Humanity1st
Making our shared humanity our compass.
Humanity1st brings people, institutions and ideas together to tackle complex challenges differently, putting communities closer to decisions, turning shared values and collective intelligence into practical action.
The challenge
The challenge
The world is facing growing challenges that no single organisation, government or community can solve alone.
Across many spaces, we see common patterns: trust in leaders is declining; decisions are increasingly focused on the short term; and technology is advancing faster than society’s ability to use it responsibly and ethically.
Our vision
Our vision
Our vision is to help build a world where leadership and decision-making are guided by shared human values.
We work towards a future where people, organisations and institutions place human dignity, justice, truth and responsibility at the centre of the decisions they make. Our goal is to help create practical ways for these values to guide action—not just inspire words.
What is Humanity1st?
Humanity1st is a global movement that helps people and organisations work together to address complex challenges through shared values and practical action. At its heart is a practical methodology that enables communities and institutions from all walks of life to work together on challenges they cannot solve alone.
Our purpose is simple: transforming dialogue into action and values into practice.
Find out how we workOn the ground
Our pilot partnerships are currently active across the United Kingdom, the Middle East and South Africa, with learning shared across every context.
Our domains
Eight interconnected domains
Our work is shaped through the different domains in which we operate. Different challenges require different responses. The domains allow the Humanity1st methodology to be translated into distinct contexts while learning can move across them.
The Humanity1st methodology can be applied to many different social, environmental and global challenges. While each challenge is different, the same principles and methodology help people work together, make better decisions and turn ideas into practical action.
The impossible can be achieved.
See how Humanity1st is turning shared values into practical action.
Explore our work