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Founding | Governing | Ethics | Faith | Policies

Conditions

Introduction

The Founding and Governing Code of Ethics delineates the conditions, principles, and required commitments for determining the ethics of your activities at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation, and in this manner, ethically will govern and guide the Agreement you enter into via any conduct or service relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation. Please, therefore, take the time to read what follows carefully.

Your Ethics Agreements

Section 4.1.0. First, with respect to the Code of Ethics you enter into via your Agreement with the Codes and Policies, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.1.1. Ethics Policy, Name, Nature
that the name of this Policy is the “Founding and Governing Code of Ethics of The Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku Foundation” (the “Code of Ethics” and the “Ethics”) and that the nature of this Policy is to serve as the code of ethics of The Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku Foundation;
4.1.2. Ethics Policy, Composition
that the Code of Ethics consists of all conditions, principles, protections, and equivalent provisions for ethics in the Codes and Policies of The Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku Foundation (the “Codes and Policies” and the “Policies”) and The Alvan Ikoku Foundation Conduct and Service Agreement (the “Agreement”), which therefore include, but are not limited to, those delineated below;
4.1.3. Ethics Policy, Agreement
that you understand the Code of Ethics to be an integral part of the Codes and Policies and the Agreement you enter into with The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.1.4. Ethics Policy, Consent
that your consent to the Codes and Policies and the Agreement includes your legally equivalent consent to the Code of Ethics;
4.1.5. Ethics Policy, Duties
that your duties to the Codes and Policies and the Agreement includes your legally equivalent duties to the Code of Ethics;
4.1.6. Ethics Policy, Entry
that your entry into the Agreement includes your legally equivalent entry into the Code of Ethics, and similarly occurs whenever you commence or continue any conduct or service at, by, for, in, on, with or otherwise relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.1.7. Ethics Policy, Legally Abiding
that your attestation about your reading, understanding, consenting and agreeing to legally abide by the Codes and Policies and the Agreement includes your legally attestation about your reading, understanding, consenting and agreeing to legally abide by the Code of Ethics, in its entirety without modification or severability, as amended from time to time solely by the Founder;
4.1.8. Ethics Policy, Legally Binding
that your attestation about your reading, understanding, consenting and agreeing to be legally bound by the Codes and Policies and the Agreement includes your legally equivalent attestation about your reading, understanding, consenting and agreeing to be legally bound by the Code of Ethics, in its entirety without modification or severability, as amended from time to time solely by the Founder;
4.1.9. Ethics Policy, Knowledge
and that your attestation about your awareness and acceptance of your responsibility to keep informed and update your knowledge of the Codes and Policies and the Agreement includes your legally equivalent awareness and acceptance of your responsibility to keep informed and update your knowledge of the Code of Ethics, in its entirety without modification or severability, as amended from time to time solely by the Founder.

Your Ethics Understandings

Section 4.2.0. Second, with respect to your understandings of the Code of Ethics, you covenant, represent, and warrant the following:

4.2.1. Ethics Understandings
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of ethics as they are defined and provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
4.2.2. Ethics Understandings, Conditions
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of ethics conditions as they are defined and provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not breached or violated, in any way, by you;
4.2.3. Ethics Understandings, Definitions
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of ethics definitions as they are defined and provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not breached or violated, in any way, by you;
4.2.4. Ethics Understandings, Practices
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of ethics practices as they are defined and provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not breached or violated, in any way, by you;
4.2.5. Ethics Understandings, Principles
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of ethics principles as they are defined and provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not infringed or violated, in any way, by you;
4.2.6. Ethics Understandings, Processes
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of ethics processes as they are defined and provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not breached or violated, in any way, by you;
4.2.7. Ethics Understandings, Rights
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of ethics rights as they are defined and provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not infringed or violated, in any way, by you;
4.2.8. Ethics Understandings, Safeguards
that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of ethics safeguards and resulting protections as they are defined and provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to be fulfilled and respected and not breached or violated, in any way, by you;
4.2.9. Ethics Understandings, Violations
and that you have read, understood, consented to, and agreed to be legally bound by and abide by understandings of ethics breach, diminishment, incompatibility, infringement, and violation as they are defined and provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation, to not be brought about, in any way, by you.

