The Sphere Handbook presents a principled approach to quality and accountability in humanitarian response. This basic training course provides an introduction to the Sphere Handbook with the basic principles of humanitarian aid – the Humanitarian Charter together with the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) and the Protection Principles – and the technical standards in the four sectors WASH, food security and nutrition, shelter and settlement, and health. The training focuses on the practical application of the manual in concrete humanitarian situations. To this end, numerous small group exercises are conducted.

You will learn: 

• The Humanitarian Charter as the cornerstone of the Sphere Handbook
• The Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) and the Protection Principles
• The four technical chapters of the Handbook
• How to use the Sphere Handbook correctly