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Core Humanitarian Standard Training of Trainer

Webinars and group work

This course is for you if you are already knowledgeable about the CHS and have experience as training facilitators. It will provide you with in-depth expertise in designing CHS-related training utilizing adult learning principles.

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CHS 2024 self-assessment manual

This manual presents the methodology, tools and processes for organisations conducting their Self-Assessment against Core Humanitarian Standard on...

CHS 2024 PSEAH Index

The Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS) sets out the essential elements of principled, accountable, and high-quality aid.

Join the CHS members’ Donor Recognition Working Group

Call for Expressions of Interest open With the updated CHS now launched, it is a pivotal moment to accelerate discussions on donor recognition of...

CHS Revision Resources

The updated Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS) is publicly available from 21 March 2024. It is the result of a two-year...

Join the CHS Alliance members’ advisory group on CHS verification tools

Call for Expressions of Interest open CHS Alliance is in the process of updating the CHS verification tools based on the CHS 2024 edition. We have up...

Improving the Accessibility of CHS Verification Scheme for National Actors

Verification review and CHS Alliance management response The CHS Verification Scheme is designed to support organisations to meet their CHS...

Accountability changes – PSEAH improvements in the 2022 HAR

As part of the Humanitarian Accountability Report 2022: Accountability is Non-Negotiable (HAR), Takaful Al Sham shed light on how they used the Core...

Humanitarian Accountability Report 2022: Accountability is Non-Negotiable – Ending sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment

Sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH) of crisis-affected persons by aid workers are among the most egregious failures of...

Résumé HAR 2022 en français

L’édition 2022 du Rapport sur la redevabilité humanitaire (HAR) exploite les données du système de vérification du CHS et d’autres sources...

Executive Summary of Humanitarian Accountability Report 2022

The Humanitarian Accountability Report (HAR) 2022 draws on seven years of accountability data analysis, system-wide studies and expert thought. The...

Humanitarian Accountability Report 2022: Accountability is Non-Negotiable

The Humanitarian Accountability Report (HAR) 2022 draws on seven years of accountability data analysis, system-wide studies and expert thought. The...

Guidance on Faith-based hiring and compliance with CHS Commitment 8

This resource refers to the 2014 edition of the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS). A more accessible CHS will launch in March 2024. To find out...

2020 Global CHS Exchange Report

A huge thanks to all who contributed to and participated in our first-ever virtual Global CHS Exchange 2020. This was an incredible opportunity to...

2020 HAR Executive Summary (English version)

The 2020 edition of the Humanitarian Accountability Report (HAR) uses data from the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS)

Résumé HAR 2020 FR

L’édition 2020 du Rapport sur la redevabilité humanitaire (HAR) exploite les données du système de vérification du CHS (CHS Verification...

2020 Humanitarian Accountability Report

The Humanitarian Accountability Report 2020 is an evidence-based overview of the current state of adherence to the Core Humanitarian Standard on...

Increasing recognition of CHS verification

Since its launch just over five years ago, the CHS has repeatedly been endorsed by NGOs and donors as essential for setting and maintaining quality...

Verification Scheme FAQ

The following frequently asked questions have been developed to help organisations, interested parties and other stakeholders find out more about...

CHS Alliance scoring grid

This scoring grid is to be agreed upon and used by both the CHS Alliance and the Conformity Assessment Bodies offering certification and independent...

CHS 2014 self-assessment manual

As of April 2025, the CHS self-assessment process and tools have been transitioned to the CHS 2024. Organisations who are currently in...

CHS Alliance Verification Scheme Overview

Verification is a structured, systematic process to assess the degree to which an organisation is working to achieve the CHS. The Quality...

Non-disclosure agreements – CHS Alliance Guidance Note

This resource refers to the 2014 edition of the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS). A more accessible CHS will launch in March 2024. To find out...

2019 Management Response to the CHS Verification Scheme Review

In March 2019, CHS Alliance commissioned KPMG to conduct a review of its CHS Verification Scheme. The scheme created four years ago, offers four...

2019 Report of the Verification Scheme Review

KPMG was retained by the CHS Alliance to conduct a review of the existing Verification Scheme and make recommendations for the way ahead. The review...

CHS Alignment Statement Report for New Members

By joining the CHS Alliance, your organisation is taking a commitment to improve the quality and accountability of its programmes. In order to fulfil...

CHS Verification Framework

We are pleased to share with you the 2024 CHS verification framework aligned with the updated Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) in English and...

