SPO has achieved another milestone of seeking full membership of global body Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP). HAP is a global body based in Switzerland, and works for the promotion of accountability and transparency in humanitarian affairs across the globe and support members for designing and adopting the accountability framework and associated features so that they are more acceptable for a wide range of government donors and funding organizations.
HAP membership is increasingly becoming important for the organizations working in disaster preparedness and response. International humanitarian funding community is emphasizing on the standardization of accountability parameters so that the assistance is delivered to the survivors in a best possible transparent manner. Now, SPO is focusing on the development of organizational accountability framework so that SPO is more responsive and ready for adopting global standards and deliver the assistance in line with the parameters set by HAP. The membership of HAP will help SPO in developing linkages with national and international organizations who have humanitarian mandate and server disaster survivors across the globe.