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Events & Training
May 2022
May
05
Warsztaty dotyczące standardów humanitarnych: Poszanowanie praw i potrzeb uchodźców, 5 maja 2022, online, język polski
May 5, 2022 
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
May 5, 2022
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM 
Online, Training and Learning Events, Workshop Jest to interaktywny warsztat wprowadzający do standardów humanitarnych dla osób pracujących z uchodźcami z Ukrainy w Polsce. Pracownicy humanitarni i…
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Apr
30
Taller básico esfera: Implementando la accion humanitaria en Venezuela, Caracas, 30 April 2022
Private
April 30, 2022
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
April 30, 2022
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM 
Face-to-Face, Workshop 
Caritas Caracas, Venezuela,
Parroquia Nuestra Señora de Fátima, Urb. El Conde, Detras de Parque Central
Caracas, Distrito Capital 1010 Venezuela
El objetivo de este curso es fortalecer las capacidades de 25 funcionarios y laicos, con el fin de que implementen…
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06
Humanitarian standards introductory workshop, 6th April 2022, Online, Poland
April 6, 2022
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
April 6, 2022
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Online, Workshop This interactive, introductory workshop on humanitarian standards is for people working with Ukrainian refugees in Poland. Volunteers, through their daily…
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04
Humanitarian standards introductory workshop, 4th April 2022, Online, Poland
April 4, 2022
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
April 4, 2022
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Online, Workshop This interactive, introductory workshop on humanitarian standards is for people working with Ukrainian refugees in Poland. Volunteers, through their daily…
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Mar
22
Introduction to Sphere workshop for KUNO, online, 22 March 2022
Private
March 22, 2022
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
March 22, 2022
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Online,
Half-day online interactive workshop for KUNO. 16 participants including NGOs from Ethiopia, Mozambique, Afghanistan, South Sudan and the Netherlands. Agenda:…
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09
Panel Discussion: Accountability framework – Feedback mechanisms, standards and verification process, Online, 9 March 2022
Private
March 9, 2022
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
March 9, 2022
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Online,
Presentation to CAS students from the Centre of Humanitarian studies on Sphere, CHS Alliance and HQAI. The three organisations discussed:…
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Feb
24
Meeting of the Sphere network in Central and Latin America, Online, 24 Feb 2022
Private
February 24, 2022
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
February 24, 2022
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Online, Network meeting CAPACITADORES Y PUNTOS FOCALES ESFERA, EN LA REGION DEAMERICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE (LAC) PARTICIPANTES: Capacitadores formados en el Primer…
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Jan
14
Sphere Trainer Workshop: Presenting the Sphere Online Training Package, Jan 2022, Online
Private
January 14, 2022
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
January 14, 2022
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Online, Training of Trainers (ToT) Sixteen Sphere trainers met online to get an overview of the draft version of the upcoming Sphere Online Training Package,…
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Dec
06
Sphere in Practice MOOC Catch-up, Online, 6 December, 2021
Private
6 December 2021
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
6 December 2021
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM 
,
An interactive, online catch-up for Sphere MOOC graduates, this event was the opportunity to say hello, share experiences, ask questions…
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Nov
29
Curso de Capacitación Para Capacitadores (CPC) Esfera, Caracas, 29 Nov – 3 Dec 2021
Private
29 November 2021 - 3 December 2021
29 November 2021 - 3 December 2021
Face-to-Face, Workshop Objetivos globales del curso En el marco del Día Internacional de la Reducción de Riesgo de Desastres a celebrarse el…
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15
ToT in online teaching methods for DPPI trainee trainers, Nov-Dec 2021, Online
Private
15 November 2021 - 2 December 2021
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
15 November 2021 - 2 December 2021
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Online, Training of Trainers (ToT) Online Teaching Methods training for DPPI Trainee trainers, as part of a 2 year ToT for DPPI-South Eastern Europe. Facilitated…
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Sep
22
Sphere Standards Training of Trainers Programme, All Mozambique, Sept – Dec 2021
22 September 2021 - 3 December 2021
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
22 September 2021 - 3 December 2021
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Face-to-Face, Workshop, Training of Trainers (ToT) The ToT programme started with a series of 1/2 day and 3-day workshops across Mozambique's 11 provinces to provide Sphere…
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22
3-day Sphere Workshop, Chimoio, Manica Province, Mozambique and online, Sep 2021
22 September 2021
22 September 2021
Mixed, Workshop This event is the pilot workshop for MozToT 2021, the largest ever Sphere training programme in Mozambique. Find out what…
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Jun
15
ToT for Sphere trainers in online teaching methods, SPANISH, Online, June 2021
Private
Delivering effective online courses A training course for Sphere trainers Recent restrictions on travel and in-person gatherings have created a…
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May
27
Sphere General Assembly meeting
This event is open to Sphere members only.
