The objectives of this module are to:

The Sphere Handbook title page.
- think about what humanitarianism is
- learn more about the context of the Sphere project
- discover more about the project itself, and
- learn about the ways in which you can use the handbook.
Some things we’ll be concentrating on, here and throughout the other sections, are:
- the structure of the handbook
- what we mean by standards, key indicators and guidance notes
- some tips on getting started thinking about this