Do you get communications from ARROW in Malaysia? Their materials are great. And now they have some of their bulletins translated – in Thai, Mandarin, and Cebuano.
If you are interested in obtaining free print copies, giving feedback, or having an AFC issue translated into an Asia-Pacific language, they would love to hear from you. Email to afc@arrow.po.my
Understand the problem and how your NGO can offer a good package of help. Thanks to Abdinasir for this translation. » Download from the Library
Your NGO’s website is the most important vehicle for presenting your work, not least to donors. It needs to do the job properly. For NGOs in the South who need help upgrading an existing website, we at networklearning now offer a Free Website Critique – in addition to Low-cost Website upgrade & Editing Service s. For NGOs who have no budget for a site we also inform you how you can have a good, small website developed completely free of charge (via a partner organization), providing you can meet certain conditions. » Networklearning Services » Also see our short online guide to ‘ Setting up a website for your NGO ‘.
How many of you are involved in the care of people at the end of their lives? They may be 80 or 18. They may have cancer or AIDS or pneumonia. You want to help them, and their carers, to make the last months easier. You want them to have a good standard of physical, mental and spiritual care, with pain relief and medication. The name for all of this is Palliative Care . There is a World Association for Palliative Care ( thewpca.org ). Now they are making their resources more available in more languages.
Agromisa makes practical knowledge on sustainable agriculture available to farmers in the South. Its main publications are the Agrodoks – practical booklets written in clear, simple language, intended for extension workers and field workers of intermediary organisations. Recent additions to the series include Entering the organic export market , Snail farming and Small-scale mushroom cultivation , the latter translated into Swahili. The Agrodoks and other Agromisa publications are free to download. Once in their website, click on “Search Publications”. Agromisa also offer a free Question & Answer service !
Many of you now have smart mobile phones with apps. For health workers, these technologies are very promising; faced with a client with a problem they can send and get important information. Hesperian (brilliant organisation) is developing this area and now offer a Safe Pregnancy and Childbirth mobile app for iPhones.
Look at http://www.comminit.com/global/spaces-frontpage . Look under the links Media Development and Science and Media for some interesting developments in this area. I do not know a lot about this area but like a lot of people currently watching events in Iran, its importance is very clear. And these papers have got me thinking.