Al-Ihsan Foundation is committed to respecting, protecting and promoting human rights, dignity and inclusion across all our humanitarian, development and charitable activities in Australia and internationally.

Our work is guided by internationally recognised human rights principles, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence.

Our commitment

• respecting the rights and dignity of all people
• promoting inclusion and equitable participation in our programs and services
• ensuring assistance is delivered safely, ethically and without discrimination
• addressing barriers faced by vulnerable or marginalised communities
• maintaining accountability and accessible complaints mechanisms

Non-discrimination and inclusion

Al-Ihsan Foundation maintains a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination, harassment, exploitation or abuse. We treat all individuals with fairness and respect regardless of race, gender, religion, nationality, age, disability, sexual orientation or social background. We are committed to promoting disability inclusion and equitable access to our programs wherever possible.

Modern slavery

We maintain a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery, including forced labour, human trafficking, debt bondage, child labour and other exploitative practices. Al-Ihsan works to identify and reduce modern slavery risks across our programs, partnerships, employment practices and supply chains, including through due diligence, responsible procurement and reporting mechanisms.

Core Humanitarian Standard

Al-Ihsan Foundation aligns its work with the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability, which commits us to ensuring that people and communities affected by crisis:

• can participate in decisions affecting them
• receive timely and effective assistance
• can safely raise complaints and have them addressed
• interact with respectful and accountable staff
• can trust that resources are managed ethically and responsibly

Reporting concerns

Concerns relating to human rights violations, discrimination, exploitation or modern slavery can be reported through our complaints process.

All reports are handled confidentially and in accordance with our safeguarding and complaints policies.