Tools
- A review of participatory tools for natural resource management
- T. Lyman; W. de Jong; D Sheil / Ecology and Society, 2007
- A number of tools are available to elicit the knowledge, values, and preferences of communities. This paper provides a review of a selection of participatory tools in the analysis, synthesis, and decision making related to natural res...
- A livelihoods approach to assessing impacts of agricultural research
- R. La Rovere,; J Dixon, / Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo, 2007
- Following a livelihoods approach, this manual responds to the need of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) scientists and field partners for guidance on impact assessment (IA). The aim of this document is to h...
- How to facilitate community-led total sanitation
- K. Kar; R. Chambers / Plan International, 2008
- Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) is a participatory process focused on promoting change in sanitation behaviour through social action - stimulated by facilitators from within or outside the community. Aimed at empo...
- Lessons learnt from Rights Based Approaches
- J. Rand; G. Watson / Oxfam America, 2007
- This paper aims to provide lessons learned during a rigorous application of Rights Based Approaches (RBAs) in a variety of contexts. It is hoped that this paper will help field-based staff, partners and other development practitioners...
- Preparedness and response in countries prone to sudden onset disasters: a sustainable livelihoods approach
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2008
- The increase in natural disasters around the world warrants attention to protecting and rebuilding the livelihoods of vulnerable populations. This toolkit aims to assess the impact of disasters on the livelihoods of people and the cap...
- How to improve the livelihoods of rural communities in the Himalayas through the use of alternative media
- International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, 2007
- In this case, alternative media is defined as the combination of processes, methods, information materials and products based on traditional ways of communicating in communities, including poetry, songs, story telling, and town criers...
- A manual for community-based natural resource management (NRM)
- B. Subedi; H. Dhungana; D. Khadka / FRAME, 2007
- Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) is key to ensuring that local communities' livelihoods needs are met through the sustainable management of natural resources. Policies promoting CBNRM mean that govern...
- Combining qualitative and quantitative approaches to assess social capital
- V. Nyhan Jones; M. Woolcock / Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester, 2007
- Social capital enables information-sharing, mitigates opportunistic behaviour and facilitates collective decision-making. It is therefore necessary to understand the dynamic nature of interpersonal and group relations. To do so, resea...
- A practical guide to integrating food assistance into HIV response
- Reliefweb, 2007
- There is increased acknowledgment in the development community of the links between food insecurity and HIV, and the need to integrate food and nutritional support into response to the HIV epidemic. This guide aims to improve capacity...
- A manual for the implementation of cash transfer programmes
- P. Creti; S. Jaspars / Oxfam, 2006
- This manual is intended to support the implementation of cash transfer programmes in emergencies. It is based on the experience of Oxfam GB over five years (2000–2005) in a variety of disaster contexts. It ...
- A livelihoods approach to assessing impacts of agricultural research
- R. La Rovere,; J Dixon, / Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo, 2007
- Following a livelihoods approach, this manual responds to the need of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) scientists and field partners for guidance on impact assessment (IA). The aim of this document is to h...
- How to facilitate community-led total sanitation
- K. Kar; R. Chambers / Plan International, 2008
- Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) is a participatory process focused on promoting change in sanitation behaviour through social action - stimulated by facilitators from within or outside the community. Aimed at empo...
- Lessons learnt from Rights Based Approaches
- J. Rand; G. Watson / Oxfam America, 2007
- This paper aims to provide lessons learned during a rigorous application of Rights Based Approaches (RBAs) in a variety of contexts. It is hoped that this paper will help field-based staff, partners and other development practitioners...
- Preparedness and response in countries prone to sudden onset disasters: a sustainable livelihoods approach
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2008
- The increase in natural disasters around the world warrants attention to protecting and rebuilding the livelihoods of vulnerable populations. This toolkit aims to assess the impact of disasters on the livelihoods of people and the cap...
- How to improve the livelihoods of rural communities in the Himalayas through the use of alternative media
- International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, 2007
- In this case, alternative media is defined as the combination of processes, methods, information materials and products based on traditional ways of communicating in communities, including poetry, songs, story telling, and town criers...
- A manual for community-based natural resource management (NRM)
- B. Subedi; H. Dhungana; D. Khadka / FRAME, 2007
- Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) is key to ensuring that local communities' livelihoods needs are met through the sustainable management of natural resources. Policies promoting CBNRM mean that govern...
- Combining qualitative and quantitative approaches to assess social capital
- V. Nyhan Jones; M. Woolcock / Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester, 2007
- Social capital enables information-sharing, mitigates opportunistic behaviour and facilitates collective decision-making. It is therefore necessary to understand the dynamic nature of interpersonal and group relations. To do so, resea...
- A practical guide to integrating food assistance into HIV response
- Reliefweb, 2007
- There is increased acknowledgment in the development community of the links between food insecurity and HIV, and the need to integrate food and nutritional support into response to the HIV epidemic. This guide aims to improve capacity...
- A manual for the implementation of cash transfer programmes
- P. Creti; S. Jaspars / Oxfam, 2006
- This manual is intended to support the implementation of cash transfer programmes in emergencies. It is based on the experience of Oxfam GB over five years (2000–2005) in a variety of disaster contexts. It ...
- Assisting project planners and managers to integrate risk reduction and climate change adaptation into community-level projects.
- A. Hammill / International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2007
- CRiSTAL (Community-based Risk Screening Tool - Adaptation and Livelihoods) is a tool designed to assist project planner and managers with integrating risk reduction and climate change adaptation into community-level projects. D...
- Sustainable Community Development Services (SCODE)
- SCODE is a national NGO whose aim is to enable people in Kenya especially the poor, to improve their quality of life by adopting technologies and approaches that are environmental friendly and contribute towards sustainable development.
