Our commitments
Tearfund Netherlands is:
- a Recognized Charity following the quality requirements of the CBF, the supervisor for charities in the Netherlands. Our certificate can be found here;
- certified according to ISO 9001:2015 and Partos 9001:2018. The specific Partos 9001 requirements can be found here;
- member of the EU Humanitarian Partnership and holder of the Programmatic Partnership of the European Committee for Humanitarian Organisations (ECHO);
- registered with the tax authorities as a Public Benefit Organisation (ANBI);
- CHS certified. More information on our certification can be found here.
Tearfund Netherlands commits itself to:
- the code of conduct of the International Red Cross (ICRC Code of Conduct);
- the code of conduct of the sector organisation Goede Doelen Nederland (including guidelines for financial management and the remuneration of directors);
- the SPHERE standards (guidelines for the delivery of humanitarian aid) as described in the Sphere Handbook;
- the Core Humanitarian Standard (guideline for humanitarian aid, focusing on transparency, participation, and accountability);
- the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI – initiative for making project information available via the internet). Tearfund Netherlands’ data set can be found here;
- the RJ 650 Fundraising Institutions guideline of the Council for Annual Reporting;
- the Integral Quality Standards Commitments.