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The Sphere brochureEnglish 6.08 MB pdf 2025
By Sphere
From shaping humanitarian standards to building global partnerships, Sphere plays a key role in advancing quality and accountability in crisis response. Sphere’s new brochure highlights our evolution, major milestones, and vision for the future. -
Sphere annual report 20249.40 MB pdf 2025
By Sphere
During 2024, Sphere continued to work with, for and through its growing network of focal points, members, trainers, donors and practitioners. Notable achievements include the Spanish MOOC (Massive Online Open Course), completion of the AI Safety Label scoping project, a new HSP board game, a new Theory of Change, a new online course Nature-based Solutions for Humanitarians, and a major project in Türkiye including the 2nd ever Global Focal Point Forum.
Once again this annual report includes several pages of updates from our focal point network. For the first time, the report includes environmental reporting - of carbon emissions from travel. -
Quality, Accountability and Safeguarding (QAS) in Action: A Smart Guide for Aid ActorsEnglish 2025
By Community World Service Asia , Community World Service Asia (Sphere Regional Partner) , Sylvie Robert
The QAS in Action guide aims to support a holistic and contextualised application of Quality, Accountability, and Safeguarding (QAS) from a people-centered perspective, rather than organisational.
It is designed for anyone dedicated to supporting communities’ life with dignity in a transparent and safe manner. It will benefit specifically aid actors working locally, in communities’ living areas.
The guide is available in English only. -
Operationalising Sphere: A practical guide to contextualisationEnglish 2.06 MB pdf 2025
By Nabil Kumaim , Aya Yagan
This guide provides a framework with practical steps and considerations for how to contextualise Sphere standards. It is based on real-world examples gathered by the authors. The guide also examines different factors – enablers and challenges – which should be considered when contextualising standards. -
Kartu Aktivitas Buku Panduan Sphere – Versi Bahasa IndonesiaIndonesian 42.55 MB pdf 2024Kartu Aktivitas Buku Pegangan Sphere mendukung kegiatan pembelajaran untuk pelatihan dan lokakarya terkait Sphere. Setiap kartu mewakili elemen dari, atau terkait dengan, Buku Panduan Sphere seperti standar, komitmen, kegiatan siklus program, mitra atau tema.
Saat ini kartu aktivitas tersedia dalam Bahasa Inggris, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Portugis dan Bahasa Rumania. Jika Anda ingin membuat versi terjemahan/lokal, silahkan hubungi Kantor Sphere. -
Sphere Training Package 2018 edition - IndonesianIndonesian 2024The Sphere Training Package (2018 edition) is designed for facilitators of in-person courses and workshops, and it is also useful for private study. It contains five days’ worth of materials, and its modular nature means it can be used in its entirety, reformulated for shorter workshops, or injected into broader initiatives such as humanitarian degree programmes.
Download the Indonesian version here: https://s.id/sphere_id
This resource is available in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese and Indonesian. In addition, there is a contextualised version for those responding to the Syria crisis (Arabic only) here. -
Minimum Standards for Education: Preparedness, Response, RecoveryEnglish 2.28 MB pdf 2024
By INEE
Since 2004, the INEE Minimum Standards for Education: Preparedness, Response, Recovery (INEE MS) have provided a framework for inclusive and equitable quality education. The purpose of the handbook is:- To improve the quality of education preparedness, response, and recovery;
- To increase access to safe and relevant learning opportunities; and
- To ensure that the actors who provide these services are held accountable.
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Cardurile de Activitate ale Manualului Sphere - versiunea in limba romanaRomanian 172.17 MB zip 2024Cardurile de Activitate ale Manualului Sphere sprijină activitățile de învățare pentru atelierele și cursurile Sphere. Fiecare card reprezintă un element din manualul Sphere sau are legătură cu acesta, cum ar fi un standard, un angajament, o activitate din ciclul programului, un partener sau o temă.
Cardurile pot fi, de asemenea, utilizate pentru a sprijini instruirea online folosind platforme precum Miro, Jamboard sau deckhive
Această resursă este disponibilă în prezent în engleză, portugheză, indoneziană și română. Dacă doriți să creați o versiune tradusă/localizată, vă rugăm să contactați biroul Sphere. -
Unlocking the Power of Sphere Standards: A Comprehensive Introduction for PractitionersEnglish 7.96 MB pptx 2024
By RIZWAN IQBAL
Discovering Sphere Standards: A Dynamic PowerPoint Presentation for IDHA Graduates These engaging PowerPoint slides were thoroughly crafted and presented to the Graduates of the International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance (IDHA), aiming to introduce them to the Sphere Standards and their practical application. The presentation includes a concise overview of the history and significance of Sphere, supplemented by a link to an introductory video for deeper understanding. Furthermore, participants are guided through the structure of the standards, empowering them with actionable insights. To reinforce learning, a short hands-on exercise prompts participants to design a hygiene kit, fostering practical application of the concepts discussed. Feedback from participants underscores the session's effectiveness in unlocking the potential of Sphere Standards for humanitarian practitioners. -
Introduction to the Core Humanitarian Standard 2024English 3.44 MB pptx 2024This PowerPoint presentation introduces the Core Humanitarian Standard 2024. The CHS sets out nine commitments to ensure that organisations support people and communities affected by crisis and vulnerability in ways that respect their rights and dignity. The CHS builds on Humanitarian Principles and the Humanitarian Charter, and may be used in conjunction with Sphere and Humanitarian Standards Partnership standards. The presentation ends with a Group Exercise, in which participants identify challenges in meeting the commitments as well as ways to overcome them. This presentation updates module 6 of the Sphere Training Pack.
