Individuals
When making the Individual Commitment you will commit to the following:
- To be entirely truthful in all you say.
- To be faithful to your family relationships.
- To do nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but to look out for the interests of others.
- To refuse to elicit, accept or pay any bribes and to encourage others to do the same.
- To be diligent without being harsh, and striving to be just and fair.
- To be a peacemaker.
- To do your work wholeheartedly.
- To submit yourself to just and ethical governing authorities.
- To remember the poor by investing generously and sacrificially in the broader community.
- To collaborate with your peers to impact our community and nation.
You also commit yourself to being accountable to the Unashamedly Ethical Ombudsman.
Youth
When making the Youth Commitment you will commit to the following:
- To tell the truth always.
- To honour your parents, and to respect your teachers.
- To stay pure in all your relationships.
- To do what is right even when your friends do not do so.
- To be unselfish, and to treat people like you want to be treated.
- To stay free from alcohol and drugs.
- To refuse to cheat on any exams or tests.
- To do your work wholeheartedly.
- To serve the poor in your community.
- To collaborate with your peers to impact your community and nation.
You also commit yourself to being accountable to the Unashamedly Ethical Ombudsman.
Sportspersons
When making the Sportsperson’s Commitment you will commit to the following:
- To always sing our national anthem with pride.
- To refuse to use banned performance enhancing substances.
- To treat other athletes with respect and dignity, and pursue victory within the constraints of good sportsmanship.
- To refuse to elicit, accept or pay any bribes and to encourage others to do the same.
- To refuse to place any bets when it would be illegal or unethical to do so.
- To be a good role model, on and off the field, and to develop others emerging in my sport.
- To practice and compete wholeheartedly and within the rules.
- To show respect for referees, umpires and other officials, and accept their decisions.
- To enjoy myself while being gracious in victory and accepting defeat with dignity.
- To collaborate with your peers to impact our community and nation.
You also commit yourself to being accountable to the Unashamedly Ethical Ombudsman.
Health Professional
When making the Health Professional Commitment you will commit to the following:
- To be honest and ethical in all my dealings, to refuse to elicit, accept or pay any bribes, and to encourage others to do the same.
- To provide professional, effective and only relevant consultations, treatment prescriptions and procedures.
- To provide accessible and accurate information concerning treatment options and cost for the patient/client to make an informed choice.
- To recognize and honor cultural differences in dealing with patients or clients
- To stay abreast of latest research in my field of expertise in order to serve my patients/clients to the best of my ability.
- To be an example of good health management
- To provide a safe and secure environment when evaluating or treating a patient.
- To pay taxes and reasonable salaries, and to honour all my creditors.
- To recognize ethical and just governing authorities and to submit to the local health professional council.
- To be generous to the poor by investing sacrificially in my local community and in the nation.
You also commit yourself to being accountable to the Unashamedly Ethical Ombudsman.
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