Organisational Principles

Organisational principles guide how we do our work. These principles demonstrate, with a greater degree of specificity, our commitment to the guiding principles set and provide the foundation for effective programming. Please note that some of these good practice principles apply specifically to your work and others do not.

Click here to download the Code's Organisational Principles (Chapter 3) in PDF format. 

  THE PRINCIPLES:
  • We foster active and meaningful involvement of PLHIV and affected communities in our work.
  • We build and sustain partnerships to support coordinated and comprehensive responses to HIV.
  • We have transparent governance and are accountable to our communities/constituencies.
  • We have a clear mission, supported by strategic objectives that are achieved through good management.
  • We value, support and effectively manage our human resources.
  • We develop and maintain the organisational capacity necessary to support effective responses to HIV.
  • We manage financial resources in an efficient, transparent and accountable manner.
  • We select appropriate partners in a transparent manner.
  • We plan, monitor and evaluate programmes for effectiveness and in response to community need.
  • Our programmes are non-discriminatory, accessible and equitable.
  • We advocate for an enabling environment that protects and promotes the rights of PLHIV and affected communities and supports effective programming.
  • We plan, monitor and evaluate advocacy efforts for effectiveness and in response to community need.
  • We undertake and/or advocate for adequate and appropriate research to ensure responses to HIV are informed by evidence.
  • We work to scale up appropriate programmes while ensuring their quality and sustainability.
  • We develop and maintain community ownership and organisational capacity to support scaling up of programmes.
  • We monitor and evaluate programmes that are scaled up.