Services Advantages & Standards

Advantages & Standards

GeoAid’s Advantages:

  • Access to international good-practice technical and professional resources as a nonprofit
  • Operates effectively on-site at lower costs than client as independent from client organization
  • GeoAid relies on local partners to implement programs and is seen as an advocate for the community
  • Inherent goodwill and ongoing community consultations yield community acceptance which in turn benefits the client through more harmonious relationships.
  • Expands coverage and leverages the client investment by obtaining high value health GIK donations to benefit both the target community as well as the larger population of the area. GeoAid is proud to have assisted with over $5.5 million (a ratio of $6 to $1 for social investments) in GIK high-value medical supplies/equipment and appropriate medicines (“Africa Kits”) since 2011

GeoAid Standards:

GeoAid’s work is guided by the United Nations’ Declaration of Human Rights and the Equator Principles.

  1. International Counsel of Mining and Metals (ICMM)
  2. Our programs incorporate best practices from Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
  3. Extractive Industries’ Transparency Initiative (EITI)
  4. World Bank/International Finance Corporation’s Performance Standards on Social and Environmental Sustainability

 

Stewardship of resources:

  • Efficient and effective use of funds
  • Indirect costs shall not exceed 20% of revenues
  • Accountability: Timely and accurate financial management and program performance reporting

Strategic partnerships:

  • Collaborates and partners with like-minded INGOs, local NGOs and existing community organizations such as MTI, IMRES & private Donors

Sustainability:

  • Best practices: Appropriate to local context
  • Local ownership and equity

Compliance:

  • Ensures agency and implementing partner compliance with and sustaining IRS recognized 501(c)(3) status

Credibility:

  • Partner, perform and increase agency visibility and credibility

 

Human resources:

  • Educates, trains and engages host country staff and Stakeholders to achieve maximum program effectiveness. Community based programs — “think globally, implement locally”
  • Assesses success through local beneficiaries, leaders and community participation
  • Uses a team-based approach; forming and facilitating stakeholders, program coordinators, beneficiaries and community leaders to achieve development objectives