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Program
Details
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Program
Name
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Sphere Revision Consultation
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‘Inclusion
of Persons with Disabilities in Sphere Guidelines’
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Duration
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22nd October, 2009,
Time : 9 am - 5.30 pm
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Venue
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Jacaranda 1, India Habitat Centre,
New Delhi, India
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Intended
participants
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·
Sphere
practitioners and professionals; more specifically involved in
interventions with disabled people working in different regions of India.
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Representatives
of Organisations working in the area of Disability/ Persons with Disabilities
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Participants
from National & International humanitarian organizations, Govt. and
Sphere India member agencies.
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Program
contact
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Ms. Parimita Routray
Focal Point – Info and KM
Programme
Sphere India, New Delhi
Mobile: 09717931212
E-mail: pari...@sphereindia.org.in
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Mr. David Thomforde
National Disability Manager,
Handicap International, New Delhi
Mobile: 9818312288
E-mail: dthom...@handicap-international-india.org
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Sphere India:
Sphere India is a National Coalition of
Humanitarian Agencies in India. The members include key nodal agencies from
Govt. of India, UN, INGOs, NGO Networks and National NGOs. Sphere India
facilitates (1) Inter Agency Coordination, (2) Training & Capacity
Building, (3) Information & Knowledge Management and (4) Common
Advocacy through a collaborative process for Quality & Accountability.
Handicap International is an international organization
specialised in the field of disability. It is a non governmental, non
religious, non political and non profit making organization that works
alongside with persons with disabilities offering assistance and support to
their efforts to become self reliant. Since its creation, HI has set up
programmes in about 60 countries and has provided input into many disaster
situations. Handicap International started its work in India in 1988 and
since then has focused its efforts on building local capacities to provide
improved physical rehabilitation and support to persons with
disabilities.
Shanta Memorial Rehabilitation
Center (SMRC) is a
leading disabled people’s organization working in the field of
disability. Its mission is to have a humanitarian approach for
universalisation of equal opportunities, full participation and protection
of rights for people with disabilities. SMRC is leading the Global
Campaign on Disability and Disasters.
Workshop Background:
Since the launch of its first edition in 2000, and after the
revised edition in 2004, the Sphere Handbook has become one of the most
widely recognized tools for improving humanitarian response, not only by
NGOs but also, and increasingly, by United Nations agencies, host governments,
donor governments and other actors involved in humanitarian response.
The Handbook is a relevant and ‘living’ document
whose success reflects its usefulness in disaster response. For the Sphere
Handbook to remain relevant, Sphere needs to keep in touch with changing
practices in the context of humanitarian work, as well as technical
innovations. To this end, and acknowledging the significant changes that
have taken place since the 2004 edition, the Sphere handbook is undergoing
revision in consultation with a large number of humanitarian agencies and
practitioners spread across the globe.
The purpose of the revision process is not to change the
qualitative standards, nor to overhaul the Handbook. Rather, it is to
update the qualitative and quantitative indicators and guidance notes as
needed, enhance linkages between sectors, and to iron out inconsistencies,
faults and important omissions from the 2004 edition. Latest developments
in the humanitarian sector are also taken into consideration, such as the
impact of climate change, disaster risk reduction, protection, the
Humanitarian Reform process and the cluster approach, among others.
About the Consultation on
‘Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Sphere Guidelines’:
The consultation on ‘Inclusion of Persons with
Disabilities in Sphere Guidelines’ is aimed to review the sphere
handbook with specific focus on disability and related vulnerabilities and
provide feedback and recommendations to the Sphere revision process. This
will also consider the emerging issues and challenges in interventions with
the disability issues and how these have been affected in recent disasters.
The following are the objectives of the consultation:
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To find out what changes different people (staff and
beneficiaries) would like to see in the Sphere handbook, specifically in
relation to disability and related issues, in the future, in the light
of wider developments in the humanitarian sector.
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To ensure that the participatory process, which has
been a critical part of Sphere’s development, is maintained and
informs decisions about the content of the handbook.
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To review the socio-cultural aspects of disability and
related vulnerabilities and collect specific recommendations from
stakeholders on the theme as a part of the Sphere Revision process.
Expected outcomes of the consultation:
Feedbacks and recommendations from stakeholders from
different regions of India will be collected and collated for the Sphere
Revision process specifically for the section on Disability.
Expected participants:
Around 20 – 25 participants including sphere
practitioners and professionals; more specifically involved in
interventions with persons with disabilities and disability issues, working
in different regions of India. Other 10 participants will be from National
& International humanitarian organizations, Government and Sphere India
member agencies.
Duration and venue of the
consultation:
It is a one day event taking place on 22nd
October, 2009 at Jacaranda 1, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi,
India.
Application procedure:
Please send your nomination / representation from your
organization to Ms. Parimita Routray at pari...@sphereindia.org.in
by 19th October, 09.
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