NGO Voluntary Certification System (VCS)

Ethics and Accountability for the NGO Sector

Would you like your organization and partner organizations become good role model NGOs?

Apply for NGO GPP Certification

To participate, organizations must submit a written application or online application, and provide the requested documentation. For new online applicant, contact GPP team at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone (855) 12 875 160 to get user name and password to sign in. Before submitting an application, interested organizations should look at these materials:

Certification System Process Flow

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Guideline for the Voluntary Certification System in Khmer | English

VCS Application form and Instructions Khmer | English

VCS Charging Fee English

Benefits of Participation

The review process is designed to assess and determine if the applicant organization meets the required standards.  NGO GPP staff conducts an initial review of the submitted application and materials, if they are found to be complete, further review (desk review) will take place involving the NGO GPP Working Group (WG ToR, WG member profiles). Upon the recommendation of the Working Group, a field visit and review will be conducted by NGO GPP staff. The desk review and field visit report will be submitted to the NGO Code Compliance Committee (NCCC ToR, NCCC member profiles) for final approval.

Successful organizations will be awarded a Code Compliance Certificate which is valid for up to three years. Other applicant NGOs will receive capacity development through workshops, training, mentoring/coaching and other methods in order to become compliant with all 26 standards in the NGO Code.

Download the profiles of the Certified NGOs [PDF]

To ensure and maintain quality of the system, the complaints mechanism and policy are now available for handling allegations or evidence of misconduct by a Certified NGO. Download the GPP Complaints Policy [PDF] and Complaints Mechanism [PPT] and CoI_disclosure letter [PDF]

Thank you for your commitment to ethics and accountability in the NGO sector.