The Sphere Handbook is one of the most widely known and internationally recognized sets of common principles and universal minimum standards for the delivery of quality humanitarian response. Because it is not owned by any one organization, the Sphere Handbook enjoys broad acceptance by the ...
The Sphere Handbook is one of the most widely known and internationally recognized sets of common principles and universal minimum standards for the delivery of quality humanitarian response. Because it is not owned by any one organization, the Sphere Handbook enjoys broad acceptance by the ...
Shelters are temporary housing structures built during humanitarian emergencies. Shelters characteristics vary according to local availability of materials, culture and climate. At minimum, shelters must provide protection from the elements, space to live and store belongings, privacy and emotional ...
Non-food items (NFIs) literally means items other than food and is an expression used to identify commodities distributed during humanitarian emergencies. NFIs typically include soap, blankets, cooking items, plastic sheets and buckets.
A commodity distribution is an event aimed at delivering goods to the intended recipients of humanitarian aid. Distribution must be fair, and commodities handed over according to specified rations, selection criteria and priorities. The most common distribution systems are distribution through ...
A nutritional assessment is a process aimed at establishing the extent of malnutrition in recipients of humanitarian aid. It should be conducted by expert nutritionists and should include anthropometric surveys as well as food security information. The extent of malnutrition has important ...
An aid worker (or humanitarian worker) is a person working for a local or international organization providing material and technical assistance in a humanitarian relief context.
General feeding programs foresee the distribution of exactly the same general ration to everyone in the population, irrespective of age or sex. General feeding programs include traditional food items combined in a nutritionally balance diet, suitable for children and other groups at risk.
