concerning the Activity or any significant delays or difficulties encountered in undertaking the Activity. Statement of International Development – Practice Principles This Statement of International Development Practice Principles (The Principles) promotes the active commitment of all non-accredited, not-for-profit organisations funded by DFAT to the fundamentals of good development practice, and to conducting their activities with integrity, transparency and accountability. The Principles are founded on a premise of no and drawn from good practice principles in the ‘do harm’ international development not-for-profit sector and international development community more broadly. In line with Aid Effectiveness principles, when planning interventions, not-for-profit organisations are encouraged to consider: what other agencies are doing in the chosen area of focus; where their organisation can add value; and how they can join with others to increase the impact and sustainability of their activities. Where relevant, DFAT encourages eligible Australian organisations to work towards becoming Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) Code of Conduct signatories. International Development Principles Lessons drawn from best practice NGO and civil society programs recognise the importance of working in partnerships, building creative and trusting relationships with people of developing countries and supporting basic program standards which: give priority to the needs and interests of the people they serve and involve beneficiary groups to the maximum extent possible in the design, implementation and evaluation; promote an approach that includes all people in a community and ensures the most vulnerable, including people with disability, women and children, are able to access, and benefit equally, from, international development assistance; encourage self help and self-reliance among beneficiaries; avoid creating dependency through the facilitation of active participation and contributions (as appropriate) by the most vulnerable; respect and foster all universally agreed international human rights, including social, economic, cultural, civil and political rights; are culturally appropriate and accessible; seek to enhance gender equality; recognise and put in place processes to mitigate against the vulnerability of not for organisations to potential exploitation by organised crime and terrorist organisations; have appropriate mechanisms in place to actively prevent, and protect children from harm and abuse; integrate environmental considerations and mitigate against adverse environmental impacts; and promote collaborative approaches to development challenges including through working in partnerships and avoiding duplication of effort.
concerning the Activity or any significant delays or difficulties encountered in undertaking the Activity. – Statement of International Development Practice Principles This Statement of International Development Practice Principles (The Principles) promotes the active commitment of all non-accredited, not-for-profit organisations funded by DFAT to the fundamentals of good development practice, and to conducting their activities with integrity, transparency and accountability. The Principles are founded on a premise of ‘do no harm’ and drawn from good practice principles in the international development not-for-profit sector and international development community more broadly. In line with Aid Effectiveness principles, when planning interventions, not-for-profit organisations are encouraged to consider: what other agencies are doing in the chosen area of focus; where their organisation can add value; and how they can join with others to increase the impact and sustainability of their activities. Where relevant, DFAT encourages eligible Australian organisations to work towards becoming Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) Code of Conduct signatories. International Development Principles Lessons drawn from best practice NGO and civil society programs recognise the importance of working in partnerships, building creative and trusting relationships with people of developing countries and supporting basic program standards which: give priority to the needs and interests of the people they serve and involve beneficiary groups to the maximum extent possible in the design, implementation and evaluation; promote an approach that includes all people in a community and ensures the most vulnerable, including people with disability, women and children, are able to access, and benefit equally, from, international development assistance; encourage self help and self-reliance among beneficiaries; avoid creating dependency through the facilitation of active participation and contributions (as appropriate) by the most vulnerable; respect and foster all universally agreed international human rights, including social, economic, cultural, civil and political rights; are culturally appropriate and accessible; seek to enhance gender equality; recognise and put in place processes to mitigate against the vulnerability of not for organisations to potential exploitation by organised crime and terrorist organisations; have appropriate mechanisms in place to actively prevent, and protect children from harm and abuse; integrate environmental considerations and mitigate against adverse environmental impacts; and promote collaborative approaches to development challenges including through working in partnerships and avoiding duplication of effort.