Respect for the principles of good governance is a major concern for structures working in the humanitarian and development fields. Given the context of mistrust, they must redouble their efforts and be rigorous in order to strengthen their credibility, seriousness and reliability in the eyes of the populations and partners.

Good governance requires in particular that leaders do not use their privileged status to make personal profit, the responsibility of all stakeholders, the strengthening of democratic leadership mechanisms, the implementation of clear decision-making processes, the development of complete statutes and internal regulations.

Internal corruption risk prevention strategies are necessary. This is reflected in particular by the drafting and signing of a code of conduct based on an ethical charter, the existence of financial control mechanisms to ensure compliance with management policies and partnership requirements.

Communication and advocacy

In a competitive context such as that of humanitarian aid and development cooperation, NGOs and companies operating in this context must imperatively make visible their results, their achievements and the impact of their activities. They must clearly demonstrate their added value which is reflected in their knowledge and understanding of complex political and cultural environments and the cost-effectiveness of their interventions. There are several communication tools to do this.Coordination et partenariat efficace.   

Skills4Aid supports NGOs and companies working for humanitarian action and development in Africa.From developing partnership strategies that will help collectively develop good partnership guidelines to partnering and monitoring.

Skills4Aid intends to inform and strengthen the knowledge of structures on resources and coordination tools allowing them on the one hand to improve the quality of their actions and on the other hand to actively participate in the international humanitarian and development systems.

Resource mobilization

The structures working for humanitarian action and development in Africa have great difficulty in raising funds from donors and investors. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen their knowledge about the existence of funds, public and private donors and investors, the development of equity-generating activities, how to apply for funding, etc.

Transparency consists of translating raw data from the structure into information and transmitting it to the stakeholders. It is an "approach of the structure towards its stakeholders to make available, easily accessible and on time, relevant, understandable and complete information on its activities, results, strategies, finances and mode of operation. internal ”. (Definition taken from the transparency guide for NGO federations).

Transparency of financial information

National structures must reassure populations and partners of their integrity in the financial management of humanitarian and development projects. This involves the planning, organization, control and transparent monitoring of financial resources. The development and sharing of reliable assessments and reports on the use of funds and understandable by populations and partners. But also the use of an efficient and secure system for sharing information.

Transparency in the efficiency of the action.

The analysis report of the means used to achieve the objectives is an essential tool for transparency. It is not just a matter of reporting funds spent, it is necessary to demonstrate the effectiveness of activities to achieve objectives. What methods are used to achieve the goals? What are the criteria for choosing target populations or activities; the definition of the modes of action. It is much more than an activity report or a financial report.