The ITF End Violence against Women Transport Workers ‘Take Action Toolkit’ for affiliates wanting to expand or kick-start their action on ending violence against women transport workers. This toolkit is aimed at those running workshops and campaigns, those who are involved in collective bargaining, those who are seeking education on the issue and those who… [Read More]
A Free Handbook for National Human Rights Institutions on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
This Handbook was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). This handbook offers a survey of trends, examples, questions for consideration and recommendations to guide national human rights institutions in strengthening their capacity and practical work on women’s rights and gender equality. In 2011, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions… [Read More]
A Free Handbook on the Crime Prevention Guidelines: Making them Work
The present Handbook is one of a series of practical tools developed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to support countries in the implementation of the standards and norms in crime prevention and criminal justice. These standards and norms support the rule of law, human rights and a culture of lawfulness… [Read More]
Free Child Rights Education Toolkit: Rooting Child Rights in Early Childhood Education, Primary and Secondary Schools
UNICEF has developed a child rights’ education toolkit on Rooting Child Rights in Early Childhood Education, Primary and Secondary Schools. This Toolkit focuses on child rights education in the formal learning environment (early childhood education settings, primary and secondary schools), it is hoped that it will also be useful for those working to promote child… [Read More]
Free Gender Toolkit: A Manual for Youth Peace Workers
In this toolkit, you will get information and guidelines for work with gender in youth peace organisations. It builds on the experience of former Gender Officers and the Gender Working Group. It comprises of checklists, best practices, resources and modules which allow you to implement gender perspective in every aspect of your work. This toolkit… [Read More]
A Free Publication on ‘Peace Bag for EuroMed Youth’
The Foundation Catalunya Voluntària and the Peace Bag partnership have launched of this ´Peace Bag for EuroMed Youth’ publication. The ‘Peace Bag for Euro-Med Youth’, reflects not only the Foundation’s goal to promote a real culture of peace, but also its aim to support cross country partnership. 18 different Euro-Med organisations across 14 countries partnered… [Read More]
Free Community-Driven Development Toolkit: Governance and Accountability Dimensions
This Toolkit is offered as a set of ready-to-use tools that can be adapted by practitioners. It is not meant to be read cover-to-cover; rather, users can download the topics and tools that are most relevant to their projects. The Toolkit is organized into a Guidance Note and three sections: community-, project-, and external level… [Read More]
A Free Youth Participation Best Practices Toolkit: Part II
This is the second part of the Youth Participation Toolkit, coordinated by Save the Children. It contains tools, methods, tips, exercises, and training workshops for improving youth participation. The Education for Youth Empowerment (EYE) program targets a relatively wide age group, 12 – 24 year olds, in various countries. The toolkit is rather generic so… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit on Youth Participation Best Practices – Part I
This is the first part of the Youth Participation Toolkit, coordinated by Save the Children. A central element of Save the Children’s Child Rights Programming guidelines is to ensure the participation of children and young people. Participation enables children and youth to influence the actions and decisions affecting their lives and empowers them to advocate for… [Read More]
A Free ToolKit on Civic Reason and Cultural Legitimacy
In many parts of the world, diversity is on the increase in religion, secularism, culture and ethnicity, often dividing “us” from “them”. Diversity has always been a source of opportunity, but also a challenge to the peaceful coexistence of communities. Situations of polarization raise questions about the role of civil society, citizens and the state…. [Read More]
A Free Sayfty Survivors’ Toolkit
This Survivors’ Toolkit is a publication of Sayfty Trust which is designed for survivors of sexual assault in India. It aims to bridge the knowledge gap for survivors (and allies) by supporting them in understanding and navigating the mental health, medical, legal, and other systems. The toolkit draws from interviews with professionals and survivors to… [Read More]
A Free Guide on Disability-inclusive Child Safeguarding
The guidelines have been developed to respond to an existing gap in child safeguarding practices, which often fail to recognize the specific requirements and adaptations needed to ensure the safety of children with disabilities. The guidelines build on consultations with children and youth with disabilities as well as experience from over 20 organisations. They serve… [Read More]
A Free Young People’s Toolkit on Issues Connected to Gender-Based Violence
This toolkit for young people was developed through a programme called the “Promotion of Women’s Rights” (PWR) implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Technische Zusammenarbeit (German Technical Cooperation – GTZ) in co-operation with the Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MoWA) of the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC). The programme was funded by the German Federal Ministry… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit for Indigenous Women’s Rights and the African Human Rights System
Indigenous women form one of the most vulnerable groups on the African continent. They face multiple forms of discrimination associated especially with their indigenous identity, their gender, culture, religion and language. This multiple, or intersectional, discrimination is a significant obstacle to the ability of indigenous women to exercise their rights. As such, it limits their… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit on Arts-based Methods for Transformative Engagement
This open-access toolkit offers a collection of almost 30 methods, practical examples, workshop outlines, and tips for creative facilitation, as well as resources and relevant academic references. The ideas and methods collected in this toolkit are intended to support new ways of thinking and doing in our work as change agents towards regenerative societies. Compiled… [Read More]
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A Free Toolkit on Reducing Poverty through Employment
This Toolkit provides a range of good practices, case examples, and resources to guide companies on how to get started or how to enhance existing efforts to employ, empower, and improve the advancement prospects of those living in poverty. This Toolkit, developed through literature review and drawing on the extensive knowledge and good practices of global GISC member… [Read More]
A Free Practitioner’s Toolkit on Women’s Access to Justice Programming
A practitioner’s toolkit on women’s access to justice programming”, developed jointly by UN Women, UNDP, UNODC, and OHCHR, and launched by Nicole Ameline, a member of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) during the 62nd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, demonstrates that these… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit on Indigenous Women’s Rights in Africa
Forest Peoples Programme has created this toolkit to help indigenous women in Africa to better understand the African human rights system and how to use it effectively to secure their rights. Indigenous women form one of the most vulnerable groups on the African continent. They face multiple forms of discrimination associated especially with their indigenous… [Read More]
70+ Free Downloadable Resources for NGOs empowering Women & Girls around the World
Bringing the set of free toolkits, handbooks, manuals and resource guides useful for NGOs working in the area of women and gender equality. Whether you are working on gender equality, women’s rights, women empowerment or on any other women and gender related issues, these powerful resources will help you build your knowledge and skills for… [Read More]
