Davis Jr., Thomas P. (2010) Barrier Analysis Facilitator’s Guide A Tool for Improving Behaviour Change Communication in Child Survival and Community Development Programmes
Barrier Analysis can be used at the start of a behavior change program to determine key messages and activities for intervention. It can also be used in an ongoing program focusing on behaviors that have not changed very much (despite repeated efforts) in order to understand what is keeping people from making a particular change. This Facilitator’s Guide has been written for trainers to teach others […]
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Clatworthy, D., Sommer, M., Schmitt, M. (2017) A Toolkit for Integrating Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) into Humanitarian Response The Full Guide
The toolkit was designed to support a range of humanitarian actors involved in the planning and delivery of emergency responses. The guidance is therefore aimed to support 1) program staff directly delivering services; 2) program supervisors and country-level staff responsible for designing, coordinating and monitoring field activities, and 3) technical staff, focused on providing technical support and developing standards.
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Miller-P., M., Voigt, L., McLennan, L., Cairncross, S., Jenkind, M (2015) Infant and Young Children Faeces Management Potential Enabling Products for their Hygienic Collection, Transport, and Disposal in Cambodia
In Cambodia, children’s feces are rarely disposed of in an improved sanitation facility. This study examines current practices and the role that enabling products may play in increasing hygienic management of infant and young child (IYC) feces in households with access to improved sanitation. A survey was conducted with the primary caregiver of a child under 5 years of age in 130 homes with an […]
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WSP, UNICEF (2015) Management of Child Faeces: Current Disposal Practices Research Brief
Safe disposal of children’s feces is as essential as that of adults’ feces. The Joint Monitoring Program for Water Supply and Sanitation (JMP) tracks progress toward the Millennium Development Goal 7 target to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation. The JMP standardized definition for an improved sanitation facility is one that hygienically separates human […]
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DIAUD/ CBM (2016) The Inclusion Imperative: Towards Disability-Inclusive and Accessible Urban Development Key Recommendations for an Inclusive Urban Agenda
This publication highlights the key physical, social, and institutional factors that act as barriers or facilitators for the full and equal participation for women, men, girls and boys with disabilities. The following chapters shed light on the critical role local and national governments, civil society, academia, philanthropic foundations, and the private sector can play in ensuring that cities of the future are inclusive, accessible, and […]
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ADCAP Consortium (2016) Minimum Standards for Age and Disability Inclusion in Humanitarian Action
The main aim of this document is to support the inclusion of older people and people with disabilities in the programmes of all humanitarian organisations. Recognising that some people have specific needs requiring particular expertise, these Standards also encourage partnership and coordination with specialist organisations and associations representing people with disabilities or older people. The Minimum Standards provide guidance for the delivery of humanitarian response that […]
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WHO (1993) Guidelines for Cholera Control
These guidelines have been prepared by the Global Task Force on Chlore Control of the World Health Organization to help managers of national diarrhoeal disease control programmes and others responsible for implementing cholera control activities. They may also be useful to international, bilateral, and non-governmental agencies in deciding on appropriate means of assiting countries to control cholera outbreaks.
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UNICEF (2017) Guidelines for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Cholera Treatment Centres
During an outbreak of cholera, most patients can be treated in existing health facilities. However, health officials may decide to set up a temporary Cholera Treatment Center (CTC) either in part of the existing facility or as a separate areas. This publication provides guidelines for water, sanitation and hygiene in CTC.