Your Ethics Commitments

Section 4.3.0. Third, with respect to your commitments to the Code of Ethics, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.3.1. Ethics Commitments, Basis
that your commitment is the basis for any conduct or service at, by, for, in, on, with, or otherwise relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation that you commence or continue — including via any of the Products or Services, or the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates — and that any such conduct or service is free of any incompatibility with The Alvan Ikoku Foundation or violation of the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, or applicable law or regulation;
4.3.2. Ethics Commitments, Ethics
that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of ethics, including as provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
4.3.3. Ethics Commitments, Conditions
that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of ethics conditions, including as provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
4.3.4. Ethics Commitments, Definitions
that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of ethics definitions, including as provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
4.3.5. Ethics Commitments, Principles
that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of ethics principles, including as provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
4.3.6. Ethics Commitments, Processes
that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of ethics processes, including as provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
4.3.7. Ethics Commitments, Rights
that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of ethics rights, including as provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
4.3.8. Ethics Commitments, Safeguards
that this commitment include but not be limited to upholding for every person at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation the most humane, protective and respectful interpretations of ethics safeguards and resulting protections, including as provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
4.3.9. Ethics Commitments, Duty, Practices
that you respectfully assist solely via Your Duties as described in the Codes and Policies and the Code of Ethics and in no way interfere with or impede the reasonable efforts authorized and executed solely by the Founder to translate the above commitments into practices for adopting and applying policies pertaining to ethics; for adjudicating and determining compliance with the policies; and for fulfilling The Alvan Ikoku Foundation’s own duties pertaining to ethics, ethics conditions, ethics definitions, ethics principles, ethics processes, ethics rights, and ethics safeguards and their resulting protections, including as provided for in the Code of Ethics, the Codes and Policies, and applicable law and regulation;
4.3.10. Ethics Commitments, Duty, Protections
and that you also respectfully assist solely via Your Duties as described in the Codes and Policies and the Code of Ethics and in no way interfere with or impede the reasonable efforts authorized and executed solely by the Founder to develop and enforce ethics protections derived from, first, applicable law and regulation, and second, from advances in ethics that protect persons in ways that go beyond what such law and regulation currently provides.
Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge, Lagos, Nigeria, February 23 2019 (Babatunde Olajide)

Principles

Provision

The Code of Ethics requires your adherence to the conditions above and correlative principles delineated below.

1 — Acknowledgement

Section 4.5.0. Acknowledgement — regarding a basic acknowledgement of each human being, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.5.1. Acknowledgement of Humanity
that to be human and humane is to acknowledge in every person a humanness, humaneness, and humanity to be accepted and respected;
4.5.2. Acknowledgement via Treatment
that you are to therefore treat all human beings humanly and humanely;
4.5.3. Acknowledgement via Conduct
that such acknowledgement and treatment of humans is to be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.5.4. Acknowledgement as Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic acknowledgement and treatment of humans will govern and guide your activities relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation as well as your adherence to the Codes and Polices.

2 — Alignment

Section 4.6.0. Alignment — regarding a basic alignment with the Humana Faith, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.6.1. Alignment with Humana Faith
that a basic alignment with the Human Faith — as articulated in the conditions of founding — is essential to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.6.2. Alignment via Conduct
that such alignment with the Humana Faith is to be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.6.3. Alignment as Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic alignment with the Humana Faith will govern and guide your activities relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation as well as your adherence to the Codes and Polices.

