiantoro particularly resonated with many of you - it was shared widely on Twitter... Thanks @SetyoBudiantoro!

  7. Unlocking socio-economic exclusion. poverty oftenly not about income, but about access @UNDP What does #inclusive #development mean to YOU?
  8. MT @UNDP: Inclusive #development is about confronting exclusion. #Poverty isn't just income, but access. Gr8 way to put it @setyobudiantoro!
  9. @UNDP #inclusive #development to me = Investing in The Feminine Leadership Style on Boards, VC & Executive Teams. #YinYangLeadership
  10. @UNDP #inclusive #development =ensuring devt strategies benefit every1, no polilticisation of resource allocation or marginalisation/discrim
  11. @UNDP "Clean Water For All" is what #inclusive #development means to me. Canadians raised $385 000 during #WorldWaterDay 2012
  12. @UNDP #inclusive #development - when people are not just passive recipients of handouts but are empowered to make their lives better
  13. @UNDP #Inclusive #development means bringing people out of the shadows and giving them the tools to participate and engage in society
  14. And thank you all for sharing the following (with over a hundred retweets)...Shows all of our commitment to taking an inclusive approach to development:

  15. RT @UNDP: Shocking #fact: The richest 10% of ppl in the world own 85% of assets while the poorest 50% own just 1% on.undp.org/lDuyOb
  16. What to know more about what inclusive development means to us? Find out more about our work - Lets keep the conversation going!

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