Articles

Al-Sham Humanitarian Foundation: A Conversation on CHS Verification and Accountability

Al-Sham Humanitarian Foundation (AHF) was established in 2011 in response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria. As the team grew and the humanitarian...

interview with Mohammd Zakaria

FCDO reducing duplication: Recognising CHS value for due diligence

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has simplified its due diligence assessment process for organisations applying for...

Learning and Improving for Collective Quality and Accountability – meet our new Quality Assurance Manager

Do you have a favourite CHS Commitment? While all nine commitments are crucial to achieving the Standard, I must admit that mine is Commitment 1 of...

by Omolola Adewunmi, Quality Assurance Manager

Stepping up women’s empowerment and accountability in Ethiopia

In a recent conversation with Martha Woyessa, Executive Director of CHS Alliance member Women Empowerment-Action, a pioneering feminist and women-led...

Qatar Charity’s CHS verification insights

In the realm of humanitarian and development work, our goal is not only to provide support but also to ensure that every interaction is delivered...

by Hajar Abdulla Al-Hajri

2024: A stronger CHS driven by crisis-affected people and communities

The CHS Alliance movement has entered a pivotal year. People and communities affected by crises have led the way with the global aid community to...

ACT Alliance’s innovative mentorship for greater CHS impact

ACT Alliance, a dedicated CHS Alliance member, has embarked on an innovative approach to support programme quality and accountability within its...

Building Foundation for Development Yemen’s CHS Verification journey: elevating accountability and collaboration

CHS Alliance member Building Foundation For Development (BFD) recently embarked on a transformative CHS journey – undertaking CHS self-assessment...

interview with Abdullah Al Kaff

CHS self-assessment delivers impact for World Relief, delivering better help to people in crisis

Two years after their first verification process kick-started changes to how they work, CHS Alliance Member World Relief are seeing tangible results.

with Betsy Pipher

A Journey of Growth and Accountability: TPO Uganda’s Path to CHS Certification

TPO Uganda is proud to have progressed from CHS Independent Verification to Certification. CHS Verification has already made a big difference over...

by Michael Muwairwa

Capturing the culture of Catholic Relief Services: 700 voices contribute to largest CHS Self-Assessment

CHS Alliance member Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States.

CHS changemakers – how Naba’a improved its care of the environment by using the CHS

As part of the Humanitarian Accountability Report 2022: Accountability is Non-Negotiable (HAR), Naba’a shared how they used the Core Humanitarian...

2023 – the turning point for creating an accountable aid system

As we start 2023, I’m excited to see increased momentum towards humanitarian assistance becoming a system where people affected by crisis...

International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022: inclusive humanitarian & development action

3 December marked the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD)—a day to mobilise support for the rights of persons with disabilities...

CHS changemakers – how COAST Foundation became more inclusive by using the CHS

As part of the Humanitarian Accountability Report 2022: Accountability is Non-Negotiable (HAR), COAST shared how they used the Core Humanitarian...

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2022

The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is a day for us to pause and acknowledge the dedication of human rights...

Aid system not meeting its commitments to people in crisis

The aid system is falling short when it comes to meeting our core accountability commitments to people affected by crisis. That is the stark finding...

A response to the 2022 State of the Humanitarian System Report

The finding of “business-as-usual-but-little-improvement” in the State of the Humanitarian System (SOHS) is not good...

Closing a persistent accountability gap – Danish Refugee Council launches new Community Feedback Mechanism Guidance

Of the Nine Commitments of the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS), Commitment 5 on welcoming and addressing complaints...

by Joanna Nevill

How the CHS helped Takaful Al Sham better protect the people they serve from exploitation or abuse

Ahead of the launch of the 2022 Humanitarian Accountability Report: Accountability is Non-Negotiable in September; we are sharing an exclusive...

How to get the horse inside the city gates: supporting teams hesitant about the CHS

CHS Alliance member Tearfund became CHS certified in 2016. Ever since, we have been grappling with how to make the most of the Standard throughout...

by Marina Kobzeva

Updating and improving our Commitments to people affected by crises – launch of the CHS Revision process

In May, as part of the Humanitarian Networks and Partnership Weeks, CHS Alliance, Sphere and Groupe URD officially launched a consultation process to...

by Aninia Nadig & Philip Tamminga

Building our power to take the lead – CHS verification & local leadership

Covid has led us all to imagine new ways of working to protect the dignity, rights, safety and health of people affected by crises. As countries...

by Rehema Kajungu

Delivering our Commitments: Making the CHS more accessible and relevant for crisis-affected people and communities

Seven years ago, the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS) was launched, marking a major milestone for the aid sector.

