We are essentially striving towards the achievement of inclusive societies that are characterized by political systems which are open to all and tolerant of diversity of opinion and identity. We also believe that the hallmark of inclusive societies should be broadly shared economic growth and also equitable access to social goods such as health, education, housing, food security and sanitation. In all this we believe that citizens and the civil society that they belong to are critical both as a space in which values, frameworks of development and ideologies are contested and defined but also as an arena where organized social formations can tilt the balance of power and influence it for the greater good of society.

SIVIO Institute has three centres/programs of work focused on: