Forum for Ethics, Accountability and Transparency - FEAT

The FEAT Confluence is an initiative of FMSF to bring together the Auditors from India, Nepal and Bangladesh who are providing professional services to the Development Sector -NGOs, NPOs or NGDOs. The Confluence is aimed at discussing and understanding the challenges in the sector vis-à-vis the role of an auditor. It is also aimed to build a consensus and common understanding amongst the participating auditors on the key issues related to the sector and to do lobby and advocacy with various financial and legal policy making bodies to evolve appropriate policies relating to accounting, reporting and audit aspects of the voluntary sector. The forum also facilitates the participants to discuss the challenges faced by them during the performance of their duties as an auditor.

The first national FEAT Consultation was held in Goa in 2001. Following the first consultation there were two more consultations in Goa and Jaipur. There were also a couple of regional & other consultations in the ensuing period.

The second and follow up consultation was held in 2002, to carry forward the discussion from the previous one and also take up issues like ethics, accountability and transparency in the field of Financial Management and to formally establish the forum of consultants. In this consultation there was also representation from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

FEAT had its third consultation in 2009 at Chandigarh.

Structure

At the national level the network consists of National Core Group consisting of four members who are the apex body for decision making. In addition there are 3 regional representatives for South, North and East regions who are responsible for coordinating the network in their respective regions. The core group and regional representatives are elected in the national level meetings.