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I am pleased to introduce the visitors of my site with the www.networklearning.org. The purpose of this site is to make resources available, free, to NGOs working in the development or humanitarian fields. They make or find manuals that can help NGOs build skills, and suggest other websites with good resources. As Networklearning kindly granted this page as Official Library Mirror, I am herewith combined the manuals I have downloaded for your easy download.

Visit the Networklearning library for the full list of titles, including newest editions, translations and versions in Word format. Have a look at Networklearning's informative webpages at the same time. Information about networklearning is also available as a handy single-page A4 document (PDF format, 528kb). Feel free to download it and pass it on to colleagues. Or print it out and stick it on your noticeboard.

 

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Donor Interventions in Value Chain Development: Working Paper

posted Jul 28, 2010 5:13 AM by Kogyi Kyaw

These guidelines highlight the most important issues that development agencies need to consider when they engage in value chain development in rural areas. The paper offers guiding principles for development practitioners and policy makers, and points to further useful material.
This paper is based on the insights gained during the online debate on the forum “Value Chains in Rural Development” operated by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, with its various and sometimes contradicting examples, cases, perceptions and discussions.

Daniel Roduner

Swiss Center for Agricultural Extension and Rural Development (AGRIDEA). Published by VCRD CoP, Berne, 2007.

| Attachments: Value_Chain.pdf

Funding for self-employment of people with disabilities

posted Jul 28, 2010 5:07 AM by Kogyi Kyaw

Grants, loans, revolving funds or linkage with microfinance programmes

In 2005, Handicap International commissioned a study on the practices of funding for self-employment activities of people with disabilities (PWD), with a special focus on access to microfinance. The overall goal of the study was to produce a framework document highlighting good practices, strategies, tools and operational methods that guarantee the efficiency and sustainability of self-employment projects for PWDs.
This paper summarises the findings and good practices as presented in the framework document, based on the results of a literature review, a survey and field research.
It is not a scientific paper, i.e. it doesn’t contain a discussion of the literature reviewed or systematic reference to sources, as it is primarily meant for ‘practitioners’.

Ton de Klerk

First published in the Lepr Rev (2008) 79, 1–18

| Attachments: funding_disabilities.pdf

The Rural Finance Landscape: A practitioner's guide

posted Jul 28, 2010 5:01 AM by Kogyi Kyaw

This Agrodok describes current savings, lending, and insurance practices, identifies the service providers working in the informal, semiformal and formal sector and discusses current approaches and methodologies. It targets those who want to know more about rural finance as well as development practitioners concerned with identifying the financial services most appropriate for their project or organisations.

Ton de Klerk,

published by Agromisa Foundation and CTA, Wageningen, 2008 (as 'Agrodok 49').

| Attachments: Rural_Finance_EN.pdf

Gender or Sex: who cares?

posted Jul 28, 2010 4:44 AM by Kogyi Kyaw   [ updated Jul 28, 2010 4:59 AM ]

 Skills-building resource pack on gender and reproductive health for training adolescents and professionals who serve youth.

With a special emphasis on violence, HIV/STIs, unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion.

Maria de Bruyn and Nadine France
2001, USA.
Jointly published by Ipas and Health & Development Networks

| Attachments: Gender_or_sex_English.pdf

Better Ways to Find Humanitarian Employment

posted Jul 28, 2010 4:38 AM by Kogyi Kyaw

More people are becoming employed by aid agencies as the frequency and complexity of emergency situations increase. Post-disaster development also requires international workers who are expert and experienced in relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction processes. While government, international and national agencies employ permanent staff, the random nature of humanitarian work means, inevitably, that many employees and consultants will be on short–term contracts. However willing, some people find it difficult to enter the humanitarian field while others will have to start searching for their next post almost as soon as they begin the current one.

This booklet is intended to help altruistic people enter humanitarian employment, and those who are already there to move on and upwards. To gain most from the ideas, you will need access to the Internet in order to explore and exploit the many web site addresses given.

Dr Bryan Walker
July 2008

| Attachments: BWHE.pdf

We can play and move: ideas to help disabled children learn to move through play

posted Jul 28, 2010 4:26 AM by Kogyi Kyaw

 
This illustrated book shows graded play activities which help a child to move and balance.
  • For disabled children to learn to move by playing with others, particularly with other children.
  • For older children, to help them play with any babies and younger children that they take care of.
Older children will be able to use the book with only a little guidance.

Sophie Levitt and Shona Grant
Published 1998 by Healthlink Worldwide.

| Attachments: We_can_play_and_move.pdf

Distance Learning: Study Guide

posted Jul 28, 2010 3:39 AM by Kogyi Kyaw

This guide is for people who want to put their experience and knowledge in a wider context by
studying a course through Distance Learning methods and it is suitable for those who need an
introduction to the subject.
 
Dr Bryan Walker
September 2003

| Attachments: Distance_Learning_print.pdf

The Application of Sphere Standards in Camp Design: A Simulation

posted Jul 28, 2010 3:39 AM by Kogyi Kyaw

This exercise is most suitable for the afternoon sesion of a one-day Introduction to Sphere Workshop, when the morning has been spent reviewing the Humanitarian Charter and the Technical Chapters of the Sphere Minimum Standards (SMS).

Bryan Walker
2004

| Attachments: camp-design.pdf simulation-map.pdf

Better Use of Your Computer for NGOs

posted Jul 28, 2010 3:13 AM by Kogyi Kyaw   [ updated Jul 28, 2010 3:47 AM ]

Essential information on:
• Setting up your NGO’s computer as well as possible
• Making your staff computer-literate
• Improving the English of the NGO
• Improving your reports and documents
• Making your own hand-outs and booklets
• Making Your Computer a Community Resource
• Protecting your computer

Jon Anderson and Maeve Moynihan
December 2005, Amsterdam

| Attachments: Better_computer.pdf

Better Ways to Manage Meetings

posted Jul 28, 2010 3:01 AM by Kogyi Kyaw

This booklet is designed to help improve the quality of meetings that form a frequent and regular part of humanitarian activities.

Adi, Bryan and Richard Walker
2005, Amsterdam.

| Attachments: Better_meetings.pdf

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