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18
Sphere introductory workshops for SIMEX 2021, online, May 2021
Private
18 May 2021 - 20 May 2021
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
18 May 2021 - 20 May 2021
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Online, A series of interactive online workshop for SIMEX 2021 participants. These workshops were facilitated by graduates of the ToT for…
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Apr
29
Meeting the challenge: Are the HSP global standards fit for purpose? Session 2
29 April 2021
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
29 April 2021
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Online, Presentation The Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) is the annual event of the Learning Edge Programme and the largest event…
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27
Localisation is imperative for Accountability to Affected People
27 April 2021
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
27 April 2021
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Online, Training and Learning Events, Presentation How have exemplary partnerships and application of universal standards increased accountability to people and communities affected by crisis?
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27
Meeting the challenge: Are the HSP global standards fit for purpose? Session 1
27 April 2021
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
27 April 2021
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Online, Presentation This double session, organised in the framework of the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks, will explore the role of humanitarian standards.
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26
Towards more accountability for affected people: Six stories of adaptation and anticipation
26 April 2021
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
26 April 2021
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Online, Presentation Events in 2020 have disrupted AAP efforts. The humanitarian sector is being forced to rethink tried-and-tested ways of working.
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07
Extraordinary General Assembly meeting
7 April 2021
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
7 April 2021
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Online, Governance Meeting This event is open to Sphere members only.
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Mar
21
Sphere in Practice Massive Online Open Course (MOOC), Mar-May 2021 (English)
21 March 2021 - 3 May 2021
21 March 2021 - 3 May 2021
Online, Sphere’s newly released e-learning course supports anyone who wishes to learn about humanitarian standards in an interactive and engaging way.
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01
Launch of the Brazilian Portuguese Sphere Handbook (date TBD)
1 March 2021 - 31 July 2021
1 March 2021 - 31 July 2021
Online, Handbook Launch Event Sphere’s focal point organisation in Brazil recently completed the translation of the Sphere Handbook into Brazilian Portuguese.
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Jan
21
Taller CHS para las/os formadoras/es de Esfera, Online, 21 enero 2021
Private
21 January 2021
3:30 PM - 7:00 PM
21 January 2021
3:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Online, Training of Trainers (ToT) El objetivo del taller es: dotar a las/os formadoras/es de Esfera conocimientos adicionales sobre la Norma Humanitaria Esencial, las metodologías,…
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18
ToT for Sphere trainers in online teaching methods, Online, Jan 2021
Private
18 January 2021 - 29 January 2021
18 January 2021 - 29 January 2021
Online, Training of Trainers (ToT) Delivering effective online courses A training course for Sphere trainers Recent restrictions on travel and in-person gatherings have created a…
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Dec
15
Defying the myth: Why Sphere standards are also applicable in urban settings
The webinar will discuss practical cases of working with the standards in urban environments and present Sphere's newly released guide.
