LIDOSOM is guided by the following core values:
- Advocacy
We are committed to influencing key decision-makers to make and implement policies and practices that work in favor of people who are poor and vulnerable. - Values
We are committed to living out our core values through our staff and with our partners in relationships with all those with whom we interact. (In upholding our core values we have zero tolerance for all forms of exploitation and abuse, fraud, bribery and any other conduct which is incompatible with these values) - Impartiality & Targeting
We are committed to reaching the most vulnerable and marginalized, selected on the basis of need alone (this means that clear criteria are needed to identify those who are most vulnerable), regardless of their race, religion or nationality. - Accountability
We are committed to being fully accountable to project participants, communities, partners, supporters and donors for the work we undertake and for the resources entrusted to us - Sustainability
we are committed to empowering staff and partners and to seeing that the work that we support has a lasting impact, being built on local ownership and using local skills and resources. - Gender
We are committed to seeing transformation through restored relationships between men, women, boys and girls and ensuring equal value, participation and decision making by all. - Disaster Risk
we are committed to reducing the risk of disaster by strengthening our communities’ resilience and reducing vulnerability to hazards. - Conflict
we are committed to promoting peace and reconciliation, supporting activities which impact positively upon situations of conflict and that safeguard staff and project participants.
Similarly, the following are the core values that also help guide the organization;
- Impartiality
- Trust/trustworthiness
- Transparency and accountability
- Commitment.
Credibility. - Non-violence and Neutrality.
- Gender fairness
- Respect of community values, traditions and beliefs
- Respect of equity and fairness when dealing with Donors, beneficiaries and general communities.