Certification
When an agency is "HAP certified" it means that it has been assessed for compliance with the HAP Standard in Humanitarian Accountability and Quality Management by an independent audit. Certified agencies can display the HAP certification logo.
Certification is granted for a three year period subject to a compliance verification audit and a mid-term monitoring:
- Certification audit: This involves interviews with staff, partners and disaster survivors and includes direct observation of operational practises. There are three components:
- Document review.
- Head office visit.
- At least one programme site visit.
- Mid-term progress audit: This takes place approximately 18 months after the certification audit. It focuses upon the Corrective Action Recommendations agreed with the agency at the time of the certification audit.
Agencies wishing to be certified by HAP must first enrol in the certification scheme. This is a simple on-line procedure.
To see the full list of current HAP Certified agencies please visit our Registers page
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Tearfund's Ngurunit Beneficiary Reference Group, Kenya August 2007
HAP certification is not the end but the starting point in our development of good quality work. Ongoing improvement keeps the organisation focused on what matters. the beneficiaries. A second point is our commitment to quality towards beneficiaries is the route to our expansion. Without certification of our systems it is hard to argue for the delivery of more assistance to more people."
Andreas Kamm, Secretary General, Danish Refugee Council
