Article 9 Principles of partnership

The activities of the EU Aid Volunteers initiative shall promote transnational partnerships between sending and hosting organisations based on the principles of:

1. (a)

   Equality;

2. (b)

   Shared values and a shared vision;

3. (c)

   Transparency;

4. (d)

   Responsibility, accountability and reliability;

5. (e)

   Mutual trust and respect;

6. (f)

   Complementarity, building on the diversity of the humanitarian and volunteering community with a strong focus on local capacity building;

7. (g)

   Flexibility and adaptability; and

8. (h)

   Mutuality in allocating resources and setting objectives.