Relationships are not always even, equal or easy to be in.

At Partisan, we understand relationships take time to nurture, and connect many complicated things together. We also believe they are at the centre of everything.

That’s why we encourage investment into them, slowing down when it matters, listening, and building trust with young people and other organisations, before diving into anything.

Conflict happens in relationships, but we invest in repair rather than walking away.

Marginalised communities have faced harm and trauma for generations. 

Healing isn’t a quick fix—it’s a commitment. We want to redefine what repair looks like by learning from the communities we work with, and building real, long-term solutions.

We learn from our communities to understand how they want to live; what changes they want to see, and, together, use their knowledge to create a change that comes from within.

That's how we envision undoing systems that have been put in place to suppress our communities.

The world as it is today thrives on extraction—from people, cultures, and resources. We’re saying no to that.

Instead, we look back to our ancestors’ knowledge and community strength to build sustainable, long-lasting change. 

Wisdom that we believe should be remembered and regenerated to ensure its survival. The Ghanaian concept of Sankofa teaches us to learn from the past to shape the future.

Power and resources shouldn’t be kept at the top, held by a few individuals. 

We believe inequality can be challenged by shifting decision-making and opportunities to those who have been left out for too long. The people most affected by injustice have the deepest insights and boldest, most innovative ideas—so we make sure they’re leading the way by redistributing our attention, energy and resources to them.