What is the future of the Sphere Project?
The Sphere Management Committee members have decided that the Sphere Project should continue in a new form from 2005. They agreed that a new governance structure should be put in place – to be called the Sphere Board – and that core costs for a minimum of one staff member and an office should be met by contributions from Board members. Donor funding would be sought for key activities led by the Sphere office. Hosting the Sphere Project The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is willing to continue hosting the Sphere Project, which was the preference expressed by the Management Committee. The new Sphere Board In discussing the goal of the new Board, several principles were agreed. The new Board should: • Have broad geographical representation • Enable a sustainable core Sphere office through financial and in-kind contributions • Be transparent and accountable in its operation • Have a ‘multiplier effect’ through the broad constituencies of members • Consider
