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1.2 Drugs and pharmaceuticals

Global Hand recommends the WHO Guidelines for Drug Donations as summarised here. By describing "good donation practice", these guidelines aim to improve the quality of drug donations.

1.1 Food or beverages

Global Hand recommends The Sphere Project's Minimum Standards (these specify the minimum levels to be attained in each area), where applicable to food and beverages. This document examines the relevant Sphere Project Standards.

1. Product

Right product, rightly placed with right outcomes is the very essence of this industry. This section has entries of two kinds. Where existing standards are of relevance to product, appropriate sections are excerpted (e.g. WHO, Sphere). Where we have found little by way of existing standards for...

1.3 Medical equipment, products & supplies

Global Hand recommends the WHO Guidelines for Drug Donations as summarised here. By describing "good donation practice", these guidelines aim to improve the quality of drug donations.

1.5 Household goods

Global Hand recommends The Sphere Project's Minimum Standards, where applicable to household goods. "Families have access to household utensils, soap for personal hygiene and tools for their dignity and well-being."

1.4 Clothing or footwear or accessories or fabric

Global Hand recommends The Sphere Project's Minimum Standards, where applicable to clothing. "The people affected by the disaster have sufficient blankets and clothing to provide protection from the climate and to ensure their dignity, safety and well-being."

2.1 Freight: Supply Chain Management

Global Hand recommends The Sphere Project's Minimum Standards (Sphere), where applicable to logistics and transportation.

3.1 Financial Auditing

Global Hand and its members endorse the InterAction network's GIK-specific Standards (the AERDO GIK Standards). Global Hand is seeking, however, to apply the embedded principles in a broader, international context, as the AERDO GIK Standards were written specifically for US based non-profit GIK...

3.6 Programme

Global Hand recommends InterAction's PVO Standards, summarised here, where applicable to these issues.

3.4 Organisational Integrity / Transparency

Global Hand recommends InterAction's PVO Standards (InterAction), where applicable to this issue.

3.5 Human Resources

Global Hand recommends the People in Aid Code, on human resources.

3.3. Communications to the Public

Global Hand recommends InterAction's PVO Standards (InterAction), where applicable to this issue.

1.6 Furniture

Our research has not uncovered enough material for us to prepare draft standards on this topic.

1.7 Computer equipment

Our research has not uncovered enough material for us to prepare draft standards on this topic.

1.8 Electrical products

Our research has not uncovered enough material for us to prepare draft standards on this topic.

1.9 Toys or music or sport

Our research has not uncovered enough material for us to prepare draft standards on this topic.

1.10 Books or audio visual

Our research has not uncovered enough material for us to prepare draft standards on this topic.

1.11 Stationery or craft

Our research has not uncovered enough material for us to prepare draft standards on this topic.

1.12 Transportation (vehicles, bicycles etc.)

Our research has not uncovered enough material for us to prepare draft standards on this topic.

1.13 Tools or machinery

Our research has not uncovered enough material for us to prepare draft standards on this topic.