Self Instruction Materials - People Centred Development with a Livelihoods Perspective

Self-Instruction Materials

These guidelines and easy-to-follow materials can support people carrying out people-centred development, and can be used as part of a training course, as self-help or during development activities.

				Sustainable Livelihoods Guidance Sheets (The SL approach) Introducing users to the core concepts of SL approaches (Department for International Development (DfID) / Livelihoods Connect)
				The Sustainable Livelihoods Distance Learning Guide (Sustainable Livelihoods Approach) Key concepts of sustainable livelihoods / Reinforcing the user's knowledge and ability to use the concepts in practice (Livelihoods Connect)
				Frequently Asked Questions (SL concepts in practice) Responding to common queries with practical advice (Livelihoods Connect)
				What is a Livelihoods Approach? (SL concepts) Introducing Sustainable Livelihoods Concepts (Livelihoods Connect)
				Sustainable Livelihoods: Building on Strengths (The Sustainable Livelihoods Approach) Introducing the core concepts / Case studies (DFID)
				Guidelines for Undertaking a Regional/ National Sustainable Rural Livelihoods Study (Poverty Eradication Strategy using SLA) Guidelines (Khanya - AICCD)
				Tools for Sustainable Livelihoods (The SL approach) Tools for sustainable livelihoods (Institute of Development Studies (IDS) K. Pasteur)
				Methods Manual for Fieldwork (Livelihoods and poverty reduction in Tanzania, Malawi, Kenya and Uganda) Fieldwork methodology used in the examination of livelihoods (Overseas Development Group (ODG) - The LADDER Research Team)
				Natural Resource Management and Livelihoods: Programming Guidelines (Natural resource management) Key Principles and core concepts / Strategies for improving natural resource management / Tackling key issues (WFP)
				Local Institutions and Livelihoods: Guidelines for Analysis (SL approach in practice) Techniques / Case studies / Examples (FAO Rural Institutions Division (SDAR) - N. Messer and P. Townsley)
				SFLP Guide (Community Projects) Methodology for identifying and formulating community projects (Sustainable Fisheries Livelihoods Programme - SFLP)
				The SFLP Key Sheets (The SL approach as applied in artisanal fishing communities in West Africa) Introduction to the main issues and concepts relating to fisheries and livelihoods (The Sustainable Fisheries Livelihoods Programme)
				SEAGA Intermediate Level Handbook (Socio-economic and gender analysis) Guidelines for process / Tools for analysis (FAO SDWW)
				SEAGA Field Level Handbook (Socio-economic and gender analysis in development work, ensuring people-centred development with a livelihoods perspective) Actual experiences in agriculture, forestry and fisheries / Introducing development workers to ways of operationalising people-centred development (FAO Gender and Population Division - SDW)
				SEAGA Macro Level Handbook (SEAGA approach to planning and policy making) Practical steps for the assimilation of socio-economic and gender analysis into agricultural policy making (FAO The Gender and Population Division - SDW)
				A Guidebook for Field Projects: Participatory Research and Sustainable Methods (Sustainable Livelihoods concepts in research and in project work) Focus on the principles which underline the methodology / Examples / Practical field experience (UNDP - J.K. Rennie and C. Singh)
				Empowering people: a guide to participation (Facilitating people-centred development) Introduction to concepts / Practical examples / Suggestions for applying these concepts in the field (United Nations Development Program - UNDP)
				Participatory Techniques and Tools: A Guide (Participation in development) Concepts / Techniques (WFP)
				Handbook on Monitoring and Evaluation: Participatory Community Planning (Participatory Community Planning) Concepts / Techniques / Conducting a workshop (FAO Special Programme for Food Security - SPFS)
				The Group Promoter's Resource Book (Community participation in development) Theoretical concepts / Practical steps / Promoting local participation in development projects (FAO Sustainable Development Department (SD) - V. Groveman, J. Cooke and G. Thomas)
				IIED Power Tools (Policies and institutions and their impact on the livelihoods of the poor) Tools for improving policies and institutions (International Institute for Environment and Development - IIED)

Feedback and suggestions for additions to these training resources are welcome by email to: LSP@fao.org

Get further information on livelihoods approaches from Livelihoods Connect by clicking on the links below, visiting: www.livelihoods.org or emailing: livelihoods-connect@ids.ac.uk