How does Sphere relate to other Quality & Accountability initiatives?
During the past decade the humanitarian community has initiated a number of inter-agency initiatives to improve accountability, quality and performance in humanitarian action. Four of the most widely known initiatives are the Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in humanitarian action (ALNAP); the Humanitarian Accountability Project (HAP-I); People In Aid; and the Sphere Project. These groups and representatives of other inter-agency initiatives concerned with promoting quality and accountability in humanitarian action meet together on a regular basis in order to share common issues and harmonise activities where possible. The Sphere Project had also made contact with French NGOs addressing quality and accountability, notably Coordination Sud hosting the Synergie Qualité project, and the Groupe Urgence Réhabilitation Développement (URD) leading the Projet Qualité. For further information please consult our special Q and A page on Quality & Accountability initiativ
