0 0 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁an ▁extensive ▁external ▁evaluation ▁was ▁carried ▁out . ▁After ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁S phere ▁took ▁on ▁an ew ▁form , ▁with ▁an ▁expanded ▁board ▁replacing ▁the ▁project ' s ▁management ▁committee . ▁Its ▁focus ▁shift ed ▁towards ▁facil it ating ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁people ▁already ▁using ▁and ▁prom oting ▁S phere ▁at ▁national ▁and ▁regional ▁levels . ▁ ▁Ph ase ▁ 4 , ▁An ▁independent , ▁membership - based ▁organisation ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁S phere ▁ceased ▁its ▁activities ▁as ▁a ▁time - limited ▁project ▁( “ the ▁S phere ▁Project ” ) ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁independent , ▁non - pro fit ▁organisation ▁( “ S phere ” ). ▁The ▁organisation ▁also ▁intens ified ▁its ▁efforts ▁on ▁building ▁a ▁global ▁community , ▁bringing ▁together ▁those ▁human itar ian ▁pract ition ers ▁sharing ▁a ▁commit ment ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁quality ▁and ▁account ability ▁of ▁human itar ian ▁assistance . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁S phere ▁launched ▁a ▁membership ▁campaign , ▁inv iting ▁human itar ian ▁organis ations ▁to ▁formally ▁particip ate ▁in ▁its ▁govern ance . ▁S phere ▁is ▁currently ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁General ▁Assembly , ▁composed ▁of ▁all ▁S phere ▁members , ▁and ▁over seen ▁by ▁an ▁Executive ▁Committee , ▁whose ▁officers ▁are ▁elected ▁among ▁the ▁members ▁by ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁To ▁reflect ▁the ▁new ▁status , ▁S phere ▁adopted ▁a ▁new ▁logo . ▁ ▁S phere ▁Hand book ▁The ▁S phere