Sphere Training

Sphere was started in 1997 by a group of humanitarian professionals aiming to improve the quality of humanitarian work during disaster response, then ebraced broader context, Sphere standards have become a primary reference tool for national and international NGOs, volunteers, UN agencies, governments, donors, the private sector, and many others. Today, Sphere is a worldwide community which brings together and empowers practitioners to improve the quality and accountability of humanitarian assistance. The Sphere Handbook, prepared by joint work of experts, is one of the most widely known and internationally recognised sets of common principles and universal minimum standards in humanitarian response.

The latest edition, Sphere Handbook 2018 whose Turkish translation was released in October 2021 has started to be disseminated through various trainings. The first training was provided for CARE staff and Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Migration Management (PDMM) staff.