The goal of Viêt Nam Plus is community development of the poor in Vietnam.
To pursue this goal a certain number of principles and rules must govern the way the organization functions and its choices regarding its relations with the partners.
A. Internal rules and regulations
The beneficiaries of our programs are the poorest.
We aim at global and community development (health, economic, education, solidarity and responsible citizenship), the sustainability of the programs which are taken over by the beneficiaries when Viêt Nam Plus withdraws.
The programs are chosen with the beneficiaries, by trying to be innovative and effective.
The programs are well managed: properly planned, approved beforehand, measured and controlled.
The overhead costs are low, and transparency is a constant priority.
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B. Relations with the partners, sponsors, sympathizers and funders
The goal of community development governs our relations with partners, sponsors, sympathizers and funders.
Of course, the programs and activities of Viêt Nam Plus are also designed in this perspective and not with the sole purpose of raising funds.
Definitions
Partners, sponsors, sympathizers and funders are individuals or legal entities.
The partners are involved in the implementation of the activities and programs.
The sponsors and sympathizers make donations without any direct benefit in return.
The funders provide financial support against the commitment of the organization to implement a certain program or activity.
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Principles
The partners, sponsors, sympathizers and funders must have the commitment to contribute to the goal of reducing exclusions and may not have other activities which are contrary to this goal, willingly or unwillingly. Support from institutions looking for financial or commercial benefits without caring for the conditions of living, health, working conditions, the environment etc. will be refused.
A grant from a sponsor cannot be the argument for excessive publicity. Commercial promotion and the donations to the underprivileged populations which could be made by partners could not have an impact against the beneficiaries, in the short or long term (for instance milk powder given to the mothers of new born babies) or make them more dependent, directly or indirectly (for instance seeds requiring new insecticides or increased irrigation).
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Conventions
The relations with the partners and funders must be governed by a convention.
These conventions mention namely the goal of the concerned institutions,
the specific objective of the program, the mutual commitments, the responsibilities,
the schedule, the expected outcomes, the controls, the results, the financial
and accounting obligations.
They include, with institutional partners, a clause forbidding exclusivity; if there is one it must be for a limited period of time specifically defined (for instance, an agreement with a media, a bank, a seeds supplier).
