The idea for the Ground-level Panel comes as a counterpoint to the UN High-Level Panel on the post-2015 development
agenda: people who know hardship and who experience in their daily lives the result of development policies and programs
must be heard.
But right from the start of the process we realized that more than ‘heard’, they should truly indicate the course of action
to be taken, considering their incredible capacity to cope with adversity and generate LIFE in an environment where all
aspects seem to lead to death.
This statement had direct implications on the shape and content of the process. It could no longer be a consultation within
the standards, conceptions and definitions in vogue within the international development community.
If we want diverse people, who are strangers to each other, who don’t always find in spoken word their means of expression,
and who are often not used to the rhythm of formal meetings and conceptual discussions, we should be prepared to
rethink our
