SCHR Certification Review Project
Geneva
Participants can join the meeting in Geneva as well as New York. New York room details will follow. Please note that the presenters will be in Geneva. If you do not have a badge to enter the venue in Geneva or New York, please email the secretariat at iasccorrespondence@un.org.
The Certification Review project was initiated in October 2012 to explore the relevance and feasibility of certification for humanitarian organisations as a means to demonstrate application of humanitarian principles, and promote improved quality, accountability and effectiveness of aid efforts. The two year project is sponsored by the members of the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (SCHR). See: www.schr.info for more detailed information and project documents. In September 2013, the project presented the findings of its research and consultations to date with the IASC and more widely in the humanitarian sector. The project also shared a first draft proposal certification model that built on the learning from existing experiences in the sector as well as consultations with stakeholders during the first year of the project. The model was intended to stimulate discussion and generate feedback from all interested key stakeholders on what a successful, sustainable model might look like and how to achieve it. The project team received feedback from across the sector, with some 60 organizations submitting written feedback. This feedback has been used to revise the draft model which will be shared with the IASC and stakeholders in mid-January. The aim of this meeting will be to: Present feed-back received on the model. Provide an overview of the revised proposed model. Present plans for field-testing the model. Outline opportunities for continued engagement with the project