News
Welcome to News at HQAI! Here you can dive into a collection of stories from audited, strategic and financial partners, from auditors and people affected by crisis who share their experience of working with us. We appreciate the insight of others on our work as independent auditor in the humanitarian and development sector.
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HQAI Strategy 2024 - 2029 is Out!
HQAI's new strategy to enhance accountability and quality in the humanitarian and development ecosystem.
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
Désirée Walter's interview by International Geneva
September 2023
International Geneva interviewed Désirée Walter, our Executive Director, about our work.
ICVA membership
March 2023
HQAI is proud to announce its brand-new membership to the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA) network, a global consortium of over 140 members active in humanitarian response across the world.
Impact on accountability
January 2023
Independent CHS quality assurance has a demonstrated positive impact on organisations' accountability.
HQAI Round Table 2022
December 2022
CHS certification as an enabler of localisation.
Job opening - QA Manager
November 2022
Job opening at HQAI Secretariat - Senior QA Manager (100%) I Geneva
HQAI takes a stand
November 2022
What our job entails, how it works and the journey ahead.
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