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ASB-Foreign Aid / Annual Report 2015
QUALITY
ASSURANCE
Quality, effectiveness, efficiency and transpar-
ency are of utmost importance when implement-
ing aid projects. This is why ASB is committed
to a continuing process of learning and regularly
assesses and evaluates its projects. ASB’s provi-
sion of aid measures follows international standards
such as the Code of Conduct, the Sphere Standards
(minimumstandards in Humanitarian Aid), “Do
no Harm” or the standards of German and inter-
national donors (e. g. basic rules for Humanitarian
Aid, guidelines for the donation of drugs).
Quality assurance
In all its projects aimed at alleviating need and poverty, ASB focuses on the require
ments of those affected, integrating them in planning and implementation alongside
local partner organisations. In this way, the abilities and know-how of the local
population as well as the available resources are put to best use, and people’s potential
for self-help is strengthened. ASB hands over responsibility for projects to its local
partners as early as possible so that the work is continued on an independent basis.
ASB also applies its own standards, such as
the ASB Procurement and Tendering Guidelines,
the ASB Safety and Security Standards, and the
“Standard Operational Procedures” for the con
sistentimplementation of logistical, administra-
tive and operational processes in ASB Country
Offices.
Project coordinators regularly monitor local pro-
jects, and audits carried out by donors ensure
that ASB projects are scrutinized for effectiveness
and efficiency. If required, additional quality assur-
ance measures are introduced.