We dream of a world where communities take action based on their strengths and realise their objectives

The Constellation is an organization at the service of a network of people and communities who are acting locally to create a better world.

We stimulate and connect local responses around the world.

We live in a world where there is no shortage of challenges, whether individual, local or global. These challenges affect us all. If we can realise our capacity to be actors in our own lives, we can also activate our collective responsibility to co-create our world.

Our experience has taught us that communities can and do respond to the challenges that they face when they take ownership of those challenges.

Our support process enables resilience in communities, who take the lead in solving their problems

In The Constellation, we seek to accompany the community as it takes the path to ownership of its challenge.

We transfer an appreciative and supportive mindset to the groups we work with.

We stimulate conversation in a non-hierarchical setting where members share and learn together.

Every occasion becomes an opportunity to connect, to learn from collective intelligence, and to grow.

We create occasions for communities to share and to learn in order to stimulate community-to-community transfer. This transfer then takes on a life of its own and spreads.

Our Inspiration

Our discovery began 23 years ago with HIV/AIDS.

In Thailand, Uganda and Brazil people had begun to address this issue publicly and to recognise that it was theirs to deal with. They took ownership of their response to HIV. This was the basis of a local response that reduced the impact of the epidemic.

It also led to the foundation of The Constellation in 2004.
Read the full story of people and communities in The Constellation in the book What Makes us Human by co-founder Dr Jean-Louis Lamboray.
Watch the story of the community response to HIV in Northern Thailand.

Latest news from the field

Hong Kong University and NGOs explore SALT-CLCP for Community Ownership of Health

“Dignity Home Kong Community” is the dream of NGO representatives from Hong Kong for the future of their city. They came together as a rare opportunity, on invitation of the Hong Kong University School of Public Health. In a workshop from the 4th to the 7th of November 2024, The Constellation facilitation team with Rapeepun Jommaroeng (Ohm) and Marlou de Rouw introduced The Constellation’s approach SALT and CLCP, with the aim to increase community ownership of health measures.

Young Women connect for learning from their work on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

In July, teams went for a series of Learn Visits in Nigeria and, from August-November, in Kenya. “For We Lead, Learning visits are the “front and centre” of our learning agenda as they provide us with the opportunity to experience first-hand what our partners and right holders are doing and share ideas on how to improve our programme. They also make it possible for us to bond with each other and deepen our understanding of the different approaches that are being implemented,” says Nyambura Gathumbi, Global Program manager.

Voice Multi-country grantees take action towards a joint dream

The Constellation has facilitated the Linking and Learning journey where those grantees grew from focusing on their own particular cause to taking action towards a joint dream. The Constellation used and adapted its strength-based SALT approach (Support, Appreciate, Learn and Transfer) and several tools from its Community Life Competence Process for accompaniment. At the closing of the Voice project, a strong sense of solidarity exists between the parties, the journey is not yet at an end.

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"The Constellation provides change

In a simple, tremendously empowering way”

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"The Constellation is a movement of people

 (all over the world) connecting as humans and acting from their strengths to co-create their realities.”

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Join the journey, learn the walk
and contribute to building a better world

PARTNER
Become a partner and build resilience in your own organization or community
LEARN
Become a change maker in your own community
SUPPORT
Help communities to be autonomous