3 — Agreement

Section 4.7.0. Agreement — regarding a basic agreement with The Alvan Ikoku Foundation, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.7.1. Agreement with Mission
that a basic agreement with the mission and purposes — as articulated in the Conditions of Founding — is essential to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.7.2. Agreement with Organization
that a basic agreement with the organization of The Alvan Ikoku Foundation — as articulated in formation, governance, operating and equivalent documents — is essential to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.7.3. Agreement with Policies
that a basic agreement with the Codes and Policies of The Alvan Ikoku Foundation — including the Conditions of Founding, the Conditions of Governance, and the Conditions of Service — is essential to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.7.4. Ethics via Agreement
that you genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as agreement with the above and rigorously adhering to such agreement as a condition of genuinely relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.7.5. Agreement via Conduct
that such agreement is to be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.7.6. Agreement as Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic agreement with the aforementioned mission, organization, and policies will govern and guide your activities relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation as well as your adherence to the Codes and Polices.

4 — Administration

Section 4.8.0. Administration — regarding the administration of The Alvan Ikoku Foundation, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.8.1. Humans, Property
that the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, as a full human being, innately deserves and merits rights to property, intellectual and real, and to administer as well as own The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.8.2. Persons, Property
that The Alvan Ikoku Foundation, as a thusly legal person and property, deserves and merits rights to organization and protection under its administration and ownership solely and wholly by the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku;
4.8.3. Ethics via Administration
that it is of high importance that all persons relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation rigorously adhere to all policies, protections, and rights concerning the administration and ownership of The Alvan Ikoku Foundation solely and wholly by the Founder, as provided for in applicable law and regulation and the Codes and Policies;
4.8.4. Ethics via Organization
that it is of high importance that all persons relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation rigorously adhere to all policies, protections, and rights concerning the organization and organizational centrality and unity, confidentiality and privacy, freedom and liberty, independence and integrity of The Alvan Ikoku Foundation, solely and wholly administered by the Founder, as provided for in applicable law and regulation and the Codes and Policies;
4.8.5. Ethics via Property
that it is of high importance that all persons relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation rigorously adhere to all policies, protections, and rights concerning the property and proprietary nature of The Alvan Ikoku Foundation solely and wholly administered by the Founder, as provided for in applicable law and regulation and the Codes and Policies;
4.8.6. Ethics via Non-Infringement
that you genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as rigorously respecting such organization and property, and thus refraining from infringing, in any way, any aspect of the administration, including governance, and ownership of The Alvan Ikoku Foundation solely and wholly by the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku;
4.8.7. Administration via Conduct
that such commitment to administration is to be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.8.8. Administration as Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to respect and uphold such administration guides your activities relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation as well as your adherence to the Codes and Polices.

5 — Beneficence

Section 4.9.0. Beneficence — regarding the ethics of beneficence, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.9.1. Humans, Beneficence
that each human innately deserves and merits beneficence;
4.9.2. No Human, Non-Beneficence
that no human deserves or merits an absence of beneficence;
4.9.3. Ethics via Beneficence
that you genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous inquiry into how best to determine and provide what is beneficial;
4.9.4. Beneficence via Conduct
that such commitment to beneficence is to be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.9.5. Beneficence as Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to create, do, and provide what is beneficial will govern and guide your activities relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation as well as your adherence to the Codes and Polices.

6 — Concern

Section 4.10.0. Concern — regarding the ethics of protective concern, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.10.1. Humans, Concern
that each human innately deserves and merits protective concern;
4.10.2. No Human, Non-Concern
that no human deserves or merits an absence of such concern;
4.10.3. Ethics via Concern
that you genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous inquiry into how best to determine and protect against what is harmful;
4.10.4. Concern via Conduct
that such commitment to protective concern is to be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.10.5. Concern as Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to not create, do, or provide what is harmful will govern and guide your activities relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation as well as your adherence to the Codes and Polices.

7 — Consent

Section 4.11.0. Consent — regarding the ethics of consent, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.11.1. Humans, Decision
that each human innately deserves and merits an opportunity to make decisions for one’s self;
4.11.2. No Human, Non-Decision
that no human deserves or merits an absence of opportunity to make decisions for one’s self;
4.11.3. Ethics via Consent, Determine
that you genuinely commit to the practice of informed consent as helping humans to best determine what is optimally beneficial, against what is minimally harmful, for themselves;
4.11.4. Ethics via Consent, Decide
that you also genuinely commit to the practice of informed consent as providing humans a reasonable opportunity to make informed decisions, and consequently give or revoke consent;
4.11.5. Consent via Conduct
that such commitment to consent is to be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.11.6. Consent as Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to facilitate freely and meaningfully given consent will govern and guide your activities relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation as well as your adherence to the Codes and Polices.

