The Sphere Handbook and the other Humanitarian Standards Partnership (HSP) initiatives, including LEGS, offer guidance on the minimum response all crisis-affected people have the right to expect. They establish what…

LEGS is commissioning a series of Briefing Papers on current issues of relevance for the LEGS community of practice, to review internal and external learning in order to feed into…

The USAID/OFDA-funded research project Operational Barriers to Applying LEGS is now completed. The research focussed on how to support the local veterinary private sector through community-based animal health services (specifically…

In late November LEGS held three Learning Events – in Nairobi, Addis Ababa and Harare – to share the findings of the OFDA-funded research project Operational Barriers to Applying LEGS….

The Brooke Central America has been working with the Nicaraguan government ministry responsible for disaster preparedness (SINAPRED), to promote the importance of addressing livestock needs in emergency response, and the…

LEGS recently completed a 6-day Training of Trainers course for the Projet de Développement de l’Elevage (Prodel) in Edea, Cameroon. The course was led by David Hadrill, with co-trainers Emil…

LEGS is currently conducting an operational research project, funded by OFDA, to identify and test alternative program models for the application of LEGS standards while complying with key donor regulations…

After many years of positive partnership with its host organisation Vetwork UK, the Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards project (LEGS) is now an independent entity.  LEGS was registered as a…

The LEGS Project has been awarded a grant from OFDA to conduct operational research to identify and test alternative program models for the application of LEGS standards while complying with…