Build solidarity
The Global Forum on CDWD (GFoD) unites 15 partner organisations across Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America under a single platform. Different histories, common cause.
Communities discriminated on work & descent
Voices silenced for generations.
Now amplified.
The Inclusivity Project advances the rights and dignity of 270 million people across four continents - communities affected by caste, descent and analogous systems of exclusion. We bring grassroots leadership to the United Nations, and global recognition back to the ground.
270M+
People affected by descent-based discrimination worldwide
62
Rights Experts trained across 19 countries since 2019
15
Partner organisations across 4 continents in the GFoD coalition
UN
ECOSOC consultative status, NGO Committee executive member
Who we are
Founded in 2017 to make discrimination on work and descent impossible to ignore.
Communities discriminated on work and descent - Dalits in South Asia, Burakumin in Japan, Roma in Europe, Haratin and Osu in Africa, Quilombola in Latin America - face deep-rooted social and economic exclusion despite global recognition of their rights. The Inclusivity Project brings visibility, voice and action to these issues at national, regional and international levels.
We strengthen communities through capacity building, partnerships and evidence-based research that informs policy and advocacy.
Our approach
From grassroots to Geneva, and back to the ground.
We partner with grassroots leaders to build inclusive coalitions, then platform them at the UN. Global recognition becomes pressure that catalyses local change.
Train rights experts
Since 2019, our Rights Experts programme has equipped 62 grassroots advocates from 19 countries with the legal knowledge and advocacy skills to lead change in their communities and at the UN.
Amplify globally
We platform community voices at the UN Human Rights Council, ECOSOC, ACHPR and EU mechanisms. Local stories become global calls for justice that pressure governments to act.
Areas of work
Five fronts where descent-based discrimination shapes daily life.
Our work centres intersectionality - the lived realities of communities most affected by exclusion. Each area informs grounded research that shapes inclusive policy.
Recognised by
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Bob RaePresident, UN Economic and Social Council
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Dr Surya DevaUN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development
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Volker TürkUN High Commissioner for Human Rights, OHCHR
I have been proud to work with the groups discriminated on the basis of work and descent.Bob Rae President, UN ECOSOC - High Level Political Forum, 2025
Stories of impact
What advocacy looks like, in practice.
Reports from the ground, the UN, and the conversations that connect them.
Your support can empower 50 global CDWD youth leaders
From South Asia to Sub-Saharan Africa, young leaders carry the weight of inherited status and work-based discrimination. Here's how we're building a generation of advocates.
Why the Global Forum on Discrimination on Work and Descent matters
Over 270 million people face discrimination not for what they've done, but for who they were born as. The GFoD coalition is the first global platform built around their voices.
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A new report from the Global Forum exposes severe gaps in health, education and gender equality across The Gambia, Mauritania, Niger, Cameroon and Nigeria.
Where we work
Local presence, global platforms.
We support grassroots organisations to engage directly with global stakeholders - bringing visibility to issues that international bodies have historically overlooked.
Asia
5 partners- Asia Dalit Rights Forum (ADRF)
- Bangladesh Dalit & Excluded Rights Movement
- National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights
- Feminist Dalit Organization (FEDO)
- Human Development Organization
Africa
GFoD anchored- Global Forum on CDWD (GFoD)
- The Gambana International Movement
- Mbororo community partners
- Lawyers Without Borders
Europe
ERGO Network- ERGO Network
- UPR engagement
Latin America
CONAQ partnership- CONAQ
Your support makes a difference
Ending descent-based discrimination is essential to human dignity.
The issue remains underfunded and under-recognised - especially for the youth from these communities. The Inclusivity Project is changing that by building a united global voice. We need your help to sustain the momentum.