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• My journey to becoming a Sphere trainer
  07 December 2022 | Sphere
  An interview with Oumar Dembele, Sphere trainer, Burkina Faso Becoming a Sphere trainer requires experience, skill, and commitment. Oumar Dembele completed the Sphere Training of Trainers (ToT) program in Burkina Faso in late 2020 and is now a...
• SEADS Standards to support crop-related livelihoods joins Humanitarian Standards Partnership
  23 November 2022 | Sphere
  By Anne Radday, Communications for SEADS and Research Program Manager for Tufts University Millions of people around the world who are vulnerable to crises rely heavily on crop production to support their livelihoods. Currently, 40% of the...
• Contribute your expertise to strengthen the Core Humanitarian Standard
  13 October 2022 | Sphere
  The Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) revision process started in early 2022 and was formally launched in May. The first round of CHS revision consultation events is now underway, in which event participants discuss the suitability of the existing...
• Sphere’s Ukraine Response Gathers Pace
  12 October 2022 | Sphere
  By Ms. Daria Pistriak, Coordinator for Ukraine and Eastern Europe, Sphere Sphere’s Programme for Ukraine and Eastern Europe started earlier in 2022 in response to the conflict in Ukraine. Four translation agencies have now been selected to...
• Navigating standards for humanitarian assistance
  07 October 2022 | Sphere
  The Humanitarian Standards Partnership (HSP) releases a new website and navigation tool to make humanitarian standards more accessible. New website The HSP is a network of standard-setting initiatives that supports quality and accountability...
• If the humanitarian system is to meet the growing needs of people affected by crises, we need transformation not tinkering
  09 September 2022 | Sphere
  A response to the 2022 State of the Humanitarian System Report The finding of “business-as-usual-but-little-improvement” in today’s State of the Humanitarian System (SOHS) is not good enough. The system needs transformation, not tinkering at...
• Sphere network to grow in Ukraine and neighbouring countries
  04 August 2022 | Sphere
  By Ms. Daria Pistriak, Coordinator for Ukraine and Eastern Europe, Sphere Sphere will translate the Sphere Handbook into Ukrainian, Polish, Slovak and Romanian, and expand its network – of trainers, focal points, members, experts and...
• Africa Humanitarian Standards Network launched
  27 June 2022 | Sphere
  The Africa Humanitarian Standards Network (AHSN) was officially launched in Harare on Africa Day, 25 May 2022, marking 59 years since the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was established, and 20 years since the OAU was succeeded by the African...
• Sphere training for disaster management authorities validated in Ecuador
  31 May 2022 | Sphere
  By Martín Villarroel García and Magdalena Medrano, Sphere trainers, focal point representatives (Red Esfera Bolivia) and individual members. Download the Sphere NDMA training pack (in Spanish only). Download the Guide to adapting Sphere...
• Core Humanitarian Standard revision targets greater accessibility
  02 March 2022 | Sphere
  Seven years ago, the Core Humanitarian Standard for Quality and Accountability (CHS) was launched, marking a major milestone for the aid sector. Development of the standard brought together multiple stakeholders, including people and communities...