Become involved!
Note that the consultations ended on 31 March 2010. Information presented below is for reference only. For latest information, visit the 2010 HAP Standard page.
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Since its adoption in January 2007, the HAP Standard has been used by NGOs and their partners, donors and host governments, communities and other civil society groups to measure, validate and improve humanitarian action. For the Standard to maintain its relevance and continue to drive improvements on accountability and quality management in the sector, it needs to reflect learning from its application to date, emerging good practice, changing expectations of relevant stakeholders and other system-wide developments.
Whether your agency is a HAP member or not, we want to hear from you! Individuals with first hand experience of humanitarian action or their representatives, staff from national and international NGOs, donors and host governments, UN agencies, quality and accountability initiatives, research institutions and other civil society organisations are all encouraged to share views and experiences with the HAP 2007 Standard in Humanitarian Accountability and Quality Management.
Below are options for becoming involved in the review process:
Complete our forms and online surveys
We are currently seeking feedback as follows:
General feedback on the HAP 2007 Standard and The Guide to the Standard. This online survey can be accessed here and it may take between 10 and 30 minutes to complete. Feedback received after 30 November but no later than 31 March 2010 will contribute to the final draft of the HAP 2010 Standard.
Specific suggestions for improvement in the Benchmarks and Requirements of the HAP 2007 Standard. A feedback form can be downloaded from here. Please save it, answer the questions in your own time, then return it to HAP preferably no later than Monday, 30 November 2009. Feedback received after this date but no later than 31 March 2010 will contribute to the final draft of the HAP 2010 Standard.
HAP-Sphere joint survey. Answers to this online survey will contribute to improving coherence between the HAP Standard and the Sphere Project's Handbook. The survey is available in English (Improving coherence between the HAP Standard and the Sphere Handbook), French (Améliorer la coherence entre les standards HAP et le manuel de Sphere and Spanish (Mejorar la coherencia entre las normas de HAP y el Manual de Esfera). For your answers to be considered in the revision of the Sphere Common Standards, please complete the survey no later than Monday, 30 November 2009.
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Contact us directly ...
...and join the Reference Group or contribute to the Working Groups. If your agency is a HAP member, contact your HAP Focal Point to provide them with feedback, suggestions and recommendations.
Join the Reference Group. You will be kept updated on all developments in the review process and your input and feedback will be sought throughout. Contact Monica Blagescu by email at mblagescu@hapinternational.org and express your interest.
Contribute to the Partnership Working Group. Richard Cobb at Merlin (richard.cobb@merlin.org.uk) is continuing the work that Juliet Parker from Christian Aid started as focal point for the Partnership Working Group, facilitating a process of reviewing the Standard from the perspective of agencies working with partners. If you would like to contribute to this work, please contact Richard directly.
Contribute to the Working Group on Handling Complaints of Exploitation and Abuse. Richard Powell at Save the Children UK (R.Powell@savethechildren.org.uk) is the lead agency focal point for the Working Group on Handling Complaints of Exploitation and Abuse, exploring options to strengthen the Standard on prevention of, and response to, exploitation and abuse of beneficiaries by aid workers. If you would like to contribute to this work, please contact Richard or Coleen Heemskerk at HAP (cheemskerk@hapinternational.org).
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Facilitate a consultation meeting
We welcome expressions of interest to facilitate a consultation meeting with colleagues in your organisation and community representatives in your country or region, separately or during already planned events. The HAP Secretariat will provide support, depending on availability. Please review the guidance below and, should you be interested, contact us as soon as possible.
Guidance for HAP Standard Review consultation meetings are available here: Guidance for Standard Review consultations.
Guidance for joint HAP-Sphere consultations, which will inform both the HAP Standard Review and the Sphere Project's Handbook revision, are available here: Guidance for joint HAP-Sphere consultations.
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