Sphere Project 2017
Sphere has been the leading supporter of humanitarian standards since 1997. Over nearly two decades, the Sphere project standards have evolved into a common language across the humanitarian sector with a set of minimum standards guiding humanitarian assistance. Sphere is also a force for collaboration among quality and accountability initiatives.
Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
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Global |
Humanitarian Assistance & DRR Climate change and environment nothemedefined
Humanitarian efficiency
Protection, access & security Disaster risk reduction DRR |
01.01.2017
- 31.12.2017 |
CHF 100’000
|
- Sphere has become a leading supporter of humanitarian standards grounded in rights, evidence and best practice at field level.
- Sectors have joined as Companion Standards to Sphere for the areas of Education, Child Protection, Livestock and Livelihoods, Economic Recovery, and most recently in the use of cash.
- Other international or foreign NGO North
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Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation EMERGENCY RESPONSE
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
DISASTER PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Relief co-ordination; protection and support services
Material relief assistance and services
Disaster prevention and preparedness
Cross-cutting topics The project also supports partner organisation improvements
Aid Type Project and programme contribution
Project number 7F07527
Background | It is widely recognized that humanitarian actors need to be more accountable for what they do, humanitarian assistance needs to be principled and standardized to ensure the most timely and effective assistance in each humanitarian response. In humanitarian action, globally, there is an acknowledgement that not doing so often results in programmes that fail to adequately address priority needs. |
Objectives | Sphere’s goal, through its standards, is to allow all people affected by disaster or conflict to re-establish their lives and recover their livelihoods in ways that respect and promote their dignity. |
Target groups | All humanitarian practitioners and stakeholders |
Medium-term outcomes | Sphere by 2020 sets about to transform Sphere from a project into a vigorous, deeply connected network of practitioners and organisations which will act as a global catalyst for humanitarian quality and accountability. |
Results |
Expected results: The revision of the Sphere handbook is the main output planned for 2017. It aims to include up to date developments, cash transfers, multi-sectoral programming approaches, and a contextualization of t1.he standards to protracted conflict or urban environments. Results from previous phases: |
Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
Credit area |
Humanitarian aid |
Project partners |
Contract partner International or foreign NGO Other partners CHS Alliance, Groupe URD, CaLP |
Coordination with other projects and actors | Sphere minimum standards for humanitarian response complement the Humanitarian Charter’s established legal and ethical framework; the Protection Principles legal framework for strategies and actions to ensure protection and assistance are equal pillars in any response; and the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) which describes the processes and approaches fundamental to an accountable response. |
Budget | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 100’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 100’000 Total project since first phase Swiss budget CHF 740’000 |
Project phases |
Phase
13
01.01.2024
- 31.12.2025
(Current phase)
Phase 12
01.01.2023
- 31.12.2023
(Completed)
Phase 10
01.01.2019
- 31.12.2021
(Completed)
Phase 9 01.01.2017 - 31.12.2017 (Completed) |