This resource kit is a training toolkit to build or improve the practitioners’ know-how and skills for supporting women in an effort to increase their social and economic empowerment with the goal of becoming self-sufficient in order to live a life free from intimate partner violence. The toolkit provides methodologies and tools that can be… [Read More]
Human Rights Resources
A list of free guides, how-to tools and other resources on Human Resources for NGOs and development professionals.
A Free Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) WITM Toolkit
The Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) is a global, feminist, membership, movement-support organization. For over 35 years, AWID has been a part of an incredible ecosystem of feminist movements working to achieve gender justice and women’s human rights worldwide. AWID envisions a world where feminist realities flourish, where resources and power are shared… [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]
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 Tool for Human Rights and Security Advocacy for Civil Society Organizations and Extractive Host Community Leaders
The toolkit is developed for use in facilitating advocacy sessions for civil society organization, extractive host community leaders and other stakeholders working to promote and protect human rights; and community security. The handbook contains practical toolkits that can be used by groups of people or individuals who are interested in promoting and protecting of human… [Read More]
Free Advocacy Toolkit: Better Care Services for Unaccompanied and Separated Migrant Children in Europe
Advocacy Toolkit’s purpose is to assist child rights advocates and other professionals in influencing the governments at national and sub-national level, to promote the development of better care services for unaccompanied and separated migrant children in the EU. The toolkit is intended to be used by NGOs working with children and young people, including Eurochild… [Read More]
A Free Handbook for Activists: Rights to Water and Sanitation
Rights to Water and Sanitation; A Handbook for Activists Written for community groups, human rights NGOs, rights-based development practitioners and aid workers to adopt or improve their human rights-based approachto advocacy on water and sanitation. It provides innovative and practical suggestions for promoting and protecting the rights to water and sanitation. This publication was produced… [Read More]
A Free ASEAN Handbook for Women’s Rights Activists
To facilitate a genuinely ‘people-centred’ ASEAN, it is imperative that civil society understand ASEAN and its vast work. This requires civil society groups to be more knowledgeable about ASEAN and to have the capacity and resources to engage with and influence ASEAN and its various bodies. Similarly, it is critical that women’s voices from ASEAN… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit on Eliminating Violence Against Women And Girls With Disabilities in Fiji
The toolkit is part of the pilot project called a Toolkit on Eliminating Violence Against Women and Girls with Disabilities in Fiji. The project is a joint partnership between the Fiji Disabled Peoples Federation and Pacific Disability Forum, supported by financial and technical assistance from UN Women, with primary funding from Australian Department of Foreign… [Read More]
A Free Women Enabled International accountABILITY Toolkit
Women Enabled International’s accountABILITY Toolkit can guide women with disabilities and organizations working on their behalf in using available UN human rights mechanisms to protect their human rights. Bringing the voices and experiences of women and girls with disabilities to the UN human rights system is essential in holding States accountable for their human rights… [Read More]
A Free Handbook for the Protection of Internally Displaced Persons
Internally displaced persons, or “IDPs,” are part of the broader civilian population that needs protection and assistance because of conflict and human rights abuses or due to natural disasters. The focus on IDPs in this Handbook is not intended to encourage preferential treatment of IDPs to the exclusion of other populations at risk but, rather,… [Read More]
A Free Human Rights Handbook: Building Ireland’s Future
The aim of this handbook is to help non-governmental organizations (NGOs), service providers and community development organizations to put human rights based approaches (HRBA) into practice. The handbook focuses on the principles of HRBA and how they can be used in organizational development, service provision, lobbying and communications. It aims to be a practical resource… [Read More]
A Free Human Rights Friendly Schools Toolkit
Toolkit – A resource for a school which explains Human Rights Friendly Schools (HRFS) in detail. Generally, if a teacher or administrator is the key person in a school who is coordinating the implementation of the initiative, they would be able to use the toolkit to find out everything they need to do what HRFS… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit for Developing Your National Youth Strategy: Youth Power for Youth Rights
Amnesty International’s Youth, Power, Action! International Youth Strategy 2017 – 2020 is inspired by a vision where young people play active roles in creating a more equitable world. Through this Strategy, Amnesty International affirms its commitment to enabling youth to lead in protecting and promoting human rights. The movement champions non-discriminatory practices in working with… [Read More]
A Free Human Rights Toolkit for Women and Girls with Disability
Over two million women and girls with disability live in Australia – that’s approximately 20% of all women and girls. Like everyone else, we all have different lives and experiences. We also have different personal experiences of disability. As a group, however, women and girls with disability experience unfair treatment in many areas of our… [Read More]
A Free Handbook for Parliamentarians: Advancing the Human Rights and Inclusion of LGBTI People
Advancing the Human Rights and Inclusion of LGBTI People: A Handbook for Parliamentarians has been jointly produced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA). This Handbook sets out relevant human rights frameworks and highlights the role of parliamentarians in implementing Agenda 2030, to ensure no one, including LGBTI people,… [Read More]
A Free Handbook on Monitoring and Reporting Homophobic and Transphobic Incidents
The aim of this publication is to contribute to increased and better reporting of homophobic and transphobic incidents by providing tools and a methodology to document and report violence motivated by hatred against LGBT people in a systematic and factual manner. This publication is designed for LGBT and human rights organisations who intend to monitor… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit for Civil Society Organizations in Myanmar: Advocate Together
This toolkit is designed to offer a comprehensive set of advocacy strategies and tools for advocates in Myanmar. Advocates can be individuals, communities, civil society organizations, or any other institution advocating for democratic and participatory development in Myanmar. The toolkit is aimed to serve above all local and regional civil society organizations based in Myanmar’s… [Read More]
A Free Guide to the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict
UNICEF and the non-governmental organization Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers have developed this Guide to the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict as a contribution to the campaign to prevent and end the use of child soldiers. It is hoped that this publication will be useful for mobilizing… [Read More]
