Accountability is the necessity of the responsibilities of the officers in an institution to act in this direction by taking into account the criticism and demands regarding the use of their powers and responsibilities, and to take responsibility upon failure, inadequacy or any negativity.

 

As the Umut Sensin team, we believe that a non-governmental organization must accept that all people are born with dignity and equality, and that it should be sensitive to the moral values, beliefs, customs, traditions and cultures of communities around the world, and that an NGO should never violate human rights. Non-Governmental Organizations should be open and honest towards the people they aim to contribute to their lives, the institutions which they receive funds, their employees, members and partners, public institutions and the society in general. NGOs should not have a secret agenda and should respect the laws. An NGO should be accountable not only to its employees, partners and members, but also to the general public.

 

In this direction, we adopt the following principles for effective sustainability and accountability and we carry out all our works in accordance with these criteria;

 

Managerial Accountability

● To create a structure where responsibilities are clearly defined for management and execution.

● To make regular elections for the determination of management and execution.

● To maintain and review the internal control system periodically.

● To create a transparent and fair management structure.

 

Operational Accountability

● To regularly review projects and activities with a critical approach in order to their relevance to the constitution, its compliance with the statute and general objectives, its impact and benefit.

● To prepare annual or long-term strategic plans adopted by members aiming to fulfill the objectives of the Association and to establish a supervision system to fulfill these plans.

● To consider the feedbacks from the segments of people of our association’s working areas, stakeholders, employees, members and volunteers in decision making processes.

● Making the activities of the association and the results of these activities accessible through the website, newsletters and social media.

● To ensure a quality process in recruitment of new personnel, to organize trainings, regular team meetings and evaluations to ensure that the institution achieves its goals.

● Respecting the expertise, making choices based on their knowledge and experience, not on personal relationships or family ties when choosing experts and organizations.

● To regularly share knowledge and experience by establishing ethical and collaborative relationships with other NGOs and stakeholders in order to protect public benefit.

 

Financial Accountability

● Use of financial resources in an effective, efficient and responsible way to achieve the objectives specified in the institution of the association.

● Publishing funding sources transparently.

● Avoiding the use of resources provided by companies employing child labor, which are known to be illegal and unfair.

● Financial decisions are must not taken by the chairman or financial director independently of the board of directors.

● Internal regulations on the use of financial resources, the authorized signature system for payments and other financial and administrative policies should be established and implemented.

● Association records and documents are regularly checked by the board of directors and approved by the general assembly.

● Annual financial audits should be carried out by a certified financial advisor.

● Periodically publishing a transparent and clear financial report.