The purpose of this self-assessment checklist is to help NGOs measure where their programmes stand in line with code principles.
The 'Code of Good Practice for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) Responding to HIV/AIDS' was developed by civil society organisations to provide a shared vision of principles for good practice in programming and advocacy.
The code is to help guide NGO work, and to which NGOs can commit and be held accountable.
The Code outlines and builds a wider commitment to principles and practices, informed by evidence, that underscore successful NGO responses to HIV.
It identifies a series of areas that are key to HIV programming and articulates fundamental principles that should be applied to HIV programmes in each of these areas. The principles provided in the code are aspirational, setting out good practice principles that NGOs can work towards reaching over time.