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ASSETS Guidebook: Assessment of Emergency and Transition Situations

This manual is intended to provide a brief overview and introduction to ASSETS, a tool that has been designed by Mercy Corps to assist in conducting assessments. While originally developed for complex emergency situations, many of the manual’s components are relevant and applicable to non-emergency settings. This guide is divided into three sections:...

Published in 2006, by Mercy Corps, Health Alliance International

Barrier Analysis Facilitator’s Guide: A Tool for Improving Behaviour Change Communication in Child Survival and Community Development Programs

Barrier Analysis is a rapid assessment tool used in community health and other community development projects to identify behavioral determinants associated with a particular behavior. These behavioral determinants are identified so that more effective behavior change communication messages, strategies and supporting activities (e.g., creating support...

Published in 2004, by Davis Jr., , Thomas P

Behaviour Change Communication in Emergencies

Provides the means to prepare, plan, implement and monitor behaviour change communication initiatives supporting health, hygiene and child protection efforts in emergencies, including IFE issues. For programme managers from UNICEF, United Nations agencies, NGO partners and government personnel.

Published in 2006, by UNICEF Regional Office of South Asia

Community-based Therapeutic Care - A Field Manual

This manual reflects the experience gained over five years of implementing and developing Community-based Therapeutic Care (CTC). It is a practical guide that aims to help health and nutrition managers to design, implement and evaluate CTC programmes. It will also be relevant to a variety of others working in relief and development.

Published in 2006, by Valid International

Participation for Empowerment: A manual for Development Agents

Participation for empowerment is a manual to assist in training field staff to adopt techniques and attitudes that promote community empowerment in their day-to-day field activities and in their program planning. This manual is presented in the form of a workshop, lasting approximately five days, with all the instructions needed to replicate the workshop.

Published in 2001, by Shannon Mason, Judiann McNulty, Judi Aubel

The Champion Community Initiative: Origins, Principles, and Potential

Provides a clear overview of the main principles of community mobilisation in development contexts.

Published in 2006, by Renata Seidel