H2H Network

About H2H: The H2H network provides products and services to other humanitarian organisations. There are at least 70 H2H* initiatives in Europe and North America alone. We pursue different goals and come in different shapes and sizes, but we are united by a powerful common purpose – to enable the humanitarian sector to efficiently and effectively assist and protect people affected by disasters.

* Humanitarian-to-humanitarian (H2H) initiatives are organisations, like Sphere, that are not operational in the field, but provide products and services to operational organisations.

Sahel activation: In November 2019, the H2H Fund was activated in response to the ongoing crisis in Burkina Faso and the surrounding region after a thorough needs analysis to assess what services may help those who have been responding in this long-term crisis. Services were funded in support of two objectives: To help ensure broad awareness and knowledge of humanitarian standards and principles in Burkina Faso; and To help improve coordination, information management and sharing.

Sphere, as an H2H member, was awarded H2H funding to provide in-field training on humanitarian standards in Burkina Faso and Niger, via our focal point in Niger. The other H2H members that formed part of the Sahel service package were The New Humanitarian, iMMAP, CDAC and Ground Truth Solutions.