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Participatory methods toolkit: a practitioner's manual

This 167-page manual reviews what is meant by a "participatory approach," and the benefits to such an approach. The authors emphasise that effective and meaningful public involvement is seen as essential to, for instance: enabling high quality and democratic governance; strengthening civil capacity; developing and deliver programmes effectively and efficiently; building public confidence and trust in decisions. (Carmen Villegas Caballero, UNU/CRIS, 17 August 2006)

http://www.unu.edu/hq/library/Collection/PDF_files/CRIS/PMT.pdf

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"'Washirika': Raising awareness without mass media" [PDF - 150Kb]

How do you raise awareness of current issues that could have a huge bearing on people's welfare without the use of media sources? This paper describes a project in Tanzania that employed 'field neighbours', people that visit neighbouring villages and engage people in conversations about current issues, as a way of making people more aware. (Paul Vare, IIED PLA Notes, 2001)

http://www.iied.org/NR/agbioliv/pla_notes/documents/plan_04110.pdf

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"How to Run a Workshop" - [pdf -120KB]

NetworkLearning.Org Maeve Moynihan, Jean-Jaques Guilbert, Bryan Walker, Adi Walker 2004, Amsterdam. So you have decided to organise a workshop. This manual guides you through the decision-making and action: * Planning the Workshop Content * Planning the administration * Facilitating and running the workshop * Planning your own workshop

http://www.networklearning.org/download/workshop.pdf

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6 Ways of Increasing Your Effectiveness As A People Manager

(Aid Workers Exchange) By Ben Emmens, 9 July 2003. "People are central to organisational success, and every field manager is a people manager in some capacity or another - sometimes with comprehensive back up support or an HR advisor close at hand but often not. Either way, they often end up dealing with a wide range of HR issues. So how can you ensure you are really managing people in the best way possible and getting the most out of your team? Here are some practical tips which you can take on board immediately and hopefully see the benefits follow."

http://www.aidworkers.net/?q=node/261

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A Toolkit for Pacific Youth: Localising the MDGs

This is the first Pacific specific MDG action toolkit aiming to empower the many youth in the region. The toolkit contains general information about what are Millennium Development Goals, why they were initiated and evidence to the progression of these Goals in the Pacific. It also focuses and mainly contains solutions and steps that Youth in the Pacific can take to achieve these Goals in their community. (Youth for a Sustainable Future Pacifika, August 2006)

http://www.peacechild.org/YSF/toolkit.htm

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Activist Toolkit

The following tools can help you take effective action on Africa Action's top three priority campaigns in U.S. Africa policy. Please find below Action Ideas, Workshop and Presentation Tools, Advocacy and Organizing Tools, and Materials (Africa Action).

http://www.africaaction.org/campaign_new/toolkit.php

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Agriculture and the WTO in Africa: Understand to Act

The purpose of this book is to provide guidance in understanding how international trade institutions and agreements operate. Its aim is to provide those in charge of civil society organisations in sub-Saharan Africa with tools and references to better understand the stakes behind, and means for, their participation in world trade. Organised around descriptive and factual texts, this work contains many definitions and is illustrated by concrete experiences that facilitate reading (Marie-Christine Lebret and Arlène Alpha, GRET, 2007).

http://www.gret.org/publications/ouvrages/infoomc/index_en.html

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An Activist's Manual on the International Convenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Centre for Social and Economic Rights, July 20, 2004. The purpose of this manual is to serve activists and students. This service is expected to unfold in three ways: (1) primarily as a manual for reporting to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; (2) as a resource for students, particularly those in remote locations with less access to the Internet and large English language libraries; and (3) as an educational tool in training workshops, particularly for practical topics.

http://www.comminit.com/materials/ma2005/materials-2155.html

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Beyond Awareness Campaign: AIDS Mural Project Handbook

This illustrated booklet provides information on mural painting with a focus on experiences and images from the 1995-1996 seven-city mural project in South Africa, and is a guide for people interested in developing an AIDS mural. (CADRE, November 2004)

http://www.cadre.org.za/BAC/BACpdf/murals.pdf

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Campaigning Toolkit for Civil Society Organisations engaged in the Millenium Development Goals

CIVICUS has produced a Campaigning Toolkit for Civil Society Organisations engaged in the Millenium Development Goals. The manual aims to build upon material that already exists from other sources. It provides a framework and a starting point for those interested in linking their efforts with the MDG Campaign at all levels.

http://www.civicus.org/mdg/title.htm

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CD 3rd World - Third World Information

Browse 800+ online free electronic publications on all aspects of aid and development activities.Information includes instructions and illustrations on appropriate technology, e.g. simple composting toilets and river generators; practical tips on setting up small industries; online books on agriculture and much more.

http://sleekfreak.ath.cx:81/3wdev/CD3WD/INDEX.HTM

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Change Management Toolbook

The Toolbook for Change Management is a collection of practical exercises that can be applied for initiating change processes in any kind of organizations - private companies, governmental agencies, non-profit organizations, self-help groups, etc. Some of the tools are designed to be worked out individually, mainly in the form of questionnaires. Others can be applied in groups, e.g. in workshops of your organization.

http://www.change-management-toolbook.com/

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CIVICUS Civil Society Toolkits

CIVICUS aims to help civil society organisations to build their capacity and achieve their goals. Based on requests from members, CIVICUS has produced several toolkits to enable organisations to improve their capacity in a number of areas. From communications and planning skills to writing funding proposals, we hope that you will be able to get many useful tips, tools, and ideas to help strengthen your organisation. These toolkits are available in English, French and Spanish in MS Word and PDF formats.

