This publication provides a summary of the thought processes of all dialogues, debates, workshops and events organized under the CoP – Shift the Power. The synthesis summarizes the highlights of what has been said about the desired division of roles between Northern and Southern CSOs. The better we get those desired roles in sharp focus, the clearer it becomes what type of system change is needed.

The richness of the papers on which the synthesis builds goes beyond the division of roles. It includes a critique of the current system as well as additional ideas for system change. This is the line that we will continue working on in a collective thinking process in order to formulate recommendations for donors, CSOs (in the North and in the South) and other relevant actors whose commitment is needed to bring about system change.