Infants' Health Foundation

..................Saving Lives. Improving Health. Transforming Communities

OUR CORE VALUES

Our organizational values inform our thoughts, words and actions. They are designed to help everyone who works with us to achieve our ambitious goals for women and children; a nation where the best maternal child health care and services are equally accessible by all. They are important because they help us to grow and develop. They help us to create the future we want to experience.

Upholding the respect and value of the individual by:

Upholding the intrinsic dignity and worth of every mom & baby

Building trustful relationships

Listen to one another and acknowledge unique contributions

Fostering innovation and challenge by:

Taking risks and being prepared to stand up for what we believe in

Acting courageously

Inspire others to follow & join

Be an example of the change we wish to see in the world

Viewing every challenge as an opportunity to excel.

Demonstrating integrity, openness and honesty, including stewardship of all resources, by:

Being accountable to our stakeholders, for actions and results

Practicing good business ethics

Being transparent in our relationships

Proactively connecting and collaborating by:

Building strong partnerships with others

Striving for mutual understanding

Fostering & cherishing teamwork and cross-functional collaboration

Our shared values and behaviours bind us together and hold us to high standards for how we expect ourselves and those we work with to behave. They are our guiding principles for our ways of working, empowering our staff to make informed decisions, creating culture of learning, openness, accountability and transparency within Infants' Health Foundation, which allows innovation, experimentation and learning from our mistakes. They are also intended to help us attract new staff who share our ambitious goals for women and children.