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UNICEF (2017) Cholera Toolkit
UNICEF currently provides strategic technical support and guidance, surge capacity, training, supplies and logistical support for cholera and diarrhoeal disease outbreak prevention, preparedness and response worldwide. Its multi-sector approach – health, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), nutrition, education, protection and other sectors as well as services for emergency operations and supply management– offers the possibility of an integrated effort towards risk reduction, preparedness, capacity building […]
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Hoornweg, D., Bhada-Tata, P. (2012) What a Waste A Global Review of Solid Waste Management
This report provides consolidated data on MSW generation, collection, composition, and disposal by country and by region. Despite its importance, reliable global MSW information is not typically available. Data is often inconsistent, incomparable and incomplete; however as suggested in this report there is now enough MSW information to estimate global amounts and trends. The report also makes projections on MSW generation and composition for 2025 […]
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The Sphere Project (2011) Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response
The Sphere handbook is designed for use in disaster response, and may also be useful in disaster preparedness and humanitarian advocacy. It is applicable in a range of situations where relief is required, including natural disasters as well as armed conflict. It is designed to be used in both slow- and rapid-onset situations, in both rural and urban environments, in developing and developed countries, anywhere […]
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CDD Society (2008) Operational Tasks for the Upkeep of Decentralised Wastewater Treatment System (DEWATS)
This Manual is intended for use by the beneficiaries of DEWATS, in particular caretakers and operators. Each operational task is addressed in terms of where and when it will occur, how the task should be performed and why it is needed. Simple information about DEWATS modules and how they function is outlined in the Appendix 1.0. For further information which may be beyond the scope […]
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ICRC (2015) Urban services during protracted armed conflict a call for a better approach to assisting affected people
The relief-rehabilitation-development paradigm is counterproductive in contexts of protracted armed conflict in urban areas. Experience of disaster relief and rural armed conflict has shown that it constricts planning by limiting interventions to those that are “relief” or “post-war” in nature and that may be seen as the first steps in bridging an artificial gap between conflict and development. In many current protracted armed conflict contexts, […]
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WSP, PSI (2018) Sanitation Marketing in Lao PDR - Book 6 Latrine Sales Agent Training Facilitator's Guide
Sales agents will learn the skills and knowledge necessary to make latrines a purchasing priority for the target market, and to effectively link the supply chain and the end consumer.
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German Federal Foreign Office (2016) German Humanitarian WASH Strategy Strategie des Auswärtigen Amts im Bereich humanitäre Wasser-, Sanitärversorgung und Hygiene (WASH) (in German)
Zugang zu sauberem Trinkwasser und eine hygienische Abwasserentsorgung gehören zu den Menschenrechten und den menschlichen Grundbedürfnissen, die in humanitären Notsituationen gewährleistet werden müssen. Fehlende Abwasserentsorgung und mangelnde Hygiene stellen gerade für ohnehin vulnerable Gruppen ein erhebliches gesundheitliches Risiko dar. Humanitäre Maßnahmen im Bereich Wasser-, Sanitärversorgung und Hygiene (WASH) tragen dazu bei Leben zu retten und von Krisen und Katastrophen Betroffenen ein Überleben in Würde zu […]
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UNDP (2010) Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery
UNDP works with its partners on disaster risk reduction (DRR) and recovery in more than 100 countries, promoting the importance of investing in DRR and effective disaster recovery in achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
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Steets, J. (2011) Donor Strategies for Addressing the Transition Gap and Linking Humanitarian and Development Assistance A Contribution to the International Debate
Humanitarian assistance and development cooperation pursue different aims and follow different principles. Their separation – while important to protect the independence of humanitarian action – has negative side effects. This paper seeks to contribute to the international debate by clarifying concepts, analyzing these effects and exploring donor strategies for addressing them. Strengthening the links between humanitarian assistance and development cooperation is essential for making international assistance […]
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The Sphere Project (2015) The Core Humanitarian Standard and the Sphere Core Standards Analysis and Comparison
Sphere’s six Core Standards describe processes that are essential to achieving all the Sphere minimum standards, which are focused on meeting the urgent survival needs of people affected by disaster or conflict. They are a practical expression of the principles of the Sphere Humanitarian Charter and are fundamental to the rights of people affected by conflict or disaster to assistance that supports life with dignity. […]
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IASC (2003) Initial Rapid Assessment (IRA) Guidance Notes for Country Level
These Guidance Notes are intended to help people involved with an Initial Rapid Assessment (IRA) at coordination and field levels to prepare for, organize and carry out an IRA, analyse the data collected to make essential decisions on immediate response, funding and/or follow on assessments. Section 2 is primarily aimed at coordination level and Section 3 at field level. The sections most relevant for different […]
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Mara, D. D. (2003) Domestic Wastewater Treatment in Developing Countries
This book is primarily written for final year undergraduate civil engineering students in developing country universities, for post-graduate masters students in environmental, public health and sanitary engineering, and for practising engineers working in developing countries or working on wastewater treatment projects in these countries. The primary emphasis of the book is on low-cost, high-performance, sustainable domestic wastewater treatment systems. Most of the systems described are […]
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