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Asia Regional Partner
Description
CWSA has been a Sphere Regional Partner in Asia since 2011 in recognition of its consistent promotion of quality and accountability approaches across the Asia region. The overarching objective of this partnership is to support and build on the valuable Quality and Accountability capacity-building already undertaken by CWSA. It focuses on increasing local ownership, contextual adaptation and application of Sphere together with other Quality and Accountability initiatives, in particular the Humanitarian Standards Partnership.
The countries falling under this MoU are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, Maldives and Vietnam. It is understood that CWSA will maintain and establish privileged relationships with countries in which they have a presence themselves or through ADRRN or ACT Alliance members.
Workplan
Memorandum of Understanding 2021-2023
Workplan might be outdated.
Resources
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Certification system fit for the future652.98 KB pdfThis discussion paper has been developed to assist in exploring different options and contribute to making the humanitarian certification process fit for the future. It sets out some of the challenges from the lessons learned from the existing standard and certification process and suggests options for alternative processes for consideration for the future. -
Is the Core Humanitarian Standard fit for the future?English 1.33 MB pdf 2022The Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability(CHS) emerged in 2014 from an extensive consultation process. It contains excellent guidance, further detailed in its 2015 Guidance Notes and Indicators. The CHS is currently under revision. This paper seeks to contribute to that revision.
Description
CWSA has been a Sphere Regional Partner in Asia since 2011 in recognition of its consistent promotion of quality and accountability approaches across the Asia region. The overarching objective of this partnership is to support and build on the valuable Quality and Accountability capacity-building already undertaken by CWSA. It focuses on increasing local ownership, contextual adaptation and application of Sphere together with other Quality and Accountability initiatives, in particular the Humanitarian Standards Partnership.
The countries falling under this MoU are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, Maldives and Vietnam. It is understood that CWSA will maintain and establish privileged relationships with countries in which they have a presence themselves or through ADRRN or ACT Alliance members.
Workplan
Memorandum of Understanding 2021-2023
Workplan might be outdated.
Resources
-
Certification system fit for the future652.98 KB pdfThis discussion paper has been developed to assist in exploring different options and contribute to making the humanitarian certification process fit for the future. It sets out some of the challenges from the lessons learned from the existing standard and certification process and suggests options for alternative processes for consideration for the future.
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Is the Core Humanitarian Standard fit for the future?English 1.33 MB pdf 2022The Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability(CHS) emerged in 2014 from an extensive consultation process. It contains excellent guidance, further detailed in its 2015 Guidance Notes and Indicators. The CHS is currently under revision. This paper seeks to contribute to that revision.