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19/08/2016
We’re excited to share our new animation that gives an overview of the options for verification against the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS).
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11/08/2016
Our popular Humanitarian Human Resources (HHR) Africa conference will take place in Nairobi on 22-23 November this year and will examine the theme of organisational resilience. Book now to take advantage of our early-bird rate of USD$240 or KSH25,300.
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09/08/2016
It's the last chance to book for a number of CHS Alliance events in Bangkok in late August and early September. We will be holding an investigations training workshop, a prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) conference, and a meeting for CHS Alliance members and those interested in membership.
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26/07/2016
We're pleased to share the conference report from HHR Europe 2016 which took place in Barcelona, Spain on 8-10 June 2016 and examined the theme "Organisational Resilience: HR at the Frontline".
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20/07/2016
Our new toolkit has been developed to support human resources (HR) practitioners in planning and developing an HR metrics dashboard. An HR metrics dashboard identifies and presents key human capital trends in an organisation which the CEO and leadership team need to understand and monitor closely.
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18/07/2016
The CHS management team would like to thank Translators Without Borders for translating the Standard, which will be an invaluable resource for humanitarian and development organisations working in Africa.
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13/07/2016
This report presents the results of the first tracking mechanism of the humanitarian surge response to the Nepal earthquake (2015) as part of the Start Network Transforming Surge Capacity Project. The report identifies best practices, lessons learned and innovations.
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12/07/2016
The CHS Alliance is holding a one-day consultation workshop on the review of the core humanitarian competencies framework on Thursday 21 July in London and welcomes the participation of human resources (HR) practitioners in the humanitarian and/or development sector.
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08/07/2016
A revised self-assessment tool is now available for organisations measuring their application of the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS). All CHS Alliance members must conduct a self-assessment and have a quality and accountability framework in place within two years of becoming a member. We have also developed improvement plan guidelines to help organisations develop and implement an improvement plan after carrying out a self-assessment.
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22/06/2016
In March 2016, Concern Worldwide carried out a contextual analysis in the Ombella Mpoko prefecture of the Central African Republic (CAR). This case study profiles how the organisation applied Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) Commitment 4 by carrying out community communication, participation and feedback.
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10/06/2016
Day 2 of HHR Europe started with a sharing of case studies on duty of care from NRC and British Red Cross. This was followed by a number of group sessions looking at resilience, mindfulness, working in challenging environments and more. Participants got energised with a drum circle session.
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08/06/2016
Participants at this year's Humanitarian HR Europe conference in Barcelona, Spain, heard from Judith Greenwood, CHS Alliance; independent consultant Jane Cocking and Dr. Scott Breslin, International Director of Operation Mercy on the conference theme of organisational resilience.
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07/06/2016
This case study examines the process of designing and piloting surge capacity training as part of the Start Network’s Transforming Surge Capacity project that aims to transform surge by redirecting emphasis from an internationally-led focus to a regional and local one.
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31/05/2016
The Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) is now available in Ukrainian. The new language version of the CHS will be an invaluable resource for the community of humanitarian and development organisations working in Ukraine.
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25/05/2016
Humanitarian leaders and decision-makers highlighted the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) as a way to improve humanitarian effectiveness during the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), May 23-24 in Istanbul, as reflected in the Chair’s unedited summary report.
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22/05/2016
The CHS Alliance is excited to announce that the new e-learning course on the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) is now live. You can access the course by visiting https://kayaconnect.org
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18/05/2016
The CHS Alliance is excited to launch its first animated video. This short animation (approx 4 mins) gives viewers an overview of the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) and the Nine Commitments.
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13/05/2016
The Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) is now available in Haitian Creole thanks to the Haiti Accountability Learning Working Group. The new language version of the CHS will be an invaluable resource for the community of humanitarian and development organisations working in Haiti.
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11/05/2016
The CHS Alliance is looking forward to participating in the upcoming World Humanitarian Summit where we're calling on our members and other humanitarian stakeholders to commit to adopting, using and monitoring the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS). You can easily join our call on social media and we've created some tips and tools to help you do so.
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06/05/2016
The conference will explore the theme Investigating allegations of sexual exploitation & abuse (SEA) by aid workers. It will offer a safe space for participants to exchange experiences of challenges and opportunities which will result in valuable learning for all to take back to their organisations.
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