8 — Care

Section 4.12.0. Care — regarding the ethics of care, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.12.1. Humans, Care
that each human innately deserves and merits care and caring attendance;
4.12.2. No Human, Non-Care
that no human deserves or merits an absence of care or caring;
4.12.3. Ethics via Care
that you genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous inquiry into how best to care and understand what best enables others to be cared for;
4.12.4. Care via Conduct
that such commitment to care and caring is to be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.12.5. Care as Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to care will govern and guide your activities relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation as well as your adherence to the Codes and Polices.

9 — Confidentiality

Section 4.13.0. Confidentiality — regarding the ethics of confidentiality, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.13.1. Humans, Confidentiality
that each human innately deserves and merits confidentiality;
4.13.2. No Human, Non-Confidentiality
that no human deserves or merits an absence of confidentiality;
4.13.3. Ethics via Confidentiality
that you genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as protecting that which is confidential;
4.13.4. Ethics via Confidentiality, Human
that you, therefore, genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as protecting the absolute confidentiality essential to humans — of the inner being, body, and brain, as well as inner self, soul, and spirit;
4.13.5. Confidentiality via Conduct
that such commitment to confidentiality is to be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.13.6. Confidentiality as Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to confidentiality will govern and guide your activities relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation as well as your adherence to the Codes and Polices.

10 — Dignity

Section 4.14.0. Dignity — regarding the ethics of dignity, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.14.1. Humans, Dignity
that each human innately deserves and merits dignity, specifically, of the state and treatment of one’s person;
4.14.2. No Human, Non-Dignity
that no human deserves or merits an absence of such dignity;
4.14.3. Ethics via Dignity
that you genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous inquiry into how best to treat humans with dignity worthy of their humanity;
4.14.4. Dignity via Conduct
that such commitment to dignity is to be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.14.5. Dignity as Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to the dignity of persons will govern and guide your activities relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation as well as your adherence to the Codes and Polices.

11 — Duty

Section 4.15.0. Duty — regarding the ethics of duty, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.15.1. Principle and Correlative Duty
that each principle of the Codes and Policies incurs a correlative duty toward its fulfillment;
4.15.2. Ethics via Duty
that the Founder and his appointed official persons commit to the practice of ethics as conscientiously fulfilling duties of care, conduct, and service delineated by each principle;
4.15.3. Duty via Conduct
that such commitment to duty is to be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.15.4. Duty as Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to the duties of principles will govern and guide your activities relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation as well as your adherence to the Codes and Polices.

12 — Equality

Section 4.16.0. Equality — regarding the ethics of equality, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.16.1. Humans, Equality
that each human innately deserves and merits equality, specifically, of their status under the law;
4.16.2. No Human, Non-Equality
that no human deserves or merits an absence of such equality, whether in opportunity, protection, or treatment under such law;
4.16.3. Ethics via Equality
that you genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous into how best to not infringe equality under the law for humans;
4.16.4. Ethics via Equality, Reciprocity
that you genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous application of equality via reciprocity, and therefore also commit to not doing to any person what is not done simultaneously to each and every human being, nor what would not be done to oneself or one’s most loved one;
4.16.5. Equality via Conduct
that such commitment to equality is to be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.16.6. Equality as Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to equality will govern and guide your activities relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation as well as your adherence to the Codes and Polices.

