b'The Pulte InstituteforGlobal DevelopmentJust Systems and Effective States Health and Well-beingThe health of the whole person is foundational to the fight against poverty. Our work focuses on identifying gaps in health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries that trail those affected throughout their lives, perpetuating povertys violence, to inform innovative solutions. Called forward by a research philosophy prioritizing integral human development, our team is a part of leading new work to develop measures of human dignitya quality previously thought to defy quantification.Paul Perrin attends the May 2024 Keough School conference Embracing Integral Human Development: What Difference Does It Make? in Rome.New Tools to Measure Respect for Human Dignity Measuring human dignityassessing aspects of an individuals well-being, rights, and intrinsic valueis challenging due to its subjective and multidimensional nature.Recommendations for Dignity While there isnt a universally accepted tool for measuringand Developmenthuman dignity, the Pulte Institute has pioneered Project Respect for Participant Dignity and Respect for Human DignityIn an excerpt from their policy brief Dignity and in Daily Life to explore human dignity indicators. The measures,Development: Recommendations for Respectful Practice, developed and field tested by Pulte Institute Evidence andauthors Paul Perrin and Tom Wein, director of IDinsight, Learning Director and Associate Professor of the Practice Pauloutline suggestions for building an aid system that fully Perrin, in conjunction with Catholic Relief Services, focus onrespects the dignity of the people it intends to serve:respect for human dignity.The tools quantify social and environmental outcomesDignity matters to everyonebut people in need find by considering indicators related to basic human needs,that the current aid system treats them with indignity. foundations of well-being, and opportunity. It provides aThere are efforts to reform the aid system. The Dignity broader perspective on showing regard for peoples abilitiesAgenda we propose focuses on responding to the life and worth, valuing their feelings. experience of the people receiving aid.This approach emphasizes peoples capabilities and functions,Our study suggests that if we aim to uphold dignity in Perrin saidfocusing on what individuals can do and be.development, implementers should adopt, funders should demand, and researchers should study improvements to Were providing an opportunity to reflect on whether, inaid practices. We consider the most pressing the process of regular monitoring and evaluation, the workimprovements to be:was done in a way that upholds the dignity of the programs1.Provide in-person meetings with recipients.participants, says Perrin. Weve completed a rigorous scientific process to arrive at this tool, a set of 10 questions that can2.Support community based organizations in be added to whatever survey development professionals arespeaking up.providing to help them understand whether or not theyre3.Create co-design workshops with potential upholding human dignity in the process. recipients before implementation.3937 | 2023-24 Annual Review'