Putting the plan into action – War Child Holland’s CHS change champions

At the end of 2021, War Child Holland looked back on our year-long accountability journey striving to better meet the Commitments of the Core...

by Hana Abul Husn

2022 – making accountability to people in crises a reality

Whoever you are, wherever you are, in whatever circumstances you find yourself, everyone has the right to be treated with respect and dignity and to...

A year of bringing the CHS Closer to the people we serve

Over the course of 2021, Bonaventure Sokpoh, CHS Alliance Senior Advisor on CHS and Outreach, partnered with our national members to co-organise a...

Increasing trust through applying the CHS in Yemen

After speaking at the CHS Alliance and Mavi Kalem hosted workshop for Turkish NGOs on “Bringing the CHS closer to the people we serve”, I...

by Abdullah Al Kaff, Partnership Officer

World Humanitarian Day 2021 – time for sustainable aid?

To mark World Humanitarian Day 2021‘s theme of the human cost of the climate crisis CHS Alliance revisit Elizabeth Riley’s thought piece...

with Elizabeth Riley

Demands for accountability to people affected by crisis could not be louder

When was the first time you realised that the humanitarian world did not always live up to the standards that you expected? I remember mine as...

by Catherine (Cat) Skehan,

Meet the experts guiding the CHS Verification Scheme

114 organisations are now verified against the CHS. This shows the incredible commitment made by many organisations to be more accountable to people...

Bringing the CHS Closer to the People we Serve: A stimulating online workshop on 15 April 2021 with Pakistan’s national organisations

“We need to look at localisation in a broader sense in terms of exchange of knowledge & having our own philosophy, and not just in an...

by Bonaventure Sokpoh

CHS Alliance response to Emergency Relief Coordinator’s proposal on Independent Commission for Voices in Crisis (ICVIC)

CHS Alliance welcomes the Emergency Relief Coordinator’s call for the humanitarian sector to be more accountable to people affected by crisis,...

Bringing the CHS closer to the people we serve – how we plan to increase engagement with national actors

In my experience of working with humanitarian and development organisations for 20+ years in countries including Chad, Niger, Mali, Democratic...

by Bonaventure Sokpoh

Independent Verification – driving change throughout a global organisation

Why did PLAN International decide to start CHS Independent Verification? PLAN International has long been involved in the development of the Core...

interview with Emma Kelleher

2021 – the year to raise the standard for those we work for

I’d like to wish you a happy new year, and share my deep-rooted hope that in 2021, things can and will be better. We believe this at the CHS...

Solidar Suisse and the quest to enhance accountability

Throughout much of 2019 and 2020, Solidar Suisse conducted a validated CHS self-assessment. While roll out of the implementation plan is ongoing,...

by Lukas Frohofer

Preparation for donor assessments: how CHS self-assessment helped pave the way

Italian-based international aid organisation and CHS Alliance member Cesvi started its CHS self-assessment process in 2018. To hear how the process...

Accountability to people affected by crisis at the heart of the British Red Cross

As he takes up the role of CHS Alliance Interim Chair, we hear from Robert Sweatman, Director of Performance and Accountability at Alliance member...

interview with Robert Sweatman

CHS Story of Change: Nabaa’s commitment to communication and feedback (Commitment 4)

In the run up to the launch of the Humanitarian Accountability Report 2020, we have spoken to different organisations who have achieved certification...

CHS story of change: Christian Aid’s commitment to good people management (Commitment 8)

In the run up to the launch of the Humanitarian Accountability Report 2020, we have spoken to different organisations who have achieved certification...

by Nick Guttmann (interview)

CHS story of change: Tearfund’s commitment to aid coordination and complementarity (Commitment 6)

In the run up to the launch of the Humanitarian Accountability Report 2020, we have spoken to different organisations who have achieved...

by Marina Kobzeva

CHS Story of Change: International Blue Crescent’s commitment to appropriate aid (Commitment 1)

In the run up to the launch of the Humanitarian Accountability Report 2020, we have spoken to different organisations who have achieved certification...

by Nalan Üker (interview)

CHS Story of Change: CAFOD’s partnership model (Commitment 5)

In the run up to the launch of the Humanitarian Accountability Report 2020, we have spoken to different organisations who have achieved certification...

by Richard Dominy

Addressing racism in aid

In recent weeks Black Lives Matters (BLM) protests have reverberated around the world. While the BLM movement has been active for years, the...

CHS Story of Change: Medair’s environmental commitment (Commitment Nine)

In the run up to the launch of the Humanitarian Accountability Report 2020, we have spoken to different organisations who have achieved certification...

by Andrew Parris (interview)

Launch of the new CHS Verification Scheme & joining forces

The CHS Alliance delivered the new CHS Verification Scheme to our members on 9 June 2020. After many months of consultation and discussion with our...

