Welcome to Local to Global Human Development

 Local to Global Human Development is dedicated to empowering people in the United States and South Asia. We are dedicated to exchanging knowledge and skills that will promote socio-economic opportunities for the impacted, promote sustainable development, and enhance conditions for peaceful coexistence.

Human Development is at the root of all progress around us. Development of human potential requires access to nutritious food, healthcare, quality education, affordable housing, livable jobs, a clean/sustainable environment, equal treatment by law, access to democracy, and other fundamental rights of the people.

Local to Global believes in empowering people through sharing knowledge and skills. We believe in solidarity-based support rather than mere charity in order to build people's power and remove structural barriers to the advancement of people. 

Local to Global Human Development is a project of North Carolina-based People's Power Lab with a mission to organize low-income and marginalized community members in the Triangle Area, Rocky Mount, and other areas of North Carolina. 

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