Sphere (organization)

Sphere
Formation1997; 27 years ago (1997)
Purposeraising humanitarian standards
Location
Executive Director
William Anderson
Publication
The Sphere Handbook
Revenue (2023)
CHF 1,044,833[1]
ExpensesCHF 1,166,118[1]
Staff6 (in 2024)
Websitewww.spherestandards.org
Formerly called
Sphere Project

Sphere[2] (formerly known as the Sphere Project) is a global movement started in 1997 aiming to improve the quality of humanitarian assistance. The Sphere standards are the most commonly used and most widely known set of core humanitarian standards.[3] Sphere's flagship publication is The Sphere Handbook.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Sphere Annual Report 2023 - Sphere-annual-report-2023-web.pdf". spherestandards.org. 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Sphere Standards | Humanitarian Charter and Minimum standards". Sphere. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  3. ^ "Humanitarian standards in urban, post-disaster contexts: a study of Sphere shelter standards in Haiti". ODI HPN. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  4. ^ "The Sphere Handbook | Standards for quality humanitarian response". handbook.spherestandards.org. Retrieved 2019-02-19.