Development

The Standard development process started in 2005, with the establishment of a reference group, comprised of representatives of disaster-affected people, NGOs, various humanitarian quality and accountability initiatives, United Nations agencies, government donors, host authorities and other interested individuals. The development of the Standard was guided by the International Organisation’s Directives on Rules for the Structure and Drafting of International Standards and consisted of several stages:

A broad consultation with key stakeholders, including disaster-affected communities and staff from over 96 organisations, took place between July 2005 and December 2006. The Reference Group provided feedback on each standard draft and regional consultations were held in Bangladesh, Kenya, and the UK.
The Standard was field-tested in three countries using three different agencies: World Vision International in Sri Lanka, OFADEC in Senegal and the Danish Refugee Council in Somalia
The Editorial Steering Committee met and finalised the draft Standard in December 2006 and, with a few more changes, the Standard was finally adopted by the HAP Board in January 2007.

Documents related to the development of the HAP 2007 Standard, including draft versions of the Standard, findings from field trials and feedback from the consultations are presented below.

Planning:

August 2005, A Manual for Humanitarian Accountability
November 2005, Planning Meeting Report and article on Ensuring Meaningful Beneficiary Engagement

Project Updates:

As of January 2006, March 2006 and August 2006

Regional Workshops

June 2006, Dhaka Workshop Report and Workshop Evaluation Summary
July 2006, Nairobi Workshop Report and Workshop Evaluation Summary

Field Testing

December 2006 Field Assessment Report with Appendix A: HAP Standard Version 3, July 2006; Appendix B: HAP Standard Version 5, Dec 2006; and Appendix C (Quantitative data from the June-July feedback, the quantitative data and collated comments from the August-October 2006 feedback round)

Reference Group

November 2005, General Introduction to the Standard Development Process
July 2006, Reference Group Feedback form for HAP Standard Draft Version 3
January 2007, List of Participants in the Reference Group

Editorial Steering Committee

December 2006, Editorial Steering Committee Meeting Report