NGO Code of Conduct

The Code of Conduct Coalition engaged over 200 NGOs in the process of building consensus and developing a draft Code and the Coalition for Integrity and Accountability. On February 28, 2008 NDC conducted a signing ceremony in which over 400 NGOs from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, representing a wide range of sectors, attended the ceremony and signed the Code of Conduct. 

NDC provides Technical Assistance (TA) to around 100 NGOs that signed the code; this program aims to strengthen the NGOs capacity to comply with the code of conduct principles. For this propose NDC launched two TA approaches: one is conducting five training sessions in the West Bank and Gaza on Transparency and Accountability that were implemented by AMAN during the first half of 2008; Tte second one is the Coaching Technical Assistance program which indluded conducting organizational needs assessments and preparation of action plans. NDC also selected 50 NGOs in the West Bank & Gaza to take part in a coaching and assistance program to implement the action plans. 

In addition, NDC developed a Resource Kit that will include manuals and guidelines and assessment tools that will be used to asses NGOs' compliance with the Code and to establish  baseline. The manuals and guidelines will serve as a reference to NGOs that are willing to comply with the code of conduct principles. The resource kit includes the following manuals:

1. 1. Management Manual (Finance, Administration, Human Resources and procurement)
2. 2. Strategic planning manual
3. 3. Board Manual
4. 4. Participatory Monitoring and evaluation Guideline
5. 5. Dedication to socio economic priorities guidelines
6. 6. Laws and international convention related to NGOs