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The website “Creativity Web” is a resource centre giving you information about mind mapping and other techniques to help you become more creative. Resources are nu-merous and include books, software, websites and short videos.
This toolkit of the Research and Policy in Development (RAPID) programme presents entry points and references to the wide range of tools and methods that have been used to facilitate improved knowledge and learning in the development and humanitarian sectors. On pages 52-54 you can find a detailed description of the mind mapping process and an example of how it has been successfully applied in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.
RAMALINGAM, B. (2006): RAPID Toolkit - Tools for Knowledge and Learning: A guide for development and humanitarian organisations. London: Overseas Development Institute URL [Visita: 12.04.2011]
This booklet is the first technical manual of a three-part set called “How to build an accessible environment in developing countries” for people with disabilities. It can be used for learning more about standards and general principles; drawings and pictures will enhance the general understanding. This part of the manual focuses on how to build accessible water and sanitation facilities, which comprise toilets, closed showers, washing areas and access to clean water.
HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL (2008): How To Build an Accessible Environment in Developing Countries. Manual No. 2 – Access to Water and Sanitation Facilities. Part 1 – Toilets and Closed Showers. Phnom Pemh: Handicap International France Cambodia Program URL [Visita: 06.04.2011]This article from “The Independent” elaborates on the impacts on dignity of insufficient sanitation facilities in an urban slum of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and describes the role of the WaterAid programme to overcome these huge challenges.
The page not only describes the work of this Indian human rights organisation, but also provides valuable information on the inhumane practice of manual scavengers (Dalit / Untouchables) in India in general.
This case study from Nepal explores what implications the phrase “services for all” can have and elaborates on needs related to water and sanitation services of people with disabilities. Within rural Nepal, disability is a significant issue with many people experiencing impairments of all natures and traditional water and sanitation project approaches have inadvertently excluded disabled people.
WICKEN, J. ; VERHAGEN, J. ; SIJBESMA, C. ; SILVA, C. da ; RYAN, P. (2008): Beyond Construction: Use by All. A Collection of Case Studies from Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion Practitioners in South Asia. London / Delft: WaterAid / International Water and Sanitation Centre URL [Visita: 05.04.2011]
The 20-page UNICEF sanitation brochure was developed as a tool for generating new sanitation and hygiene policy and programme actions at country, regional and international levels. It explains how promotion of sanitation can contribute to more dignity especially among the poor and other neglected groups. The document contains good illustrations.
UNICEF (2000): Sanitation for All. Promoting Dignity and Human Rights. New York: UNICEF URL [Visita: 05.04.2011]This site gives some cold, hard and shocking facts on sanitation, hygiene and water supply around the world. One section provides information on the relation between the access to sanitation and human dignity.
This case study from Nepal explores what implications the phrase “services for all” can have and elaborates on needs related to water and sanitation services of people with disabilities. Within rural Nepal, disability is a significant issue with many people experiencing impairments of all natures and traditional water and sanitation project approaches have inadvertently excluded disabled people.
PRADHAN, A. JONES, O. (2008): Creating User-friendly Water and Sanitation Services for the Disabled: The Experience of WaterAid Nepal and its Partners. Entradas: WICKEN, J. ; VERHAGEN, J. ; SIJBESMA, C. ; SILVA, C. da ; RYAN, P. (2008): Beyond Construction: Use by All. A Collection of Case Studies from Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion Practitioners in South Asia. London / Delft: . URL [Visita: 05.04.2011]XMind is an open source brainstorming and mind mapping software tool developed by XMind Ltd. The programme is intended to assist users in capturing ideas, organising various charts, and share them with collaborators. It supports mind maps, fishbone dia-grams, tree diagrams, organisation charts and spreadsheets.
This is a chapter on a rainwater-harvesting manual from the Public Health Engineering Department in India. It gives an extensive overview on different groundwater recharge technologies and approaches.
PHEDM (n.y): Rain Water Harvesting ManuaI. Meghalaya State Centre, India: Public Health Engineering Department, Meghalay (PHEDM) URL [Visita: 04.04.2011]