Our Core Values

Our core values and principles are informed by our ambition for social justice and to create a community that is fair to all in diversity and guarantees equal access, opportunity and participation by all.

a) Transparency: We at all times uphold full openness to our members, beneficiaries and partners.
b) Integrity: We uphold strong moral values of honesty and truthfulness in our work, we do the right thing at all times and are accountable to members and stakeholders.
c) Trust: We live up to our commitments, take ownership of our mistakes, and are accountable to Indigenous peoples and their organizations.
d) Excellence: We are honored to serve communities and have a moral and personal responsibility to strive for excellence in our work. We take pride in continuously improving ourselves and our organization.
e) Gender Integration: In all we do, we work to promote gender equality. We strive to achieve gender intersectionality in the implementation of programmes at all levels of development.
f) Diversity inclusion and belonging: We ensure that no one is denied their rights because of factors such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinions.
g) Humility: We seek to learn and grow from our interactions with others and to build self-awareness. We believe that solutions for indigenous services are better developed by indigenous peoples. Our role is to support them in developing services that meet their ambitions.
h) Kindness: We conduct ourselves with respect, always caring and courteous. We are tough on issues and easy on each other. We are mindful of our personal and mental health, for to serve others, we must care for ourselves.