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Code of Good Practice for NGOs Responding
to HIV & AIDS. The
Code sets out key principles, practice and evidence base required
for successful responses to HIV. |
By
using the principals of the Code of Good Practice
for NGOs Responding to HIV & AIDS, NGOs can improve the
quality of their work and accountability to their partners and beneficiary
communities by ensuring work is evidence based.
The Code fosters greater collaboration and
builds partnerships between the variety of NGOs involved in the
response to HIV and AIDS. It renews the NGO ‘voice’
for good practice in programming and advocacy.
Many members of the UK Consortium on AIDS & International
Development have already signed up to endorse the principals of
the Code. We would encourage all members to adopt the principals
and to use the self-assessment process (see below) to guide their
practice.
THE PRINCIPLES
The Code’s principles are divided into 3 sections:
Guiding Principles:
An OVERALL FRAMEWORK for successful NGO responses
to HIV.
* We commit to rooting our HIV work in
good practice *
This includes:
• Meaningfully involving people living with HIV (PLHIV) and
affected communities
• Applying human rights and public health principles
• Addressing the causes of vulnerability to HIV infection
and the impacts of HIV and AIDS
• Ensuring that programmes and services are informed by evidence
Organisational Principles:
Principles to guide HOW we do our work.
* We commit to effective and transparent
organisational practice *
For example:
• Involving PLHIV and affected communities
• Building multi-sectoral partnerships
• Efficient financial management
• Good governance
• Effective planning, monitoring and evaluation
Programming Principles:
Principles to guide WHAT we do.
* We commit to providing quality programmes
and services to PLHIV and affected communities *
This includes:
• Addressing cross-cutting issues
• Comprehensive HIV prevention programming
• Treatment, care and support
• Addressing stigma and discrimination
The Code’s principles are aspirational. It would be impossible
to apply every principle 100%, so when
NGOs endorse the Code they agree to work towards the principles
that are relevant to their work. In other words,
the Code provides a common framework of good practice for organisations
responding to HIV which can be used to guide how we work and what
we do.
TIERED LEVELS OF ENDORSEMENT
The process is as follows:
• Endorsing NGO: ENDORSES all of the Code's principles and
COMMITS to applying them.
• Implementing NGO: APPLIES principles in its organisation
and can demonstrate that it is putting the Code’s principles
into action.
• Champion NGO: SHARES the Code with others.
HOW TO PROCEED
STEP 1: Endorsement
Have the head of your organisation fill in the letter template (see
link below), or write your own a letter that:
• Indicates your committment to the principles of the Code
of Good Practice and to applying the Code to your programmes.
• Nominates a Code ‘champion' to serve as a focal point.
• Indicates your agreement to self-evaluate on a yearly basis
using the Code's Self-Assessment Tools and provide an Action Plan.
• Agrees to share examples of good practice from your own
organisation.
Download the endorsement
letter (external link)
Email your letter to info@hivcode.org
STEP 2: The Review Process
The Code of Good Practice Secretariat will review endorsements and
assess the legitimacy of the NGO. Credible NGOs will be accepted
as signatories and listed on the Code website.
STEP 3: Conduct a Self-Assessment
Conduct one of the Code's Self-Assessment checklists (see below)
that are relevant to your programmes, complete the short Action
Plan saying HOW you will improve your work over the coming year
and mail it to the Code Secretariat.
SELF-ASSESMENT
CHECKLISTS
The Code
project has developed a series of self-assessment checklists to
help signatories measure where their programmes stand in line with
Code principles. In doing the checklist, you should be able identify
areas in your programmes that are already at a good practice level,
as well as areas that need to be strengthened in order to meet the
Code's principles.
(externally links to AIDSPortal below)
Key
Populations
Community
Home-Based Care for PLHIV
Meaningful
Involvement of Women and Girls Living with HIV
Treatment,
Care and Support
HIV
Prevention
Harm
Reduction
Children
and HIV
Stigma
and Discrimination
Financial
Management
HIV
in Emergencies
Getting
closer - Linking HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Health
Community
Capacity Building
Monitoring and Evaluation
Voluntary
Counselling and Testing
Mainstreaming
HIV
Governance
Meaningful
Involvement of PLHIV and Affected Communities (MIPA)
Human
Rights and HIV
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