Why join HAP?
Whether your organisation is a community-based agency, a major international NGO or a United Nations specialised agency, membership of HAP places your organisation on the fast-track to HAP certification, and recognition as being compliant with the foremost global standard for assuring the quality of humanitarian action.
The HAP Standard in Humanitarian Accountability and Quality Management is one of the most widely recognised humanitarian programme management norm for achieving the best possible humanitarian outcomes for all stakeholders. Rooted in extensive research and consultation, the HAP Standard sets six affordable, realistic and results-critical benchmarks for ensuring that it is the needs of disaster survivors that drive humanitarian action.
HAP's quality assurance scheme is supported by all leading humanitarian donors including AusAID, Danida, DFID, IrishAid, Netherlands MFA, Norwegian MFA and SIDA.
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Benefits of HAP membership
HAP membership entitles agencies to priority access to all HAP services, including:
For full details on HAP Services visit the Services page or download the HAP Service List and Price Guide (pdf, 193 Kb).
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How much does it cost to join?
The 2011 fee for full HAP membership is CHF 500 (Swiss Francs) for small agencies and CHF 5,000 for those with an average total annual expenditure greater than CHF 5 million.
The 2011 fee for associate HAP membership is CHF 200 (Swiss Francs) for small agencies and CHF 1,000 for those with an average total annual expenditure greater than CHF 5 million.
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Obligations of HAP members
HAP membership means more than signing a document or requesting technical support. During the General Assembly in May 2011, some changes were agreed to membership obligations, so that when an agency joins HAP, it commits itself to:
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Implementing the HAP Standard in Accountability and Quality Management
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Preparing an Accountability Framework in accordance with the HAP Standard requirement 1.1 within the first annual reporting cycle (January to December each year)
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Submitting a progress report annually (January) on achievement of aims against the accountability framework (in the event of members joining in the last quarter of the year, for their first reporting cycle, this may be a simple plan for the development of the accountability framework)
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Submitting a draft Code of Conduct that prohibits sexual exploitation and abuse, within six months of approved membership to HAP International
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Reporting annually, as part of the annual reporting cycle, on the implementation and monitoring of the Code of Conduct and other measures to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse
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Reporting to HAP International on the process and outcome of any complaint processed through the HAP complaints against members policy
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Paying the annual membership fee (details on the membership application forms).
The changes to membership obligations and to the HAP Statute took place in May 2011, following the HAP General Assembly.
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What does it take to get certified by HAP?
The HAP certification process is described in detail in the Guide to HAP Certification (pdf, 258 Kb).
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Enrolment in the Certification Scheme
Enrolment in the certification scheme represents a commitment to take a step-by-step approach towards certification. Both member and non-member agencies of HAP can enrol in the certification scheme. If you are interested, please fill in the certification scheme enrolment form.
The HAP team works closely with agencies enrolled in the certification scheme to develop a tailored plan and support them in their efforts to move towards certification. Some HAP Services are only available to these agencies.
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Are there any risks associated with not joining HAP?
HAP has a growing queue of members wishing to enrol in the certification scheme and applicants for the BSO investigators training courses. Smart agencies are realising that HAP certification strengthens the quality of their programmes and secures their reputation. It also demonstrates their due diligence in taking all reasonable measures to prevent fraud, corruption and sexual exploitation by staff of beneficiaries. Can your agency afford to ignore these risks? Don't leave it to chance. Join now!
Join HAP now and get on the fast track to better and safer programming!
If you have further questions about joining HAP, please contact the HAP Secretariat: secretariat@hapinternational.org
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