Our Mission, Our Values

Code of Conduct

Since our inception in 1980, World Accord has embraced a culture of honesty and integrity with our employees, board, donors, partners, and those we serve. Our high levels of ethical behaviour, accountability, respect, and core values have been instrumental in building the excellent reputation that we enjoy today for cultivating communities that thrive.

World Accord’s commitment to excellence, honesty, and integrity are known to our donors, government officials, and stakeholders. Our staff help creates this reputation. As a registered charity, our reputation is everything – without it, there is no trust, no respect, and no support from others. To sustain this excellent record, it is the duty of each of us to make informed, ethical decisions that build trust and reinforce our reputation as an accountable organization. See the complete document here.

Policy on the Prevention of Sexual Harassment, Exploitation, and Abuse 

WA strongly confirms that it does not tolerate any form of harassment, exploitation, or sexual abuse within the organization or any of the projects or programs it carries out.

WA is determined to provide harmonious work environments where collaboration, individual respect, and the principles of gender equality take pride of place, where the staff, volunteers, partners, sub-contractors, and consultants neither suffer nor commit abuse or misconduct. See the complete document here.

Conflict of Interest Policy

WA acknowledges that conflict of interest is a predominant challenge and addresses it with the outmost care in order to keep the integrity of its activities and processes.
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Ethics Guidelines

The Ethics Guidelines set out the basic ethical principles that World Accord accepts and promotes. For World Accord, development is a social, cultural, economic, and political process that leads to the fulfillment of fundamental human rights. See the complete document here.

Gender Policy

WA will strive to achieve the full participation of both women and men as agents and equal partners in determining and directing their own development. See the complete document here.

Environmental Policy

World Accord will incorporate environmentally sustainable considerations into all projects and promote an awareness of the relationships between development, the environment, and the health of the community. World Accord’s environmental policy encourages the sustainable use of a community’s resources through awareness of and regards for ecosystems and biodiversity. Striving to incorporate such factors into WA projects can result in a balanced position on development that advances the well-being of our partners, maintains the dynamic balance of their environment, and provides a framework for developmental education efforts. See the complete document here.

Anti-Fraud, Bribery, and Corruption Policy

Fraud, bribery and corruption are major potential obstacles to our mission of supporting communities that thrive, they go against every of our core values. We are always determined to tackle these threats but also prevent them.
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