Checks and balances – ZOA’s certified commitment to crisis-hit communities

As the first ever Dutch NGO to achieve certification against the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS), we couldn’t wait to hear ZOA’s thoughts on the...

Five vibrant CHS Alliance member only Communities of Practice

Our members are a powerful movement for change – 200+ organisations all committed to the CHS. This is a powerful community when we can connect...

The new verification scheme is coming

Our governing board recently met and approved our plans for an updated CHS Quality Assurance Verification Scheme. What difference will this new...

by Adrien Muratet

EFICOR’s eye-opening certification experience

Indian NGO The Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief (EFICOR) has now been certified against the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality...

Towards Grand Bargain Commitment 4: harmonising donor assessments & CHS Verification

In recent years, it would seem that demands on partnership capacity assessments and due diligence processes have increased, especially with the...

2020 – the year of making aid work better

CHS Alliance Executive Director Tanya Wood looks ahead at our upcoming highlights.

UNICEF first UN agency to benchmark against the CHS

To celebrate UNICEF’s trailblazing Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) benchmarking, we interview Charles-Antoine Hofmann to hear what inspired this,...

by Charles-Antoine Hofmann

Are you a verification champion?

As the CHS Alliance grows, I’ve seen more and more of our verified members being bold, being open and being true champions of the CHS in their...

by Adrien Muratet

Reflections on self-assessment from Somalia

World Vision Somalia recently undertook verification against the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS). Brian Mathews Jumbe, Quality Assurance &

Islamic Relief Worldwide marks three years of CHS certification

Islamic Relief received CHS certification in 2017 and we are delighted that they have maintained it for the third year! To celebrate this...

How does your data compare?

So you’ve done your CHS verification assessment, but what’s next? How do you get the most out of the findings? Well, our new software...

by Adrien Muratet

Off the Radar: Are there quality and accountability blind spots in the humanitarian sector?

This month, Alix Wadeson, an independent consultant supporting organisations with CHS framework advice and conducting self-assessments, shines a...

by Alix Wadeson

ActionAid First Group to Achieve Independent Verification

As our first ever member organisation to become independently verified as a group, we were lucky enough to hear from dedicated staff from across 16...

How Can We Make the Verification Scheme More Fit for Purpose?

In March this year the CHS Alliance commissioned KPMG to conduct a review of our CHS verification scheme. The scheme created four years ago, offers...

by Adrien Muratet

Overcoming the Cost Barrier, How the HQAI Subsidy Fund Increases National NGO Access to Audit Services

“HQAI’s Subsidy Fund has already allowed seven national organisations to become independently verified or certified. I believe it is a great...

by Pierre Hauselmann

The Self-Assessment, a “Heavy Exercise” or a Helpful Investment for the Future?

In this blog we want to challenge an assumption often raised by organisations as an obstacle for starting the verification exercise: the perceived...

by Adrien Muratet

Exploring the CHS Verification Data: Why Commitment 5 is Scoring Low?

In recent months we have communicated several times about an important finding from our verification data: commitment 5 of the Core Humanitarian...

by Adrien Muratet

Important Updates on the CHS Verification Scheme

The Core Humanitarian Standard was launched four years ago. We have learnt a lot from the verification processes organisations have undertaken to...

Planning a self-assessment in 2018? Here are 14 tips from fellow members!

In June 2017 we organised a webinar to collect learnings and recommendations from our members who have completed their self-assessment process. Here...

World Humanitarian Data & Trends: Commitment 5 of the CHS is lagging behind

Self-assessments conducted with regard to the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) in 2016 reveal the extent to which humanitarian organisations do or...

Seven ways to help curb corruption in the humanitarian sector

There are no specific figures on how much humanitarian aid is lost to corruption, but it definitely undermines humanitarian response. The synthesis...

Less Paper, More (Better) Aid

The World Humanitarian Summit takes place in less than two weeks. The so-called “grand bargain” that aims to transform the humanitarian system...

by David Loquercio

Statement announcing the creation of the Humanitarian Quality Assurance Initiative

The Humanitarian Quality Assurance Initiative (the Initiative) is a new organisation which has been set up today following the launch of the Core...

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Independent verification and certification are two different approaches to achieving verification against the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS). Both...

Self-Assessment

Self-assessment helps measure the application of the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality & Accountability (CHS) to an organisation’s work. It...

The Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS) was designed so that its application can be measured. Measuring your performance...