Solar energy
» SolarAid operates programmes that bring cheap and safe solar power to schools, clinics and homes in some of the most remote regions of Malawi, Uganda and Zambia.
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Income Generation: Library manuals
The following relevant books cover projects that are post-conflict. They are available for download from this site:
Disability: General Resources
THE FIELD OF DISABILITY IS CLOSELY LINKED TO HUMAN RIGHTS & INCLUSION Read the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) Hesperian has several illustrated guides for specific groups: “A Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities” – Information for women with disabilities to overcome social stigma and inadequate care to improve their…
Emergencies & Displacement: General Resources
Links to other organisations’ materials:
The aging and elderly
Older people are very often an invisible section of society. Many face abuse, neglect, exclusion and poverty. For example in some cultures 25% of the elderly have nutritional anaemia – the result of an inadequate diet. In addition, many as they get older develop some of the degenerative diseases of aging. And they may not…
Bees
Bees have huge value for communities but are sensitive to environmental stress and in decline worldwide. » Bees Without Borders has a global mission to educate and train impoverished individuals and communities in beekeeping skills. » African Honey Bee enables families from severely disadvantaged rural communities to build sustainable micro-beekeeping businesses – producing raw honey…
SOMALILAND: Micro-finance
CASE STUDY: The experiences of DoH in Somaliland By Fadomo Alin, B.A., Chairperson