13 — Equipoise

Section 4.17.0. Equipoise — regarding the ethics of equipoise, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.17.1. Humans, Priority
that the humanity of each human innately deserves and merits priority over the interests of a community or generalizable knowledge;
4.17.2. No Human, Non-Priority
that no human deserves or merits an absence of such priority and attendant equipoise;
4.17.3. Ethics via Equipoise, Non-Instrumentality
that you genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as refraining from the instrumental use of humans as means to others’s ends;
4.17.4. Ethics via Equipoise, Non-Utilitarianism
that you also genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as refraining from harmful, inhumane, undue or unequal burden, treatment, or use of humans for the aggregate, common, greater, or maximal gain or good of any community, field, or state;
4.17.5. Ethics via Equipoise, Refraining, Stopping
that you, therefore, genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as refraining and stopping wherever there is reason to believe — or a remote possibility — that such instrumental use or utilitarianism will result for any human;
4.17.6. Equipoise via Conduct
that such commitment to equipoise is to be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.17.7. Equipoise as Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to equipoise will govern and guide your activities relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation as well as your adherence to the Codes and Polices.

14 — Freedom

Section 4.18.0. Freedom — regarding the ethics of freedom, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.18.1. Humans, Freedom
that each human innately deserves and merits the basic, civil and fundamental freedoms accorded them by their applicable state or territorial governments;
4.18.2. No Human, Non-Freedom
that no human deserves or merits an absence of such freedoms;
4.18.3. Ethics via Freedom
that you genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as protecting that which is innately free;
4.18.4. Ethics via Freedom, Human
that you, therefore, genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as protecting the absolute freedom essential to humans — of the inner being, body, and brain, as well as inner self, soul, and spirit;
4.18.5. Freedom via Conduct
that such commitment to freedom is to be maintained by conduct, service, and relations at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.18.6. Freedom as Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to freedom will govern and guide your activities relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation as well as your adherence to the Codes and Polices.

15 — Honor

Section 4.19.0. Honor — regarding the ethics of honor, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.19.1. Humans, Honor
that each human innately deserves and merits honor, specifically, of wishes concerning one’s person;
4.19.2. No Human, Non-Honor
that no human deserves or merits an absence of such honor;
4.19.3. Ethics via Honor
that you genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous inquiry into how best to honor humans’s wishes concerning their person;
4.19.4. Honor via Conduct
that such commitment to honor is to be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.19.5. Honor as Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to honoring persons will govern and guide your activities relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation as well as your adherence to the Codes and Polices.

16 — Inclusion

Section 4.20.0. Inclusion — regarding the ethics of inclusion, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.20.1. Humans, Inclusion
that each human innately deserves and merits inclusion;
4.20.2. No Human,Non-Inclusion
that no human deserves or merits an absence of inclusion;
4.20.3. Ethics via Inclusion, Accommodation
that you genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous inquiry into how best to accord humans due accommodation as it pertains to ableness, discrimination, or injury;
4.20.4. Ethics via Inclusion, Diversity
that you genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous inquiry into how best to accord humans due recognition of their diverse and unique contribution, particularly from knowledge gained through examination, experience, or expertise;
4.20.5. Inclusion via Conduct
that such commitment to inclusion is to be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.20.6. Inclusion as Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to inclusion will govern and guide your activities relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation as well as your adherence to the Codes and Polices.

17 — Justice

Section 4.21.0. Justice — regarding the ethics of justice, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.21.1. Humans, Justice
that each human innately deserves and merits procedural fairness, lawfulness, and in this manner, justice;
4.21.2. No Human, Non-Justice
that no human deserves or merits an absence of such justice;
4.21.3. Ethics via Justice
that you genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous inquiry into how best to determine and provide what is just for humans;
4.21.4. Ethics via Justice, Compliance
that you genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as compliance with applicable laws, policies, regulations, and treaties, including the most humane and protective interpretations of the Belmont Report, the Declaration of Helsinki, the Nuremberg Code, and the United Nations Declaration of Bioethics and Human Rights;
4.21.5. Ethics via Justice, Non-Expediency
that you also genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as non-expediency with respect to the humanity of humans, and to not subject such humanity — or any attendant rights — to arbitration or abrogation, calculus or compromise, negation or negotiation, or any majoritarian voting, even for the aggregate, common, greater or public good;
4.21.6. Justice via Conduct
that such commitment to justice is to be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.21.7. Justice as Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to justice will govern and guide your activities relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation as well as your adherence to the Codes and Polices.

