This comprehensive handbook focuses on education-related violations in situations of insecurity and armed conflict. It explores the international legal protection afforded to both the right to education as a human right and education more generally under international human rights law, international humanitarian law and international criminal law. With this in mind, this Handbook aims to… [Read More]
Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Resources
A list of free guides, how-to tools and other resources on Humanitarian and Disaster Relief for NGOs and development professionals.
A Free Advocacy Toolkit: Influencing Decisions that Improve Children’s Lives
The Advocacy Toolkit is applicable for all levels of the organization as a resource for building a structured approach for sustained advocacy. The tools are particularly relevant for UNICEF country offices and national committees, but its content will also be valuable to anyone who wants to expand their understanding of the human rights-based approach to… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit for Advancing Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment in Humanitarian Settings
Women and Girls Safe Spaces: A Toolkit for Advancing Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment in Humanitarian Settings was co-created by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and International Medical Corps (IMC) and the creative energy of co-authors Melanie Megevand (IRC) and Laura Marchesini (IMC). The development of this global toolkit would not be possible without the collaborative… [Read More]
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A Free INSPIRE Handbook: Action for Implementing the Seven Strategies for Ending Violence Against Children
The INSPIRE handbook: action for implementing the seven strategies for ending violence against children explains in detail how to choose and implement interventions that will fit your needs and context. The seven strategy-specific chapters address the Implementation and enforcement of laws; Norms and values; Safe environments; Parent and caregiver support; Income and economic strengthening; Response… [Read More]
A Free Guide Book on Disaster Risk Management Systems Analysis
The Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Systems Analysis Guide provides a set of tools and methods to assess existing structures and capacities of national, district and local institutions with responsibilities for Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in order to improve their effectiveness and the integration of DRM concerns into development planning, with particular reference to disaster-prone areas,… [Read More]
A Free Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Toolkit for Humanitarian Settings
This Toolkit is intended to guide humanitarian programme managers and healthcare providers to ensure that sexual and reproductive health interventions put into place both during and after a crisis are responsive to the unique needs of adolescents. It provides user-friendly tools for assessing the impact of a crisis on adolescents, implementing an adolescent-friendly Minimum Initial… [Read More]
A Free Inter-Agency Toolkit: Supporting the Protection Needs of Child Labourers in Emergencies
This toolkit has been developed through strong inter-agency collaboration at the global level in support of the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, 2012 (CPMS), Minimum Standard 12 Child Labour. Approaching child labour in humanitarian contexts differs significantly from longer-term child labour programming. As such this toolkit focuses on providing guidance in-line with… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit on Inclusion of Refugees with Disabilities
This toolkit has been developed by the European Disability Forum with the input from its members and e-mail expert group on refugees with disabilities. They would like to thank in particular the National Confederation of Disabled People Greece (ESAEA), European Network of Independent Living (ENIL) and its Swedish member the Independent Living Institute Stockholm, the… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit on Livelihoods and Conflict for Intervention
This toolkit is part of a series that explores how development assistance can address key risk factors associated with conflict. It shows how violent conflict can affect individual and community access to essential resources and how an approach that focuses on strengthening that access can help people survive and recover from conflict. Livelihoods, or individuals’… [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]
Protecting Children on the Move: A Free Guide to Programming for Children affected by Migration and Displacement
This programming guide was developed by the Children on the Move Task Group that brings together Save the Children most experienced practitioners across the world within the framework of their Child Protection Global Theme. This programming guide is a tool to help Save the Children’s staff in the many varied and complex situations in which… [Read More]
A Free Handbook on First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis
The First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis Handbook is a two-part publication created for the various actors involved in an emergency. It provides a practical method and a set of ready-to-use tools for securing endangered cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible. The user-friendly workflows help readers to plan and implement coordinated cultural… [Read More]
A Free First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis Toolkit
The First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis Toolkit provides a practical method and a set of ready-to-use tools for securing endangered cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible. The user-friendly workflows help readers to plan and implement coordinated cultural rescue and risk reduction operations that involve local communities, heritage custodians, emergency responders and… [Read More]
A Free Safety and Security Toolkit: Strengthening the Implementation of HIV Programs
A guide to help HIV programme implementers, particularly those working in direct service delivery, address safety and security challenges when implementing programmes for and with key populations. It is designed for use in environments where members of key populations are criminalized and face elevated levels of stigma, discrimination, and violence. It identifies promising practices and… [Read More]
A Free Handbook on Project Cycle Management in Emergencies and Humanitarian Crises
This handbook contain basic information on emergency-related references, tools and information, they mainly focus on long-term projects, and are not ideal in emergency or humanitarian contexts. This handbook aim at: Ensuring that Tdh’s policies, principles and approaches are upheld during project cycle management in emergencies and humanitarian crises. Providing a consistent approach and harmonised tools… [Read More]
Free Toolkit for National Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction in Africa
This National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Tool Kit was developed for African countries by UNISDR Regional Office for Africa, based on information provided by national DRR focal points in Africa, with the kind support of the Federal Republic of Germany and the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO). Why is this toolkit necessary?… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit for Programming on Minerals and Conflict
This toolkit for development agency practitioners on the management of mineral wealth and its links to conflict is part of a series commissioned by USAID from leading environment and security practitioners, exploring how development assistance can address key natural resource-related risk factors. Other papers in this series focus on land use conflicts, on water and… [Read More]
A Free Technical Handbook: Seeds in Emergencies
This publication provides emergency practitioners with the basic technical information about seeds, necessary for planning and implementing seed relief interventions. It defines the main seed quality attributes and describes the standard testing and sampling methodologies. This technical publication is part of FAO’s effort to assist its member countries, FAO emergency staff and humanitarian partners to… [Read More]
A Free Guide on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and Nutrition in Emergencies
This guide represents core activities along the continuum of care (life-cycle approach) for reproductive health issues, pregnancy, childbirth, maternal and newborn health and child health, which will save lives. WV resources and models, along with interagency protocols and guidelines, are referenced to support the implementation of the key technical actions. The emergency guide aims to… [Read More]
