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Communicable Disease Control in Emergencies: A Field Manual
Connolly, M.A, 2005, Communicable Disease Control in Emergencies: A Field Manual, published by WHO
Communicable diseases are a major cause of mortality in emergency situations (that is, situations in which people are in need of urgent humanitarian relief) because generally in such circumstances health services collapse, access to health care is very limited, malnutrition is widespread, [...]
Guidelines on participation in rural development
Van Heck, B., 2003, Participatory development: guidelines on beneficiary participation in agricultural and rural development, FAO.
This manual provides suggestions on how to incorporate beneficiary participation in agricultural and rural development projects, while stimulating reflection on what participation is in development practice, on how it can mean different things, on its benefits and its constraints.
After a [...]
Participatory Management of Forests and Protected Areas
Sejal Worah, 2008. Participatory Management of Forests and Protected Areas. A Trainer’s Manual, RECOFTC.
This manual contains a series of training activities with detailed instructions, handouts, facilitator notes, reference to the time and materials needed, and case studies to help design training courses on various aspects of participatory management of forests and protected areas. In particular, [...]
A community-based approach in UNHCR operations
A community-based approach in UNHCR operations, UNHCR, 2008.
This manual is specifically written for UNHCR staff, but it contains much practical examples and know-how tips that are very likely to be of use also for other practitioners willing to develop their capacities to implement aid interventions with a community-based approach. After discussing the significant relevance of [...]
Reproductive Health Awareness: A Wellness, Self-Care Approach
Centre for Development and Population Activities, 2003. Reproductive Health Awareness: A Wellness, Self-Care Approach.
Reproductive Health Awareness is an approach to reproductive health developed by the Institute for Reproductive Health at Georgetown University. It focuses on four topics: body awareness and self care, gender, sexuality and interpersonal communication. The Reproductive Health Awareness approach was developed with [...]
HIV, AIDS & Islam: A workshop manual based on compassion, responsibility and justice
USAID, 2007. HIV, AIDS & Islam: A workshop manual based on compassion, responsibility and justice.
This manual is based on the experiences of Positive Muslim, a NGO funded in 2000 in South Africa, but it can easily be adapted to be suitable to different geographical contexts. It is a useful resource to develop a better understanding [...]
Working with Young Women: Empowerment, Rights and Health
Working with Young Women: Empowerment, Rights and Health, Instituto Promundo, Salud y Género, ECOS, Instituto PAPAI and World Education.
The manual aims to promote young women’s awareness about gender inequities, rights and health and to develop skills so they can feel more capable of acting in empowered ways in different spheres of their lives. Although there [...]
Exploring and understanding gender in education
Exploring and understanding gender in education, UNESCO, Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2005
This manual is about conducting qualitative research to promote gender equality in classrooms. It aims at exploring and understanding the ways in which socially and culturally determined gender roles are reflected in the education system and if/how they put one sex [...]
Guidelines for participatory nutrition projects
FAO, 1993. Guidelines for participatory nutrition projects.
This guide was designed to help development staff working at community level promote the design and implementation of participatory community projects to address the causes of malnutrition from the point of view of people actually affected by the problem. Because of the long time needed to effectively implement aid [...]
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