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Resource Type: Poster
by Isabel Carter. In recent years passion fruit has become a popular new fruit for many farmers around the world. They grow well and the fruit is tasty and refreshing. Unlike some fruit, passion fruit travel well to market. They can also be processed to make juice. There is increasing interest in exporting them to Europe where they are becoming a popular luxury fruit. Passion fruit will often grow well up trees but few people know much about the best methods of growing them to produce ...
Resource Type: Magazine
What is at the heart of participatory development and empowerment?
Resource Type: Articles
by Elena Hurtado. Shortage of water is the main reason why people fail to wash their hands regularly. Here is an idea which only uses about a tenth of the amount of water usually used to wash hands. The Tippy Tap is made from an old plastic container with a hollow handle. It is based on the mukombe (Footsteps 14). It also uses less soap as the soap is hung up and protected from rain so it does not become soggy.
Resource Type: Bible studies
Water for life. The Bible has a surprisingly large number of references to water – over 300 in my concordance, not to mention another 80 on rain. Which is the first verse that comes to your mind when you think about water?
Resource Type: Articles
Many people wonder why they have to pay for water, a product which is available naturally. Though there seems to be plenty of water on this earth, less than one percent is available in a form that is suitable for human consumption. Water must be transported, stored, and distributed to the consumer. These activities need financial and human resources.
Resource Type: Articles
Here are a few reminders of the priorities of first aid. Before looking at burns and broken bones, remember your ABC…
Resource Type: Articles
Do you teach health workers? Do you use drama to share messages about health? Do you teach first aid or give training in emergency action? Have you ever wanted to catch people’s attention by using demonstrations to show how to treat wounds or burns? If you use volunteers and make them look like realistic victims of accidents, you can be sure that you will certainly provide training that your trainees are unlikely to forget!
Resource Type: Articles
by Richard Franceys. We all know that water is a wonderful gift. It falls as rain and collects in streams and rivers or under the ground. From there we can take it for drinking, for cooking, for bathing and for washing pots and pans and clothes.
Resource Type: Articles
Mention third world debt to most people and a puzzled look appears. Mention lack of funding for health clinics and schools and most people would agree and want to add their own experiences. However, in most Third World countries the two are closely linked.
Resource Type: Bible studies
The Principle of Jubilee by Isabel Carter. Read Leviticus 25:8-31 Leviticus is the third book of the Old Testament and it provides guidelines for our relationship with God and our neighbours. Chapter 25 talks of two major festivals – the Sabbath year when land was left fallow to rest every seventh year, and the Jubilee year, every fiftieth year.
