Alive & Thrive is an initiative to improve infant and young child feeding practices by increasing rates of exclusive breastfeeding and improving complementary feeding practices. This toolkit includes a brief description of resources in various formats on the Mat Troi Be Tho (MTBT) social franchise model; manuals and guidelines for the design, implementation, promotion, supervision,… [Read More]
Food and Nutrition Resources
A list of free guides, how-to tools and other resources on Food and Nutrition for NGOs and development professionals.
A Free Toolkit for Civil Society – Working with Local Government on Food Policy
This toolkit is a guide for those who wish to work with local government on food policy. It describes how to navigate the complexities of food policy and local government, focusing on how best to do this work – exploring what to do rather than why. The intent is to enhance the effectiveness of civil… [Read More]
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A Free Plant Back Better Toolkit
The Toolkit aims to promote the climate adaptation counter-measures for food security, the Plant Back Better (PBB) initiative was put forward. The initiative is accompanied by call for actions on mitigating vulnerability and enhancing self-sufficiency on disaster-resilient vegetables and flowers plantation to ensure long-term sustainability. The Plant Back Better project mainly focused on promoting capacity… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit for Evaluating Climate Change Adaptation Program Interventions
This toolkit is a resource for development practitioners to assess the effectiveness of various CCA interventions. Produced by USAID’s Adaptation Thought Leadership and Assessments (ATLAS) project, the toolkit presents a framework for analysis and recommends four research tools that USAID and partners can use together with local communities to help prioritize interventions to improve climate… [Read More]
A Free Pilot Toolkit on Addressing Worker Vulnerability in Agricultural and Food Supply Chains
This pilot vulnerable workers toolkit provides companies in the agricultural and food supply chain with specific guidance on tackling worker vulnerability. It complements ETI’s more general Human Rights Due Diligence Framework. This Toolkit has been produced in response to requests from Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) member companies for practical guidance and examples of good practice,… [Read More]
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A Free Youth Leaders for Nutrition Advocacy Toolkit
A toolkit for youth advocates, designed by youth advocates. Any young person with a desire and drive to create change can become an advocate. This toolkit focuses specifically on helping you to improve the nutrition of adolescents and youth in your community, but the approach can be applied to other issues too. To help you… [Read More]
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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]
Top 35+ Free Downloadable Handbooks and Toolkits for African NGOs and CSOs
Here is a compilation of 35+ toolkits, designed for the the quick reference of the NGOs and CSOs on various pressing issues affecting the African continent. These toolkits have been made available by various international organizations and programs implemented across the world. A Free Private Health Policy Toolkit for Africa “Private Health Policy Toolkit for… [Read More]
A Free Global Nutrition Cluster Toolkit for Nutrition in Emergencies
The purpose of this toolkit is to provide a nutritional response during and after an emergency situation. Too often, in the high-pressure context of emergencies, key aspects of nutritional health and well-being are not adequately addressed. Poor decisions are made in the short-term, which have long-term negative impacts on the nutritional stability of the affected… [Read More]
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A Free Handbook for Promoting Sound Agricultural Practices: Livelihood Options in Refugee Situations
This Handbook is intended to help develop an understanding of what needs to be considered when dealing with agriculture in a refugee or returnee operation. In particular, it clarifies how to promote and maintain sound practices for displaced people in diverse situations, often working with a range of different agencies. The Handbook presents options and… [Read More]
A Free Handbook: Resource Box for Resilient Seed Systems
The resource box for resilient seed systems, developed by a multidisciplinary team of Bioversity International researchers, is a tool that supports research and capacity building on resilient seed systems in the context of adaptation to climate change. The eight modules of the box represent eight steps of a participatory research cycle from situational analysis to… [Read More]
A Free Handbook for Journalists: Climate Governance in Africa
Climate governance is a difficult subject bringing together the social, technical, policy, financial and political elements of climate change. At the root of these issues remain grave concerns about Africa’s development needs and the need to address imperatives such as poverty, unemployment, food security and health. In addition, questions remain about whether the interests of… [Read More]
A Free Fighting Poverty with Faith Food Stamp Challenge Action Toolkit
The Food Stamp Challenge is a week-long event where leaders and community members live on the average food stamp allotment. The toolkit is a great way of mobilizing their community to better understand how the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) works on a personal level while highlighting the continued need for feeding programs. What is… [Read More]
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A Free Global Handbook for Childhood: How to Measure Socio-economic Indicators and Child-targeted Public Spending in Developing Countries
The Global Handbook for Children aims to reinforce the struggle for the rights of the child, the main idea being to provide the methodological tools needed to build and interpret indicators of child health, education and nutrition. The first three chapters of the handbook act as a guide for those undertaking socio-economic research on the… [Read More]
A Free Food Insecurity Screening Toolkit
Food insecurity is an important but often overlooked factor affecting the health of a significant segment of the American population. To raise awareness and to offer suggestions for how health care professionals might treat food insecurity in their patients, Humana partnered with Feeding America to develop a toolkit. This resource is intended to support health… [Read More]
