Training and learning materials
This section comprises introductory materials developed to support training and learning around livelihoods approaches. This includes the DFID Guidance Sheets in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Tamil, and the interactive Distance Learning Guide in English and Chinese.
Guidance sheets
- Sustainable livelihoods guidance sheets: section 1
- ( Eldis Document Store , 1999)
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This document, the first in a collection of seven documents that complete the Guidance Sheets, provides an introduction to sustainable livelihoods (SL). It looks at the origins and objectives of SL...
- Sustainable livelihoods guidance sheets: section 2
- ( Eldis Document Store , 1999)
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This document, the second of a seven part series of Guidance Sheets, starts off by introducing the livelihoods framework. The framework is a tool to improve the understanding of livelihoods, p...
- Sustainable livelihoods guidance sheets: section 3
- ( Eldis Document Store , 2000)
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This is the third part of a seven part series of Guidance Sheets. This guidance sheet shows how SL approaches can be used in the identification of development priorities and new activities (section...
- Sustainable livelihoods guidance sheets: sections 4.1 to 4.7
- ( Eldis Document Store , 2000)
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This is the fourth of a seven part series of Guidance Sheets on Sustainable Livelihoods. This fourth section, for manageability purposes, is broken into two documents: sections 4.1 - 4. 7 and secti...
- Sustainable livelihoods guidance sheets: sections 4.8 to 4.13
- ( Eldis Document Store , 2000)
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This is the fourth of a seven part series of guidance sheets on sustainable livelihoods (SL). This fourth section, for manageability purposes, is broken down in two: sections 4.1 - 4. 7 and section...
- Sustainable livelihoods guidance sheets: section 5
- ( Eldis Document Store , 2001)
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This is the fifth part of a seven part series of Guidance Sheets on sustainable livelihoods. The focus of this section is on policies, institutions and processes (PIPs). Effective PIPs are rec...
- Sustainable livelihoods guidance sheets: section 6
- ( Eldis Document Store , 2001)
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This is the sixth in a series of seven guidance sheets on sustainable livelihoods. This section explores the relationship between the SL approach and other development ideologies, approaches and to...
- Sustainable livelihoods guidance sheets: section 7
- ( Eldis Document Store , 2001)
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This is the seventh and final part of the guidance sheets on sustainable livelihoods (SL). It looks at SL approaches in practice. This is done through five case studies on a variety of sector...
Distance learning guide
The Distance Learning Guide was produced to complement the Guidance Sheets. It aims to unpack concepts and jargon, highlight key messages and provide options to reinforce understanding with refresher questions and issues for reflection.
The learning guide is downloadable as a zip file. This allows you to use the content offline at your own pace.
Distance learning guide
Distance learning guide in Mandarin Chinese
You can also have the Distance Learning Guide CD sent to you by post by sending an email to: livelihoods-connect@ids.ac.uk
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