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1.1 Food or beverages

Global Hand recommends The Sphere Project's Minimum Standards (these specify the minimum levels to be attained in each area), where applicable to food and beverages. This document examines the relevant Sphere Project Standards.

1.4 Clothing or footwear or accessories or fabric

Global Hand recommends The Sphere Project's Minimum Standards, where applicable to clothing. "The people affected by the disaster have sufficient blankets and clothing to provide protection from the climate and to ensure their dignity, safety and well-being."

1.5 Household goods

Global Hand recommends The Sphere Project's Minimum Standards, where applicable to household goods. "Families have access to household utensils, soap for personal hygiene and tools for their dignity and well-being."

2.2 Freight: Distribution

Global Hand recommends The Sphere Project's Minimum Standards where applicable to distribution of goods.

2.3 Freight: Resource Management

Global Hand recommends The Sphere Project's Minimum Standards where applicable to management of resources.

2.1 Freight: Supply Chain Management

Global Hand recommends The Sphere Project's Minimum Standards (Sphere), where applicable to logistics and transportation.

3.6 Programme

Global Hand recommends InterAction's PVO Standards, summarised here, where applicable to these issues.

Disaster Relief

A considerable body of research exists on disaster and relief recommendations. We are drawing upon these to extract those components that are in-kind specific.

Cross-referential Issues

The standards we are developing are both specific and cross-referential, the latter relating, in part or full, to the various sections listed under the Product, Services and Management headings.

Combating Corruption

Corruption can prove problematic at every point in the aid distribution process, from arrival at port to local distribution.

3.5 Human Resources

Global Hand recommends the People in Aid Code, on human resources.

Economic

One of the greatest areas of concern re aid shipments is the impact on the local economy. It is possible for well meaning donors to flood a local market, adversely affecting manufacture and employment.

Standards

Global Hand Standards introductory page You can also view this page in German. Diese Seite ist auch auf Deutsch verfügbar.

2. Services

Good cargo, if handled badly, can result in poor, even grievous, outcomes. Related services are therefore included in the development of these standards.

2.7 Project Partnering

Our research has not uncovered enough material for us to prepare draft standards on this topic.

Source Material

The Global Hand standards were extracted from among the following documents. We also list here some other humanitarian principles and standards documents which guided and informed the first draft of the Global Hand standards.

Global Hand Principles

Global Hand, and its parent NGO, Crossroads Foundation, aims to ensure that aid given is good aid. You can find a range of standards, specific to sectors of the disaster and development spectrum, in our Standards, Guidelines and Toolkits section. A high level summary of Global Hand's standards...