Transparency
Core Values
The EATG shall:
- Be democratic and accountable, transparent and accessible to its members, people living with HIV, and their advocates.
- Reflect in its membership the diversity of people living with HIV.
- Respect the diversity of people regarding considerations such as religion, gender, sexual preference and lifestyle.
- Work to complement and collaborate with other relevant groups.
- Prioritise and regularly evaluate its activities according to its objectives, cost effectiveness, and fairness.
We increased our transparency by having statutes, financial information (budgets, financial reports), activity reports, work plan description published on the website. We are closely following and, in some instances, leading the development of transparency criteria for NGOs working on responding to the HIV epidemics.
EATG has been working hard on achieving the highest possible levels of transparency in its work, which was confirmed by an independent evaluation of the Fondation Prometheus, who publishes yearly transparency barometers. EATG was rated on the 8th place (out of 100 NGOs) in their report which evaluates how transparent the work of NGOs is.
You can download the document here: http://www.fondation-prometheus.org/main.php?act=page&s=barometre_ong.
Code of Practice
The EATG subscribes the Code of Practice between Patient Organisations and the Healthcare Industry
In 2007 the PCWP at EMEA initiated a debate on questionable practices when working with industry. The PO (patient organisations) present at the PCWP decided to write a code of good practice.This document is intended as guidance to help and encourage patient organisations to develop their Code of Practice.
Code of Practice between Patient Organisations.pdf (57.56 kB)
The EATG is a signatory and active contributor of the constantly evolving "Renewing Our Voice - Code of Good Practice for NGOs Responding to HIV/AIDS".
This Code sets out a number of Guiding Principles which apply a human rights approach to the range of HIV/AIDS-specific health, development and humanitarian work undertaken by NGOs responding to HIV/AIDS.
These principles provide a common framework applicable to all NGOs engaged in responding to HIV/AIDS, and are embodied within good practice principles, which guide both how we work as NGOs and what we do.
It also includes key resources such as tool kits and manuals that can assist in putting the principles into practice.
It also includes information about the process of ‘signing on’ to the Code and about implementation of the Code.
Guiding principles
- We advocate for the meaningful involvement of PLHA and affected communities in all aspects of the HIV/AIDS response.
- We protect and promote human rights in our work.
- We apply public health principles within our work.
- We address the causes of vulnerability to HIV infection and the impacts of HIV/AIDS.
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Our programmes are informed by evidence in order to respond to the needs of those most
vulnerable to HIV/AIDS and its consequences.
Organisational principles
Involvement of PLHA and affected communities
We foster active and meaningful involvement of PLHA and affected communities in our work.
Multi-sectoral partnerships
We build and sustain partnerships to support coordinated and comprehensive responses to HIV/AIDS.
Governance
We have transparent governance and are accountable to our communities/constituencies.
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