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    Facilitator’s manual on planning for gender sensitive multi-sectoral response to HIV/AIDS initiatives

    National AIDS Council, Zambia, 2005
    This manual is a learning instrument and a reference tool for beginners. It is a step-by step handbook to guide the development of local HIV/AIDS action plans. It also details how to build the capacity of trainers in order for them to systematically integrate and mainstream HIV/AIDS into all developmental programmes.
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    Navigating out of the crisis: a trade-led recovery: a practical guide for trade policymakers in Asia and the Pacific

    United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2009
    Responding to the current economic and financial crisis, which is severely affecting global trade, is an unprecedented challenge for policy makers of the Asia-Pacific region. The severity and speed of the downturn was largely unpredicted and has triggered widespread populist pressure on governments to protect national markets and jobs through protectionist measures.
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    Why gender matters: a tutorial for water managers

    International Network for Capacity Building in Integrated Water Resources Management (Cap-Net) [UNDP], 2006
    There are significant gender differences in use, access and management of water. In many cases, gender discrimination can limit the women’s and men’s chances to access vital water resources, by placing restriction in their autonomy. This tutorial is primarily aimed at those people interested in or responsible for managing water resources.
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    Institutional learning and change initiative

    Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, 2009
    This online sourcebook is intended for use by all those who are responsible for planning, managing, carrying out or evaluating research and development and who wish to improve their effectiveness in contributing to the Millennium Development Goals. It highlights concepts and conceptual frameworks for fostering learning and performance enhancing change in research organizations.
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    Reflective peacebuilding: a planning, monitoring and learning toolkit

    Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame, 2007
    Open, violent conflict slows, if not destroys, community development projects, and is often a primary reason that extensive emergency aid and relief programmes are needed. This toolkit aims to improve peacebuilders’ ability to be reflective practitioners.
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    Humanitarian action and older persons: an essential brief for humanitarian actors

    Inter-Agency Standing Committee, 2009
    This advocacy paper on humanitarian assistance and older persons has been developed by a wide range of humanitarian actors. The authors state why there is a need to pay attention to older persons in emergencies and argue that recent events have brought to light the disproportionate impact of natural disasters and crises on older people:IASC Recommendations include:
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    Repositioning family planning: guidelines for advocacy action

    Africa's Health in 2010 (Academy for Education Development), 2008
    Provision of family planning services in Africa is hindered by poverty, poor access to services and commodities, poor coordination of the programmes, and dwindling donor funding. In addition, traditional beliefs favouring high fertility, religious barriers, and lack of make involvement have weakened family planning interventions.
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    Model Curricula for Journalism in the Arab World

    UNESCO Communication and Information Sector (Webworld), 2008
    Following the publication by UNESCO of a Model Curricula for journalism education, this wiki platform is a tool to adapt the programme to teaching journalism in Arabic and French.
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    Using mobile phones in advocacy campaigns

    MobileActive.org, 2007
    Speed is often critical in an advocacy campaign and mobile phones allow the rapid dissemination of messages to a network of supporters with specific calls for action. In the developing world, where internet access can be slow or limited, mobile phone campaigns can reach a broad constituency of citizens.
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    Message in a box

    Tactical Technology Collective, 2009
    How can Web 2.0 new interactive internet tools and multimedia be used for advocacy and international development? This clear and comprehensive online toolkit covers every aspect of setting up a multimedia strategy, recommending tools, downloads and advocacy tactics and approaches.

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