Safeguarding and The Foundation's policies

The Foundation is committed to keeping our people, beneficiaries, donors and other stakeholders safe. We adhere to The Foundation’s Values of Integrity, Collaboration, Empowerment and Action.


These are some of the Policies that guide our work:

  • Our Safeguarding People Policy includes our Safeguarding Code of Conduct and sets out The Foundation's zero tolerance approach to harm, sexual exploitation and abuse to children and other vulnerable people including preventative steps and reporting.
  • Our Privacy Policy sets out how we handle and protect your personal information.
  • Our Speak-Up Policy outlines that The Foundation encourages a transparent speaking-up culture and environment and will provide support for whistle-blowers.
  • Declarations and Conflicts of Interest Policy
  • Corporate Governance Charter: Note Principle 9 that The Foundation’s principles of independence and self-sufficiency mean that we do not engage in or support welfare programs, evangelism, or partisan politics either in our own work or the activities and strategies we support and fund.
  • Communication & Transparency Policy
  • Procurement: We aim to demonstrate how a leading approach in sustainable procurement can positively influence outcomes for the communities in which we work, our suppliers and their supply chains, our workplaces and our valued partners who support our operations and enable our program outcomes.
  • Sustainability: We are committed to promoting sustainability across economic, social and environmental subjects. Sustainable development is about integrating the goals of a high quality life, health and prosperity with social justice and maintaining the earth’s capacity to support life in all its diversity.
  • Our Human Rights Gender Equity & Disability Inclusion Policy sets out the commitment of The Foundation to uphold the universal principles of human rights, particularly gender equity and disability inclusion, throughout all practices in the achievement of our Vision to see a world in which no person is needlessly blind or vision impaired.
  • Our Financial Crime Policy sets out our commitment to the prevention of financial crime - including fraud, corruption,  terrorism financing and money laundering – in all of our activities, operations, projects and programs.  
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