HESPERIAN PUBLICATIONS
Water for Life – Community water security
This booklet helps communities to draw on their own knowledge and resources to protect and improve existing water sources, and to develop new sources when needed. It includes information about safe water transport and storage, and practical methods to make water safe for drinking and cooking.
Available in English, French and Spanish. Printed copies cost US $4 each. They are also available for free download at: www.hesperian.org
Where There Is No Dentist
by Murray Dickson
Community health workers, educators and individuals from around the world have used Where There Is No Dentist to help people care for their teeth and gums. The first half of the book contains ideas about prevention and community education. The second half includes instructions on how to do dental examinations, diagnose common dental problems, make and use dental equipment, use local anaesthetics, place fillings and remove teeth.
The book is available in English or Spanish for US $12 each plus shipping, and can be ordered by contacting bookorders@hesperian.org or online at www.hesperian.org. Both books are also available online.
Sanitation and Cleanliness for a Healthy Environment
This booklet offers basic information and learning activities to help communities understand and prevent sanitationrelated health problems. Communities are offered a choice of affordable, safe, and environmentally sound sanitation alternatives.
Available in English, Spanish and French. Printed copies cost US $4 each.
Email: bookorders@hesperian.org
They are also available for free download at www.hesperian.org
STRATEGIES FOR HOPE PUBLICATIONS
HIV and AIDS materials for church leaders
Strategies for Hope Trust has launched Called to Care – a toolkit of HIV and AIDS information and training materials designed for church leaders, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. The toolkit consists of a series of practical booklets and short manuals. The first two titles in the Called to Care toolkit are now available:
Positive voices
Religious leaders living with or personally affected by HIV and AIDS
This booklet contains personal testimonies from religious leaders (Christian and Muslim). It is written for church leaders to enable free and open discussion about HIV and AIDS and related issues.
Making it happen
A guide to help your congregation do HIV and AIDS work
This booklet contains practical information designed to guide and support congregations in developing and carrying out activities to address issues surrounding HIV and AIDS. It includes sections on planning, the project cycle, conducting assessments, decision making and project sustainability.
The books cost £2.40 each, plus packing and postage, from: TALC, PO Box 49, St Albans, AL1 5TX, UK Email: info@talcuk.org Website: www.talcuk.org
They are also available for free download at: www.stratshope.org
Some free printed copies are available. Please write, explaining how you plan to use these materials, to: Strategies for Hope 93 Divinity Road, Oxford, OX4 1LN UK
Email: sfh@stratshope.org
TEARFUND PUBLICATIONS
Organisational governance
This book aims to help board members and those managing Christian development organisations to consider their different roles, and how they can work together to fulfil the organisation’s mission. It looks at key governance principles and issues so that organisations can improve their governance structure or set up a governing body if they do not already have one. There is guidance about recruiting and welcoming new board members.
This is available as a free download in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese at: www.tearfund.org/tilz.
Printed copies cost £10 (US $18, €14.50), including postage, from: Tearfund Resources Development, PO Box 200, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV16 4WQ, UK
Email: roots@tearfund.org
Footsteps CD Rom
The two previous Footsteps CD Roms have proved very popular. A new version is now available. This contains the content of all previous 65 issues of Footsteps in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. It uses html format which means that it is easy to search for any topic. Individual articles can be printed for use in training or translating. Worries over missing back copies can now be put aside! The CD Rom costs £15 (US $27, €22 ) including airmail postage. Address above.
Why advocate for water, sanitation and hygiene?
This is a short guide aimed at communitybased and non-governmental organisations. It is written for organisations involved in delivering water and sanitation to poor communities. It aims to inspire them to address the underlying causes of lack of access to these services.
Please email: ppadministrator@tearfund.org to request either a printed or electronic copy.