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Nov
26
Introduction to Sphere Workshop, Online, 26 Nov 2020
Private
26 November 2020
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
26 November 2020
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Online, Workshop Half-day online interactive workshop for Mini BuZa and KUNO. 27 participants including government and NGO. Agenda: Workshop introduction and housekeeping…
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10
Sphere course for DPPI member states, Nov/Dec 2020, Online
Private
10 November 2020 - 8 December 2020
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
10 November 2020 - 8 December 2020
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Online, Course This is the third of three planned 'pre-ToT' workshops/courses as part of a Training of Trainers (ToT) programme which will…
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05
Introduction to Sphere Workshop, Online, 5 Nov 2020
Private
5 November 2020
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
5 November 2020
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Online, Workshop Half-day online interactive workshop for Mini BuZa and KUNO. 22 participants including government and NGO. Registered participants: Terre des Hommes:…
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05
Sphere in Practice MOOC pilot, Online, Nov 2020
Private
5 November 2020 - 19 November 2020
5 November 2020 - 19 November 2020
Online, Course Sphere in Practice (SIP) is a new online course due for release in early 2021. It can be taken by…
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03
Humanitarian standards matter. COVID-19: Local and global perspectives
3 November 2020
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
3 November 2020
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Online, Training and Learning Events, Presentation Download the presentation Watch the webinar recording Fill in the evaluation form Between June and October 2020, Sphere hosted a…
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Oct
28
Palliative care and COVID-19. Challenges for the humanitarian sector
28 October 2020
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
28 October 2020
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Online, Training and Learning Events, Presentation This webinar explores the importance of providing palliative care services in the framework of a COVID-19 response.
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22
Human mobility and COVID-19. Lessons from South America
22 October 2020
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
22 October 2020
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Online, Training and Learning Events, Presentation This event will focus on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people on the move within the South American region.
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20
Half day CHS training for Sphere trainers, Online, 20 Oct 2020
Private
20 October 2020
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
20 October 2020
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Online, Training of Trainers (ToT) By the end of this training session, participants will able to: • Have background elements of the CHS fresh in…
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15
Journée d’information, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Oct 2020
15 October 2020
15 October 2020
Face-to-Face, Workshop, Presentation A series of training events that took place in Burkina Faso and Niger throughout 2020 terminated with this "Information Day"…
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01
Complex emergencies in COVID times: MENA region in focus
1 October 2020
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
1 October 2020
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Online, Download the PowerPoint presentation / عرض باور بوينت Watch the webinar recording / تسجيل الفيديو Fill in the evaluation survey / مسح التقييم…
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Sep
23
Listening, learning, applying. From Ebola to COVID-19: Lessons from DRC
23 September 2020
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
23 September 2020
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Online, Training and Learning Events, Presentation The webinar will explore how local community members and humanitarian actors in the DRC are using best practices developed during the Ebola crisis to fight the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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22
Programme de renforcement de capacités des acteurs de l’humanitaire, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, 22-24 sep 2020
22 September 2020 - 24 September 2020
22 September 2020 - 24 September 2020
Face-to-Face, Workshop Veuillez soumettre votre candidature pour assister à cet atelier public gratuit avant le 11 septembre. Objectif global : Renforcer les capacités des…
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22
Programme de renforcement de capacités des acteurs de l’humanitaire, Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso, 22-24 sep 2020
22 September 2020 - 24 September 2020
22 September 2020 - 24 September 2020
Face-to-Face, Workshop Veuillez soumettre votre candidature pour assister à cet atelier public gratuit avant le 11 septembre. Objectif global : Renforcer les capacités des…
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17
Programme de renforcement de capacités des acteurs de l’humanitaire, Fada, Burkina Faso, 17-19 sep 2020
17 September 2020 - 19 September 2020
17 September 2020 - 19 September 2020
Face-to-Face, Workshop Veuillez soumettre votre candidature pour assister à cet atelier public gratuit avant le 11 septembre. Objectif global : Renforcer les capacités des…
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17
Programme de renforcement de capacités des acteurs de l’humanitaire, Dori, Burkina Faso, 17-19 sep 2020
17 September 2020 - 19 September 2020
17 September 2020 - 19 September 2020
Face-to-Face, Workshop Veuillez soumettre votre candidature pour assister à cet atelier public gratuit avant le 11 septembre. Objectif global : Renforcer les capacités des…
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01
Sphere course for DPPI member states, Sep 2020, Online
Private
1 September 2020 - 29 September 2020
1 September 2020 - 29 September 2020
Online, Course This is the second of three planned 'pre-ToT' workshops/courses as part of an 18-month Training of Trainers (ToT) programme which…
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Aug
27
Leaving no one behind: Inclusion in COVID-19 responses in South Asia
27 August 2020
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
27 August 2020
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Online, Presentation This webinar will explore how community members in South Asia are leading inclusive responses against COVID-19 while making sure that no one is left behind.
