Those video clips were recorded during a Sphere Learning event that was held in Singapore on the 23-24 October 2006. They contain field stories told by practitioners about examples on how some of the Sphere Standards were implemented in practice and why they were important.
Psychosocial Support: the need of the hour Samuel Relton, World Vision, India
This clip tells the story of how NGOs had to deal with the immediate needs of the Tsunami affected populations in India for psychosocial support besides addressing their physical needs.
A House is not a Home Rima Irmayani, Church World Services, Indonesia
This video clip tells the story, in Indonesian, of a Livelihood Recovery Program for Butan IDPs in south-east Sulawesi. The story demonstrates how Shelter is a livelihood asset for the community and how Participation is key for a sense of belonging and sustainability. It also highlights that the provision of construction materials that are suitable to the local context and at the same time not exceeding the standards of the host community is crucial to mitigate future disasters and ensure peaceful co-habitation.
Sphere in Indonesia Iskandar Leman, MPBI, Indonesia
This video clip tells the story of how the Sphere handbook was translated to local Bahasa Indonesian and the challenges faced to do it. It also gives an example about how Sphere was a powerful tool for affected populations to increase their negotiation power when asking for their rights for assistance according to Sphere.
Livelihood: for whom? Joseph P. Sahayam, CASA (Church's Auxiliary for Social Action), India
This video clip tells the story of how NGOs had to change their target beneficiaries after Tsunami during the relief kits distribution to take into accounts the vulnerable group of boat labourers who would have been excluded otherwise.
Hale and Healthy atmosphere Samuel Relton, World Vision, India
This video clip tells the story of how community members were involved in a Water and Sanitation Program for the Tsunami affected populations and how this has helped to sustain the program.