Accountability

As a growing organization, KTDA Foundation has over the years built credibility and recognition among various stakeholders in addressing the welfare of our small holder tea farmers. We are guided by the values that continue to propel the drive and momentum towards our vision of “Enabled and progressive small holder tea farmers”. The values that guide us are:

• An inclusive disposition
• Ethical practice
• The power of partnership
• Trust, accountability and transparency
• The realization of potential
• Professional standards
• Sustainable change
• Respect for the environment

 
At KTDA Foundation, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of accountability and integrity. At the governance level systems have been established to ensure:

• We use resources entrusted to us for the sole purpose of empowering the small holder tea farmers and their communities economically and socially through sustainable programmes and partnerships
• We are audited internally and externally and our financial statements represent a true and fair view. The books are presented to shareholders every year
• We strive to build robust Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning mechanisms to share best practices, lessons learnt and impact as well as report back to our stakeholders
• We are strategically managed by a board of trustees for policy direction and execution of the policy directions agreed upon by management
• We strive to adhere to internationally accepted best practices