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LOCAL New Project
DRC, in collaboration with HQAI, ICVA, and SPONG, announces the launch of the project named LOCAL: LOwering CompliAnce burdens for Local and national associations.
Intermediary Impact Study Report
The promising results are out: Measuring CHS commitments leads to stronger accountability and improved quality.
Annual Report 2023 Out
Our 2023 annual report is now available. Discover more about HQAI’s work, partners, and lessons learned.
News posts
Benefits of CHS Verification for Donor Due Diligence: less duplication, another step towards localisation
May 2022
During the 2022 Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) organised by OCHA, HQAI and CHSA held the session “Benefits of CHS Verification for Donor Due Diligence: less duplication, another step towards localisation”. The aim was to give the floor to representatives of key stakeholders in the aid sector -more specifically auditors, representatives of local NGOs and donors- to hear about already existing solutions to the challenges linked to donor due diligence alignment and localisation.
Annual report 2021
April 2022
It is time to look back at 2021 - HQAI's annual report is ready.
Change in HQAI's leadership
February 2022
Important change in HQAI's leadership - new Executive Director by mid-2022
Job opening - Information Technology Technician
April 2022
Job opening at HQAI Secretariat - IT Technician (100%) I Geneva
The Independent Verification Experience of WVI
January 2022
"We have always wanted to put affected people at the centre, enforcing the 9 Commitments of the Standard. Donors are increasingly demanding that quality assurance mechanisms be in place, and if we can streamline them across the sector, then we believe that CHS is the one."
2021 Donor Round Table
November 2021
The CHS and independent audits are efficient drivers towards aligning Due Diligence requirements and can contribute to significantly decreasing transaction costs.
Auditor Training
November 2021
A new auditor training session will take place in April 2022. Registrations are open until February 28, 2022
North-South Cooperation analysed by Professor J.Forster
November 2021
HQAI is proud to announce the publication of Founding Member and former President Professor J.Forster's books on the topic of North-South cooperation.
ECOSOC
October 2021
HQAI obtains special consultative status to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
Job opening
September 2021
Job opening at HQAI Secretariat - Executive Director (100%) I Geneva
Accreditation
July 2021
HQAI's CHS certification scheme continues to conform with ISO/IEC 17065:2012. Accreditation is the “certification of the certifying body”.
H2H in action: HQAI profile
May 2021
HQAI featured in the H2H network. Read the interview with Désirée Walter.