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24
Sphere Training of Trainers Workshop, Burkina Faso, Aug 2020
24 August 2020 - 27 August 2020
24 August 2020 - 27 August 2020
Face-to-Face, Training of Trainers (ToT) Following a series of three Sphere workshops in Burkina Faso and Niger in early 2020, a selected group of participants…
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Jul
08
Reunión de puntos focales de América Latina y Caribe
8 de julio 2020 10:00 Guatemala | 11:00 Colombia | 12:00 Bolivia | 13:00 Argentina -------------- ¡Regístrese ahora! Luego…
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Jun
30
Sphere course for DPPI member states, Jun – Jul 2020, Online
Private
30 June 2020 - 21 July 2020
30 June 2020 - 21 July 2020
Online, Course Originally planned as a 3-day in-person event in Tirana in March 2020, this event was reformulated as a 4-week online…
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25
Fighting COVID-19 in Indonesia / Melawan COVID-19 di Indonesia
25 June 2020
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
25 June 2020
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Online,
The webinar will discuss community-led responses through the case of a Javanese urban village where first responders are applying Sphere standards to fight the pandemic.
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May
28
Sphere General Assembly – online meeting (members only)
28 May 2020
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
28 May 2020
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Online, Governance Meeting This event will take place online. This event is reserved to Sphere members only.For further information, contact membership@spherestandards.org.
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26
Sphere global focal points meeting (private)
This event will take place online. This event is reserved to Sphere focal points. For further information, contact network@spherestandards.org.
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Apr
16
Accountability, Ethics and COVID-19
16 April 2020
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
16 April 2020
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Online, Presentation The whole world is facing a humanitarian emergency, the COVID-19 pandemic. As the humanitarian sector tries to increase people power…
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07
Community engagement vs. the Coronavirus
7 April 2020
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
7 April 2020
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Online, Workshop, Presentation The webinar presentations are available at bit.ly/CE-covid-presentations. Here are some links that were shared/requested in the conference chatroom: Sphere's…
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Feb
03
Programme de renforcement de capacités des acteurs de l’humanitaire, Niamey, Niger
3 February 2020 - 5 February 2020
3 February 2020 - 5 February 2020
Face-to-Face, Workshop Les candidatures ne peuvent plus être acceptées pour cet atelier. Objectif global : Renforcer les capacités des participants dans la connaissance et…
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Jan
27
Programme de renforcement de capacités des acteurs de l’humanitaire, Kaya, Burkina Faso
27 January 2020 - 29 January 2020
27 January 2020 - 29 January 2020
Face-to-Face, Workshop Les candidatures ne peuvent plus être acceptées pour cet atelier. Objectif global : Renforcer les capacités des participants dans la connaissance et…
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22
Programme de renforcement de capacités des acteurs de l’humanitaire, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
22 January 2020 - 24 January 2020
22 January 2020 - 24 January 2020
Face-to-Face, Workshop Les candidatures ne peuvent plus être acceptées pour cet atelier. Objectif global : Renforcer les capacités des participants dans la connaissance et…
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Oct
03
Quality and Accountability Training Program October to December 2019 (ToT 3rd to 8th October)
3 October 2019 - 8 October 2019
3 October 2019 - 8 October 2019
