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Humanitarian Practice

Building a water tank, RedR member Step Haiselden, Pakistan 2005 RedR, like many other international non-governmental organisations, adheres to the Sphere Minimum Standards in Disaster Response. Sphere sets out the minimum standards of assistance that people caught up in disasters have the right to expect. These standards have been drawn up by 400 organisations in 80 countries across the world. RedR was one of those organisations.

We take our experience of using Sphere in the field and apply it to our training courses. We demonstrate the importance of deploying Sphere and illustrate the benefits of responding to disasters in a collaborative way, governed by international benchmarks of quality and accountability.

Our courses range from introduction level courses in the Essentials of Humanitarian Practice and So you think you want to be a relief worker? to technical implementation level training for professionals working in the field.

“We haven’t been informed about the good practices in the humanitarian sector before this workshop. We have only now got to know that NGOs have good guiding mechanisms to work with communities.” Government officer who attended RedR Sphere training in Sri Lanka

UK training
Essentials of Humanitarian Practice
Implementing Sphere
Humanitarian Standards & Codes
Needs Assessment Workshop
So You Think You Want To Be A Relief Worker?

International training

Sri Lanka

Introduction to Emergency Preparedness and Sphere Minimum Standards
Introduction to Do No Harm Priciples
Sphere Humanitarian Practice
Sphere Minimum Standards
Sphere Humanitarian Charter & Minimum Standards in Disaster Response - Awareness for NGOs
ICRC Code of Conduct and Guiding Principles