18 — Liberty

Section 4.22.0. Liberty — regarding the ethics of liberty, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.22.1. Humans, Liberty
that each human innately deserves and merits the basic, civil and fundamental liberties accorded them by their applicable state or territorial governments;
4.22.2. No Human, Non-Liberty
that no human deserves or merits an absence of such liberties;
4.22.3. Ethics via Liberty
that you genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as protecting that which is liberal;
4.22.4. Ethics via Liberty, Human
that you, therefore, genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as protecting the absolute liberty essential to humans — of the inner being, body, and brain, as well as inner self, soul, and spirit.
4.22.5. Liberty via Conduct
that such commitment to liberty is to be maintained by conduct, service, and relations at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation.
4.22.6. Liberty as Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to liberty will govern and guide your activities relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation as well as your adherence to the Codes and Polices.

19 — Privacy

Section 4.23.0. Privacy — regarding the ethics of privacy, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.23.1. Humans, Privacy
that each human innately deserves and merits privacy;
4.23.2. No Human, Non-Privacy
that no human deserves or merits an absence of privacy;
4.23.3. Ethics via Privacy
that you genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as protecting that which is private;
4.23.4. Ethics via Privacy, Human
that you, therefore, genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as protecting the absolute privacy essential to humans — of the inner being, body, and brain, as well as inner self, soul, and spirit;
4.23.5. Privacy via Conduct
that such commitment to privacy is to be maintained by conduct, service, and relations at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.23.6. Privacy as Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to privacy will govern and guide your activities relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation as well as your adherence to the Codes and Polices.

20 — Respect

Section 4.24.0. Respect — regarding the ethics of respect, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.24.1. Humans, Respect
that each human innately deserves and merits respect, specifically, for one’s person and personhood;
4.24.2. No Human, Non-Respect
that no human deserves or merits an absence of such respect;
4.24.3. Ethics via Respect
that you genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as rigorous inquiry into how best to respect the person and personhood of humans, especially where vulnerable populations are concerned;
4.24.4. Respect via Conduct
that such commitment to respect is to be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.24.5. Respect as Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to respect for persons will govern and guide your activities relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation as well as your adherence to the Codes and Polices.

21 — Responsibility

Section 4.25.0. Responsibility — regarding the ethics of responsibility, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.25.1. Principle and Responsibility
that each principle of the Codes and Policies incurs a correlative responsibility toward its fulfillment;
4.25.2. Ethics via Responsibility
that the Founder and his appointed official persons commit to the practice of ethics as conscientiously fulfilling responsibilities of care, conduct, and service delineated by each principle;
4.25.3. Responsibility via Conduct
that such commitment to responsibility is to be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.25.4. Responsibility as Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to the responsibilities of principles will govern and guide your activities relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation as well as your adherence to the Codes and Polices.

22 — Value

Section 4.26.0. Value — regarding the ethics of value, you understand and agree to abide by the following:

4.26.1. Humans, Value
that each human deserves and merits an opportunity to exercise a capacity to form, inform, and reform a given set of values, which entails not only abiding by but also examining, promoting, and providing value;
4.26.2. No Human, Non-Value
that no human deserves or merits an absence of opportunity to value for one’s self;
4.26.3. Ethics via Evaluation
that you genuinely commit to the practice of ethics as helping humans engage in rigorous inquiry into values and how best to value, for self and others;
4.26.4. Ethics via Valuism
that the Founder and his appointed official persons commit to practices of ethics-making and policy-making that are evaluative and valuist in nature, entailing case-based, evidence-based, practice-based, principle-based as well as value-based inquiries;
4.26.5. Ethics via Valuism, Non-Human
that, in doing so, the Founder and his appointed official persons also commit to refraining from — implicitly or explicitly — assigning value to humans themselves or ascertaining their comparative worth;
4.26.6. Value via Conduct
that such approach to value is to be maintained via conduct, service, and relations at The Alvan Ikoku Foundation;
4.26.7. Valuism as Guide
and that, in this manner, a basic commitment to valuism — as it is further defined and interpreted by the Founder — will govern and guide your activities relating to The Alvan Ikoku Foundation as well as your adherence to the Codes and Polices.
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March On Washington, Washington DC, USA, August 28, 1963 (Library of Congress)
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In Uniform, Liberia, March 2019 (Adrianna Van Groningen)
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Tibetan Girl, 2017 (Journey Yang)

