Sphere Training

After studying political science, communication studies, and psychology, Markus Moke worked for many years in the field of international cooperation and humanitarian action. He has extensive expertise in leadership, empowerment, and systemic organizational development in the NGO sector. He combines strategic thinking with a high degree of empathy.

Markus leads international and interdisciplinary teams, accompanies change processes, and specifically promotes the self-efficacy of employees. As an experienced trainer and lecturer, he works at various universities in Germany and abroad and supports organizations in professionalizing and further developing their structures.

In addition, Markus has been a certified Sphere trainer since 2012. In collaboration with Aktion Deutschland Hilft and the Ruhr University Bochum, he led the project to translate the Sphere Handbook into German. Since then, he has regularly conducted training courses and simulation exercises on the Sphere Standards. Since 2017, he has also been active as a trainer for the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS).

Aninia is self-employed and works as a trainer, auditor for humanitarian organizations and expert for the concrete implementation of humanitarian standards. She previously worked for Sphere and CHS Alliance for many years. She studied political science and international relations and worked on migration issues for a long time before turning to humanitarian standards. Aninia lives near Geneva.

Leo Frey has a broad experience as a trainer in the humanitarian and development field, with expertise in multiple sectors among others WASH, Nutrition, Food Security and Livelihoods. Since 2013 he is conducting regular Sphere trainings in Germany. His workshops are based on methods supported by current neurocognitive studies highlighting participants’ involvement, physical activity, extensive use of visualization techniques, and a high level of variation between different sessions.