International Development Topics
Search by program type for tools, tip sheets and success stories.
Education
- Making A Difference Training Materials to Promote Diversity and Tackle Discrimination (Save the Children UK, 2005) (pdf)
- Provides a step by step guide to assist organizations in evaluating and including diversity
- An Examination of Current Provision of Education for Children with Special Educational Needs in Karen Refugee Camp Schools at the Thai-Myanmar Border (Aye Aye Mortimer, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2004) (doc)
- The paper investigates the provision of education for children designated as having special educational needs within the context of the Karen community located near the eastern border area of Myanmar.
- Better Education for All: When We're Included Too (PDF - English)
- A Global Report from Inclusion International. People with intellectual Disabilities and their families speak out on disability and inclusive education.
- INEE Pocket Guide to Supporting Learners with Disabilities (Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies, 2010) (pdf)
- The guide offers practical ideas for including children and young people with disabilities in education before, during, or after a crisis.
- Leonard Cheshire International: Disability Equality Training and Inclusive Education (Disability Equality in Education, 2006) (doc)
- An extensive document detailing Leonard Cheshire’s comprehensive Disability Equality Training and methods of inclusive education.
- Education for All: A Gender and Disability Perspective (Harilyn Rousso) (doc)
- This academic paper addresses the widespread cultural biases based on gender and disability that greatly limit educational opportunities
- Making Schools Inclusive: How Change Can Happen (Save the Children UK, 2008) (pdf)
- The book is about how non governmental organizations (NGOs) can help school systems in developing countries become more inclusive. It shares experience of developing tools and approaches that have improved education for the most excluded children in the society.
- Education Access for All (Pinnock and Hodgkin for Forced Migration Review, Issue 35, July 2010) (pdf)
- Discusses about the issues facing inclusive education in conflict and provides recommendations
- Education Ministers Meeting: Inclusive Education (UNESCO, 2006) (pdf)
- A brief paper given at the Education Ministers meeting in Fiji promoting inclusive education to achieve quality education for all and implementing a basic education action plan.
- USAID Education Strategy 2011-2015 (pdf)
- USAID developed its strategy for the next five years on increasing literacy, access to education, and more sustainable education during periods of conflict and relocation.
- Making Schools Inclusive: Save the Children
- This report describes successful projects, and the lessons learned, from countries as diverse as Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, Peru, Bangladesh, China, Somalia, Brazil, Western Balkans, Mongolia, Nepal, Tajikistan, Serbia, India, and Morocco.
- Education's Missing Millions: World Vision UK and GPDD
- Education’s Missing Millions was funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) through a Partnership Programme Agreement with World Vision UK. Published in 2007, Education’s Missing Millions explores the inclusion of disabled children in education through Education For All Fast Track Initiative processes and national sector plans.
- Is Your Classroom Inclusive and Child-Friendly? A Self-Assessment Tool for Teachers (Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies) (pdf)
- Provide tips and reasons to make classrooms inclusive.
- Education in Emergencies: Including Everyone (Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies, 2009) (pdf)
- This guide is aimed at anyone working to provide, manage or support education services in emergencies, whether through government, non-governmental or international agencies.
- INEE Pocket Guide to Supporting Learners with Disabilities (Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies, 2010) (pdf)
- This guide offers practical ideas for including children and young people with disabilities in education before, during or after a crisis.
- INEE Good Practice Guide: Inclusive Education of Children At Risk - Persons with Disabilities (Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies) (pdf)
- This guide provides tips, strategies and resources on making classrooms inclusive.
- INEE Tools Brief: Promoting access to quality and safe education for all persons affected by crisis (Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies) (pdf)
- A list of useful resources concerning inclusive education in conflict situations.
- Education in Emergencies: A tool kit for starting and managing education in emergencies (Susan Nicolai for Save the Children, 2003) (pdf)
- This toolkit provides a framework and practical tools; the toolkit is primarily aimed at field staff responsible for setting up and managing education projects during a crisis. The resource may also be used by those leading the overall emergency response, or those writing proposals, planning training or conducting evaluations.
- Education for All: Building the Schools (World Bank, 2003) (pdf)
- The article addresses the issues faced when building inclusive schools.
- Education for All: The Cost of Accessibility (World Bank, 2005) (pdf)
- The study shows that cost is not a significant barrier to accessible design although it is often perceived to be one. Research has shown that the cost of accessibility is generally less than 1% of total construction costs.
Employment and Economic Issues
- Good Practices for the Economic Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Developing Countries: Handicap International
- Employing the Disabled: AccessAbility India
- A step by step guide to demystify the perceived complexities around employing persons with disabilities.
- Making PRSP Inclusive: Christian Blind Mission and Handicap International
- The World Bank has released a new handbook compiled by Handicap International (HI) and Christian Blind Mission (CBM) on "Making PRSP inclusive". The handbook presents background information and guidelines for key stakeholders on disability and development such as governments, UN agencies, Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs), Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) and facilitate that people with disabilities may enter and participate in national Poverty Reduction Strategy processes (PRSP). This resource also includes a toolbox for making PRSP inclusive.
- Solutions to Microcredit Barriers: MIUSA
- International Symposium on Microcredit for Women With Disabilities: MIUSA
- Loud, Proud and Prosperous: Microcredit Projects By and For Women with Disabilities in Southern Africa
Health
- Health Handbooks: Hesperian
- Hesperian is a non-profit publisher of books and other educational materials that help people take the lead in their own health care.
Policy and Legislation
- Changing the Way the World Does Development
- Broadening Horizons. Connecting People. Improving Lives. Expanding Development to Include Everyone.
- UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) Ratification toolkit: Disabled Peoples' International (DPI)
- DPI's ratification toolkit offers a variety of resources to help you plan and implement your own ratification campaigns.
- UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) Implementation toolkit: Disabled Peoples' International (DPI)
- DPI's Implementation toolkit offers a variety of resources to help you plan and put into action your own implementation campaigns.
- International Disability Laws Index: DREDF
- Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) is a U.S. disability rights law and policy center.
- Disability Policy Paper: USAID
- USAID's policy on disability is as follows: To avoid discrimination against people with disabilities in programs which USAID funds and to stimulate an engagement of host country counterparts, governments, implementing organizations and other donors in promoting a climate of nondiscrimination against and equal opportunity for people with disabilities. Read the full USAID Disability Policy Paper.
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD): OHCHR
Other Topics
- Disabilities among Refugees and Conflict-Affected Populations: UNHCR
- The Women's Refugee Commission has released the first major report to address the critical needs of refugees and people displaced within their own countries who suffer from physical, sensory or mental disabilities. The report “Disabilities among Refugees and Conflict-Affected Populations” is the culmination of a six-month project led by the Women’s Refugee Commission and co-funded by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). To reinforce the report’s findings and improve protection and services for refugees with disabilities, the Women’s Refugee Commission has created a resource kit to provide practical guidance for UNHCR and humanitarian agency field staff.
- Gender Handbook in Humanitarian Action: Inter-Agency Standing Committee
- Published by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) in December of 2006, this handbook was developed for field practitioners responding to humanitarian emergencies that result from conflict or natural hazards. The book contatins several useful action plans and checklists to assist practitioners in identifying and addressing the different needs, abilities and contributions of all members of the community, including people with disabilities. The handbook also provides guidance on how to analyze the situation from a gender perspective, implement gender-aware activities and measure effectiveness.
- World Disasters Report on disability: Red Cross
- World Disasters Report: Focus on Discrimination - report by the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