Face-to-Face, Training of Trainers (ToT) برنامج التدريب على الجودة والمساءلة من تشرين األول إلى كانون األول 2019 بناء على أحد الأهداف الاستراتيجية للمجتمع الإنساني هو…
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Sep
23
Sphere Training of Trainers – Nairobi, 23-27 September 2019
23 September 2019 - 27 September 2019
23 September 2019 - 27 September 2019
Face-to-Face, Training of Trainers (ToT) This event is now closed to applications. The Sphere movement was started in 1997 by a group of humanitarian professionals…
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May
14
Sphere and Inclusion Workshops, Portsmouth, U.K., May 2019
Private
14 May 2019 - 16 May 2019
14 May 2019 - 16 May 2019
Face-to-Face, Workshop This two-hour workshop was run six times in 48 hours by Tristan Hale (Sphere) and Gordon Rattray (CBM). It was…
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Mar
27
Sphere Handbook Launch – Brussels, Belgium
27 March 2019
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
27 March 2019
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Face-to-Face, Handbook Launch Event FROM STANDARDS TO CONTEXT-BASED QUALITY IN HUMANITARIAN AID Together with Sphere, VOICE is co-organising a lunch-debate for the launch of…
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15
Sphere Handbook Launch – Nairobi, Kenya
15 March 2019
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
15 March 2019
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Face-to-Face, Handbook Launch Event At the WVI compound in Karen
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11
Realising the full potential of Sphere, Nairobi, Kenya, Mar 2019
11 March 2019 - 14 March 2019
11 March 2019 - 14 March 2019
Face-to-Face, Workshop Sphere workshop and regional meeting, 11th to 14th March, Nairobi The new edition of the Sphere Handbook was launched in November 2018,…
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04
Sphere Handbook Launch – Canberra, Australia
4 March 2019 - 5 March 2019
4 March 2019 - 5 March 2019
Face-to-Face, Workshop, Handbook Launch Event
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Canberra, Australia,
Rg Casey Building, 10 John McEwen Crescent, Barton
Canberra, ACT 2600 Australia
Launch event, roundtable discussion and 2-hour training session.
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Jan
25
Sphere Handbook Launch – New York, USA
25 January 2019
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
25 January 2019
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Face-to-Face, Handbook Launch Event InterAction and Sphere are glad to invite you to the New York Launch of the 2018 Sphere Handbook. Friday, January…
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Nov
06
Sphere Handbook Launch – Geneva, Switzerland
6 November 2018
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
6 November 2018
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Face-to-Face, Handbook Launch Event
Centre International de Conférences Genève (CICG),
Rue de Varembé 17
Geneva, Geneva 1211 Switzerland
Sphere is launching the new edition of the Sphere Handbook, marking the 20th anniversary of this core reference. This edition…
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Jan
31
Sphere 2018 Handbook – First authors and experts workshop, Jan-Feb 2017
Private
31 January 2017 - 1 February 2017
31 January 2017 - 1 February 2017
Face-to-Face, Handbook Revision Consultation Sphere revision process: Kick-off Workshop for preparing chapter authors and technical experts Tuesday, 31 January-Thursday, 2 February 2017 IFRC, Route…
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Mar
07
Sphere ToT, Haiti, Mar 2011
7 March 2011 - 11 March 2011
7 March 2011 - 11 March 2011
Face-to-Face, Training of Trainers (ToT) 'Participants at the first ever training of trainers course in Haiti came from Port-au-Prince, Nippes, Cap Haitien and Jacmel,' says…
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Feb
28
Sphere ToT, Haiti, Feb-Mar 2011
28 February 2011 - 4 March 2011
28 February 2011 - 4 March 2011
Face-to-Face, Training of Trainers (ToT) 'Participants at the first ever training of trainers course in Haiti came from Port-au-Prince, Nippes, Cap Haitien and Jacmel,' says…
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