This presentation was given by Telesforo Laplana of Plan Philippines Step by Step Guide sa Disaster Management: 1. Rapid Assessment Form 2. Camp Management Checklist 3. Psychosocial Response 4. Sphere Standards

1. SPHERE Standards
Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards for
Humanitarian Response
Backround
SPHERE Project
Initiated in 1997 by NGOs and Red Cross & Red Crescent
Movement to develop a set of universal minimum standards
in core areas of humanitarian response
•SPHERE Handbook (standards)
Aim: to improve the quality of humanitarian response in
situations of disaster and conflict, and to enhance the
accountability of the humanitarian system to disaster-
affected people
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2. •Sphere is known for introducing considerations of quality
and accountability to humanitarian response
•It is designed for use in humanitarian response in a
range of situations including natural disasters, conflict,
slow and rapid onset events, rural and environments, and
complex political emergencies in all countries.
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3. SPHERE Standards
Common Principles, Rights (International
Humanitarian Law, Human Rights and Refugee
Law):
the right to life with dignity
the right to receive humanitarian assistance
the right to protection and security.
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4. SPHERE Standards
Universal minimum standards in 4 core areas of
humanitarian response:
1. Water supply, sanitation and hygiene
2. Food security and nutrition
3. Shelter, settlement and non-food items
4. Health
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5. WASH
Water supply, sanitation and hygiene
Hygiene promotion
Water supply
Sanitation
Solid waste management
Drainage
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6. WASH
Hygiene promotion
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7. WASH
Water supply
-500 meters max
distance
-30 minutes
queuing time
Maximum number of persons per water source
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8. WASH
Sanitation
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9. WASH
Sanitation
Bathing cubicles
-male & female
-PWDs)
-with locks inside
-near water source
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10. WASH
Solid waste management
-At least one 100-litre refuse container is available
per 10 households
-Garbage bins emptied daily or twice a week if there
is communal pit 100 meters away
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11. WASH
Drainage
-Water point drainage is well planned
(washing, bathing areas and water collection
points) and hand washing facilities built and
maintained.
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12. Food and Nutrition
Food requirements
-Baseline nutritional requirements (WHO): 2,100
kcal/person/day, including 10–12% of the total energy
from proteins, 17% of total energy from fat, and
adequate micronutrient intake through fresh and fortified
food.
-Pregnant women need an additional 300 kcal per day
-Breastfeeding woman need an additional 500 kcal per
day
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13. Food and Nutrition
Food Distribution
-Set up distribution committees
-Set up a ration card system before the distribution
-Monthly/weekly distribution cycle
-Announce any distribution in advance
-Distribution centers (1 per camp)
-Establish complaints mechanisms
-Post-distribution monitoring system
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14. NFI
Non-Food Items
Clothing and Bedding Material
Personal Hygiene
Kitchen Utensils (cooking, eating & drinking)
School Kits
Shelter Kits (plastic sheets, private partitions bed
kits, kitchen counters, etc.)
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15. Health
Rapid Health Assessments (within 3 days)
Health Center: 1 per camp (Max 20,000 persons)
Rererral Hospital: 1 per 200,000 persons)
Control of communicable diseases & epidemics
Mental Health & Psycho-Social Support
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16. Shelter
Area in EC is 3.5 sq. m. / person
If Provide Tents: Tents should be All-weather
roofing and have Wind protection
Community participation
Construction of shelter for vulnerable persons like
PWDs
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