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A resource for both volunteers and villagers, the Sustainable Village Library is a collection of projects, research and website links designed to enhance sustainable development efforts and support the implementation of appropriate solutions for rural community challenges.

If you have a project that is appropriate for a rural village, we invite you to contribute to our online library which is shared with people around the world. Please submit projects, activities, curriculum, and guides that have been successful in villages or are relevant to the needs of rural communities. Send your documents to shana@villagevolunteers.org.

We are constantly adding new entries to our library, so we encourage you to check back often.

As an organization committed to the conscientious use of resources, we encourage all volunteers to review the documents in the library before deciding to print them. All documents are in PDF format. Click here to install Adobe Acrobat Reader.

 

Agriculture

  How to Make Bee Keeping Boots
  How to Make Bee Keeping Gloves
  How to Make a Bee Keeping Mask
  BioIntensive Farming Training Manual
  GROW BIOINTENSIVE Agriculture: A How to Guide
New Raising Chickens
New Chicken Tractor
  Composting
  Genetically Modified / Engineering Organisms
- A Short History of Plant Breeding
- Letter from Joseph Ssuuna, Secretary General, PELUM Association
- Salient Key Concerns Regarding the Biosafety Bill, 2007
- Press Release
Sustainable Organic Agriculture
  Vermicomposting
New Hand Powered Water Pumps


Appropriate Technology

  Bucket System for Drip Irrigation
  How to Make a Solar Food Dehydrator
  Training Manual for Making Fuel Briquettes


Crafts

  How to Make Corn Husk Dolls


Cultural Preservation


Ethnography

Ethnographic Research
  Traditional Healers
  Memory Box Project (supplies required)
  Memory Box Project - Suggested Interview Questions


Economic Development

  Guide to Basic Bookkeeping
New Co-op Overview
New Working with Groups and Agricultural Coops
  Grant Writing Manual: Key Steps to Successful Grant Proposals
  What is Micro-credit?
New Implementing Village-Based Microfinance Institutions
  Micro-credit Best Practices
  Grameen Bank's 16 Decisions


Education

New Basic Arithmetic

Teaching English
  Phonics
  Activities for Previewing Vocabulary
New The Road to Reading
ESL Games

ESL Group Games

ESL Lesson Plan (Beginner)
  ESL Lesson Plan (Intermediate) - Reference Vermicomposting


Environment

  Environment and Conflict


Gender Equality

  Empowerment Projects for Girls


Performing Arts


Theatre for Development

Youth Theatre
  Improvisational Exercises
Wangari Maathai Play
  Curriculum for Teaching about Wangari Maathai


Public Health

  AIDS Education In Africa
  AIDS Education in Africa Using Traditional Performance
  General AIDS Information
  HIV Personal Account
Updated 08/11/08 Youth Outreach Mentors (YOM) Manual - HIV/AIDS Curriculum
Peer Sexual Health Education Lesson Plan
  Psychosocial Support for Those Affected by HIV/AIDS
  About Artemisinin
New Growing Artemisia
  Cooking Indoors without Ventilation: The Impact on Women


Youth Counseling and Development

New Leadership Activity Learning Workshop
New Values and Self Esteem Exercises

 

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