HRCLD Ethics Checklist When to use Purpose Time Resources Throughout A guide for HRCLD practitioners to stay principles focused Various HRCLD principles HRCLD Principles Checklist Do no Harm ✔ Can community members, particularly those most vulnerable, freely take part in the HRCLD process with fear of reprisal? Have you put strategies in place to ensure no-one is disadvantaged as a result of their participation? Do you have processes to ensure that personal information is kept safe and permissions to access it are clear? Do those about whom you collect information, know what information you are collecting, why and who has access to it? Seek free prior informed consent ✔ Do community leaders and other participant understand what the HRCLD activity is about? Do they know what it may mean for them? Have you put measures in place to ensure everyone involved is willing to be so? Can anyone withdraw from the process at any time without penalty? Work for the common good ✔ Are you clear to community participants that your motivation is based on equality, fairness and for the common good? Do your facilitation processes ensure this is a reality? [Your principles checklist will be useful for this ethical consideration.] Be transparent ✔ Do you prioritise openness and honesty in your interactions, including when you make mistakes? Do you maintain accountability through constant communication? Do you ensure that key decision-making is shared? Avoid pre-determined outcomes ✔ Have you engaged in this process with an open-mind and without expectations? Are you prepared to go with the direction set by the community (as long as within cultural and human rights values)? Ensure competent practice ✔ Are you continually working on strengthening your HRCLD practice? Do you regularly reflect on how well you are doing and adjusting as necessary? Do you involve the community in giving you feedback? Do you have a person/team to discuss progress, challenges, successes? Ensuring inclusiveness ✔ APF HRCLD Guide Are you using processes that ensure the equitable involvement of all members of the community? Are you encouraging community members to do the same? Are you using a human rights, including gender lenses, in all your engagements and decision-making? 68