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Sustainable Village Library

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 in the following areas:

Agriculture Education Performing Arts for Development
Appropriate Technology Environment Public Health
Cultural Preservation Gender Equality Youth Counseling and Development
Economic Development

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
Bee Keeping
  How to Make Bee Keeping Boots
  How to Make Bee Keeping Gloves
  How to Make a Bee Keeping Mask
Chickens
  Raising Chickens
  Chicken Tractor
Composting
  Composting
  Vermicomposting
Concerns Regarding Genetically Modified Organisms
  Union of Concerned Scientists - Failure To Yield: Bio-technology's Broken Promises
African Conservation Forum - Ten Reasons Why GM Won't Feed the World
A Short History of Plant Breeding
Letter from Joseph Ssuuna, Secretary General, PELUM Association
Salient Key Concerns Regarding the Biosafety Bill, 2007
Press Release
Organic Farming
  BioIntensive Farming Training Manual
  GROW BIOINTENSIVE Agriculture: A How to Guide
Sustainable Organic Agriculture
Seed Saving
Seed Saving Guide

Appropriate Technology
Compostable Toilets
Toilets That Make Compost
Composting Toilet Construction Manual
Drip Irrigation
  Bucket System for Drip Irrigation
Food Dehydrators
  How to Make a Solar Food Dehydrator
Fuel Briquettes
  Training Manual for Making Fuel Briquettes
Power
Standard Bicycle with Pedal Power Attachment
Wind Energy
Water Pumps
  Hand Powered Water Pumps

Cultural Preservation
Ethnography

Ethnography

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

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

Education
Arithmetic
  Basic Arithmetic
Crafts for Children
  How to Make Corn Husk Dolls
English

Teaching English
ESL Games

ESL Group Games

ESL Lesson Plan (Beginner)
  ESL Lesson Plan (Intermediate) - Reference Vermicomposting
  Phonics
  The Road to Reading
  Activities for Previewing Vocabulary

Environment
  Environment and Conflict
Environmental Youth Action Corps (EYAC) Guide
  Guide to Proper Battery Disposal

Gender Equality
  Empowerment Projects for Girls
  The Experience of Being a Girl

Performing Arts for Development

Theatre for Development

Youth Theatre
  AIDS Education in Africa Using Traditional Performance
  Improvisational Exercises
Wangari Maathai Play
  Curriculum for Teaching about Wangari Maathai

Public Health
Ceramic Water Filters
KCP Training Manual for Ceramic Filter Use
KCP Handouts for Filter Users
KCP Sample Ledgers
Clean Air
  Cooking Indoors without Ventilation: The Impact on Women
HIV/AIDS
  AIDS Education in Africa
  AIDS Education in Africa Using Traditional Performance
  General AIDS Information
  HIV Personal Account
  Peer Sexual Health Education Lesson Plan
  Psychosocial Support for Those Affected by HIV/AIDS
Youth Outreach Mentors (YOM) Manual - HIV/AIDS Curriculum
Youth Outreach Mentors (YOM) Plan of Action for the Volunteer
Malaria
  About Malaria
  About Artemisinin
  Growing Artemisia

Youth Counseling and Development
  Principles of Leadership
  Leadership Activity Learning Workshop
  Values and Self Esteem Exercises

 

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