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Self Report 2017

The self-report on WHS Commitments below is organized according to the 24 transformations of the Agenda for Humanity. It is based on commitments pledged at the time of report submission. Click on the 'Expand' symbol to expand each section and read the reporting inputs by transformation.

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3G
Address other groups or minorities in crisis settings

Individual Commitment

  • Commitment
  • Commitment Type
  • Core Responsibility
  • HelpAge International commits to endorse the Charter on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action.
  • Policy
  • Leave No One Behind

  • What led your organization to make the commitment?

    All of the available data shows that disability prevalence increases in older age. HelpAge International believes that we need to recognise the intersection between ageing and disability in our policies and programmes. For this reason, we have endorsed the Charter on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action.

  • Cross cutting issues

    ☑Disability

  • Specific initiatives

    ☑Charter on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action

4A
Reinforce, do not replace, national and local systems

Individual Commitment

  • Commitment
  • Commitment Type
  • Core Responsibility
  • HelpAge International commits to establishing a common approach to providing information to affected people and collecting, aggregating and analysing feedback from communities to influence decision-making processes at strategic and operational levels.
  • Operational
  • Change People's Lives: From Delivering Aid to Ending Need

  • HelpAge International commits to adopt the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) and International Aid Transparency Initiative Standard, with clear benchmarks for achieving these through the CHS Alliance self-assessment tool.


  • Policy
  • Change People's Lives: From Delivering Aid to Ending Need Invest in Humanity
  • HelpAge International commits to make sustained funding conditional on the systematic collection of feedback from affected people on the quality and utility of humanitarian programmes.
  • Financial
  • Change People's Lives: From Delivering Aid to Ending Need

Core Commitment

  • Commitment
  • Core Responsibility
  • Commit to reinforce national and local leadership and capacities in managing disaster and climate-related risks through strengthened preparedness and predictable response and recovery arrangements.
  • Change People's Lives: From Delivering Aid to Ending Need
  • Commit to increase investment in building community resilience as a critical first line of response, with the full and effective participation of women.
  • Change People's Lives: From Delivering Aid to Ending Need
  • Commit to ensure regional and global humanitarian assistance for natural disasters complements national and local efforts.
  • Change People's Lives: From Delivering Aid to Ending Need

  • What led your organization to make the commitment?

    HelpAge International is committed to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to the pledge to leave no one behind. If we are to achieve the goal of counting and including everyone, and particularly over-looked groups including older people, action on collecting, analysing, reporting and using disaggregated data is essential. For these reasons, we have committed to establishing a common approach to providing information to affected people and collecting, aggregating and analysing feedback from communities to influence decision-making processes at strategic and operational levels.

    HelpAge International has adopted the Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS) and the International Aid Transparency Initiative Standard.

  • Challenges faced in implementation

    HelpAge International restates our commitment to make sustained funding conditional on the systematic collection of feedback from affected people on the quality and utility of humanitarian programmes. We will work to realise this commitment in the coming year.

  • Cross cutting issues

    ☑People-centred approach

  • Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

    ☑3G - Address other groups or minorities in crisis settings ☑ 5E - Diversify the resource base and increase cost-efficiency