http://www.civicus.org/new/civicus_toolkit_project.asp?c=036FB9

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Climate Witness community toolkit

This toolkit was developed to help local communities in the Pacific region identify and participate in appropriate adaptation measures. It seeks to provide facilitators with a clear sense of process in the collection of information specific to the impacts of climate change and in developing appropriate community responses.(WWF South Pacific programme, 2007)

http://www.wwfpacific.org.fj/publications/climate_change/cw_toolkit.pdf

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Common Ground? Investigating the importance of managing land

Research shows that people's capacity to access and use land is important for economic growth, for poverty reduction, and for promoting both private investment and transparent, accountable government. But all too often, land management issues only hit the headlines when they develop into conflicts. This toolkit shows journalists how they can use research on land management to enrich their journalism and broaden the debate. (Panos, 3 April 2006)

http://www.panos.org.uk/PDF/reports/relaytoolkit1.pdf

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Community Empowerment Training

These detailed training modules cover how to mobilise a community, and ideas and tools for community action.

http://www.scn.org/cmp/modules/a-mod.htm

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Community Management and Development

The training material you will find here is mainly aimed at community workers in the field. You will also find policy, strategies, methodology, curriculum, management and planning material that will be useful to teams initiating or upgrading any community development programme.

http://www.scn.org/cmp/

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Corruption Fighters' Tool Kit: Civil society experiences and emerging strategies

The Corruption Fighters' Tool Kit is a compendium of practical civil society anti-corruption experiences described in concrete and accessible language. It presents innovative anti-corruption tools developed and implemented by Transparency International National Chapters and other civil society organizations from around the world.

http://www.transparency.org/tools/e_toolkit

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Curriculum Kit on Population and Development

A major focus of ARHA's activities is educational work with young people. Over the past few years we have run a series of youth conferences titled "Planet Without a Plan". These are educational seminars which generally involve groups of students from several schools. Topics discussed include sustainable development, global population issues, the HIV/AIDS pandemic, reproductive rights, gender equity and the environment. This kit is intended to complement the youth conferences by providing ideas and resources for teachers and students to work on these issues within the classroom. The kit was originally produced for Victorian Schools in 2000. As the issues covered in the kit change so rapidly, the kit was updated in December 2001. Where possible, website and other contact details for relevant organizations have been provided so people using the kit can continue to update the information. The kit comes with handouts ready for use in the classroom, and can be downloaded.

http://www.arha.org.au/curriculum_kit.html

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Dealing with Advocacy - A practical Guide (PDF)

The ComNet publication "Dealing with Advocacy - A practical Guide", written by Ms. Joke van Kampen is a basic guide on why NGOs need Advocacy. It describes the components of a succesful advocacy campaign and how to integrate advocacy into your NGO's daily work.

http://www.asia-initiative.org/pdfs/advocacy_guide.pdf

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Education for Rural People (ERP) Toolkit

This ERP Tool kit provides education and training materials for rural teachers, instructors, trainers, parents, researchers, extensionists and others involved in formal and non formal education for rural people. It could also provide tools for self studies. The Tool Kit draws on the experience, knowledge and skills of a wide range of experts involved in fields relevant to Education for Rural People and these technical inputs have been acknowledged.

http://www.fao.org/sd/erp/ERPtktoolkit_en.htm

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Effective Consultancies in Development and Humanitarian Programmes

This is a practical guide showing how non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and other stakeholders can work together to achieve the best results from consultancies. It focuses on consultancy work in the international development sector and describes the process from the perspectives of both clients and consultants, helping each side to understand what the other does. It also includes a poster wallchart summarising the key stages of an effective consultancy. (John Rowley and Frances Rubin, Oxfam, July 2006)

http://www.comminit.com/redirect.cgi?r=http://www.oxfam.org.uk/download/?download=http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_we_do/resources/downloads/effective_cons.pdf

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Eldis Guide to Manuals

This guide focuses on free, online manuals and practical toolkits which are aimed at development practitioners.

http://www.eldis.org/manuals/index.htm

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Empowering Young Women to Lead Change [pdf]

Empowering Young Women to Lead Change is an easy to follow resource manual designed to enable young women to prepare and facilitate training on a host of issues that are important to them. A joint publication of the World YWCA and UNFPA, the manual was developed by young women and contains modules on young women's leadership, economic justice, HIV and AIDS, human rights, peace, self esteem and body image, sexual and reproductive health and violence against women. (UNFPA, 2006)

http://www.unfpa.org/upload/lib_pub_file/628_filename_empowering-young-women_eng.pdf

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Engaging communities in youth reproductive health and HIV projects: a guide to participatory assessments (pdf)

This toolkit provides an overview of various participatory assessment processes in the area of YRH and HIV/AIDS. Examples of good practice drawn from the work of Family Health International's youth programmes are presented. These give a clear idea of the standards, safeguards and benefits for involving young people. Readers can find information on assessment preparation, team training activities, conducting an assessment, documenting its findings and verifying these results. The tooklit details each stage of the assessment process, with example activities and suggested points of discussion. (YouthNet, Family Health International, 2006)

http://www.fhi.org/NR/rdonlyres/eocd5killnf6wfdax5ncsln4cdtosrkxnnhojkhvlvexwtxnzvgk6mheepagh6qqyyyknhwo4ekubp/PLAguide.PDF

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