Guiding Principles

ECATU programmes and activities will be managed within the following guiding principles:

Promote technologies that lead to maximum utilisation of local material resources and production know-how to ensure affordability of products.
Foster self-reliance through increased participation and productivity in target communities.
Promotion of technologies which are user friendly simple and which maximize employment opportunities.
Promote sustainable socio-economic systems by integrating social, economic and environmental objectives.
Projects undertaken will be selected through a systematic and transparent demand-driven process, working in close consultation with all key stakeholders.
Product and project concepts must be developed through a participatory process.
Adopt the best practice from both the public and private sectors while drawing upon the resources of both in pursuit of the poverty eradication mission.
Pro-actively seek to forge partnerships with other organisations active in rural development initiatives in South Africa and abroad.
The project’s portfolio must reflect a reasonable geographic balance.
Avoid duplicating activities being undertaken by other government entities instead forge partnerships to complement efforts.