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How to use the Tools and Resources found on this site

 

This site provides a system for Donors and NGOs to use in advancing impact-oriented projects.

 

Solutions to community-based need are provided in the form of evidence-based activities. Each activity is comes with an overview, how-to documentation, community workshop lesson plans, and How-To cards for community members. The information is readily available by following the links below.

 

The site is divided into a series of complementary components. If you are interested in:

 

1. Training, workshops, professional services:

§ For Donors and International NGOs (INGOs)

§ For NGOs working on the ground in-country (implementing NGOs)

§ Experiential Learning: Workshops and Hands-on Field Courses

 

2. Developing sustainable, impact-oriented development projects:

§ Project and Proposal Development

§ NGO/Donor Partnerships

§ Participatory Needs Assessments

§ Logframes Budgets and Schedules

 

3. Seeing example projects using integrated, evidence-based activities:

§ Project Examples Directory

 

4. Accessing individual evidence-based activities:

§ Project Examples Directory

§ Database of Evidence-Based Activities

 

5. Learning how to provide effective field information:

§ Knowledge Transfer

§ Lesson Plans

§ Training Trainers; Training Field Staff

§ Working Within Communities

 

6. Determining if your projects are having impact:

§ Impact Evaluation

§ Logframes, Budgets and Schedules

§ NGO Programming