Code of Conduct
As a member, employee, volunteer, or consultant working with Peace Canal, you have the responsibility to safeguard the rights of young people, vulnerable adults and children. This can be achieved or undermined by your personal behaviour, use and misuse of power, relationships to local communities and to colleagues. The following behaviour is expected of all persons engaged in Peace Canal.
Ethical Behaviour
Demonstrate respect for all human rights and challenge discrimination on the grounds of age, gender, disability, ethnic origin, religion, and other forms of discrimination.
Treat all people with dignity and respect and create an environment that prevents their physical, sexual or emotional abuse or neglect.
Take positive action to reduce risk of harm to youth, vulnerable adults and children
Act fairly and honestly and treat others with dignity and respect.
Work actively to challenge discrimination, harassment, abuse and exploitation, including those of a sexual nature that infringe the rights of others.
Not work while under the influence of any drug, including alcohol, or drug related substance (apart from prescribed drugs for health reasons) that affects your ability to perform your duties.
Not engage in any type of sexual relationships with any person under the age of 18 years, including colleagues, programme beneficiaries or their family members.
Not purchase, or acquire through coercion, sexual favours from colleagues and stakeholders.
Be respectful of local culture and customs.
Not use the power of your position for your own benefit or for the benefit of your family members or friends.
Declare any connections with family, friends or business with other parties that may constitute a conflict of interest.
Not accept any favours and bribes, gifts (except small token of appreciation) from beneficiaries and contractors, or other forms of personal enrichment under any circumstances.
Not abuse a position of power or authority by forming sexual relations in the workplace.
Duty to report
Report immediately any breaches of this Code to a line manager, either through the established reporting mechanism or, if not appropriate, to another senior member of staff.
Ensure that all information about breaches of this Code is handled with the utmost discretion. All suspected breaches of the code will be thoroughly investigated and treated with the utmost confidentiality.
Whistleblowing
If you believe Peace Canal personnel have breached any of the provisions of the Code of Conduct (left) or otherwise acted improperly or illegally, you may use the whistleblowing form below. It will be forwarded to a representative of Oxford Policy Management in the UK, currently the primary funding contractor providing resources for Peace Canal.
Upon establishment, we will also provide contact details for the Area Programme Boards, which will be an alternative independent mechanism for raising complaints.