Development studies
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Developing Adult Literacy
There are many different ways to manage adult literacy programmes. This book will help those who plan and develop literacy initiatives make their decisions based on an understanding of ideas, values and principles. It explains how to take into account the local context and the purposes of learners,...
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Digital Poverty
Hernan Galperin, Judith Mariscal
This book represents the first publication of the Regional Dialogue on the Information Society (REDIS-DIRSI), a regional network of leading researchers concerned with the creation and dissemination of knowledge that supports effective participation in the Information Society by the poor and marginal...
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Capacity Building for NGOs
Capacity Building for NGOs is for anyone interested in capacity building with NGOs and other civil society organisations. It provides an overview of trends and current thinking about NGO capacity building, the challenges and constraints. It also addresses the difficult issue of why, despite all our...
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Solar Photovoltaic Energy
This Technical Brief looks at the background of solar photovoltaic (PV) energy (in which sunlight is directly converted into electricity), the design of PV cell, modules and arrays, and configuration of PV systems.
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Mushroom Growing
Developing commercial cultivation of mushrooms is growing throughout Africa. This brief focuses on this practice in Zimbabwe.
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Solar Drying
Drying using sunshine - a brief description of the basic principles behind it and how to determine the rate of drying.
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Ginger Processing
Ginger is valued for the dried ginger spice and preserved, crystallised ginger.
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Fruit Preserves - Jams, Jellies and Marmalades
An introduction to small-scale jams, jellies and marmalades making, Known collectively as preserves.
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Drying of Foods
The drying of food results in longer preservation and ease of transport (lighter). This technical brief describes some of the requirements for food drying to retain maximum nutrients and aesthetics, and summarizes information on the various drying equipment.
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Rethinking Monitoring and Evaluation
Esther Mebrahtu, Brian Pratt, Linda Lonnqvist
Do any of these monitoring and evaluation issues sound familiar? It feels like your monitoring and evaluation (M&E) has to demonstrate that your project is perfect. Your funder demands M&E data that's too cumbersome to collect. M&E feels more like an impediment than a resource to your work. Your M&E...