Policies

Provision

As stated earlier, the governance of The Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku Foundation is, in important part, conducted via the Codes and Policies below:

Ikoku Foundation Agreement

The Alvan Ikoku Foundation Conduct and Service Agreement, which:

Collectively Governing
consists of several Codes and Policies that collectively govern all conduct and service in any way relating to The Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku Foundation.
Collectively Including
collectively include the Basic Policies — the Conditions and Terms of Founding, the Conditions and Terms of Governance, the Conditions and Terms of Conduct and Service, and the Founding and Governing Code of Ethics — as well as all other codes and policies, associated as the Correlative Policies.
Available Below
are made available further below.

Conditions of Founding

Conditions and Terms of Founding of The Alvan Ikoku Foundation (HTML)

Conditions of Governance

Conditions and Terms of Governance of The Alvan Ikoku Foundation (HTML)

Conditions of Service

Conditions and Terms of Conduct and Service (HTML)

Founding Ethics

Founding and Governing Code of Ethics (HTML)

All Policies

All Policies (HTML)

Conclusion

— Codes and Ethics

— All of the aforementioned in this section constitutes the Founding and Governing Code of Ethics of The Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku Foundation (the “Code of Ethics” and “Ethics”) and forms an integral part of the Codes and Policies of The Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku Foundation as well as The Alvan Ikoku Foundation Conduct and Service Agreement you may enter into with The Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku Foundation.

— Concerns and Questions

— Please report any concerns about code or policy violations, and send any questions you may have regarding the Code of Ethics or The Alvan Ikoku Foundation Conduct and Service Agreement, to policies@ikokufoundations.org.

— Concluding

— And as a concluding aviso and proviso, you are informed as well as reminded that by commencing or continuing any conduct or service relating to The Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku Foundation — in any way, either directly or indirectly, and via any manner, means, method, or mode — you enter into The Alvan Ikoku Foundation Conduct and Service Agreement and agree to abide by and be legally bound by the Policy conditions, principles, protections, and terms described above, and the Codes and Policies, in their entirety without modification or severability, as amended from time to time solely by the Founder.

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Sierra Leone, 2017 (Annie Spratt)
Child in Costume Looking at Camera
Niño, Cusco, Peru, 2018 (Ben Ostrower)
Woman Seated on Mat on Floor, Holding Fan
Seated by Kpone Katamanso District Assembly Office, Tema, Ghana, 2017 (Nathaniel Tetteh)
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Women's March, Boston, USA, 2017, (Alice Donovan Rouse)

Also at the Foundation

The Alvan Ikoku Foundation is dedicated to fostering ethical philanthropy concerning Africa, its global diasporas, and humanely coexisting communities — toward humane futures for lives across the globe. And so in accordance with the above, the Foundation provides the following:

I.

Philanthropy for Africa

A nonprofit organization that serves the public interest in Africa and its global diasporas — by advancing ethical philanthropy in several domains, including education and research, civics and governance, health and humanities, industry and innovation.

II.

Philanthropy for Community

A nonprofit organization that serves the public interest in fostering humanely coexisting communities and persons — who evince a commitment to humane reciprocity as the basis for enhancing the lives and societies existing around them.

III.

Philanthropy for Humanity

A nonprofit organization that serves the public interest in fostering humanity — by helping the public understand Africa’s essential place in a humane future, where the betterment of conditions for some of the most resolutely humane peoples enhances life for all.

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