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Your experiences can change the world. How? What we most learn from are our experiences. What if we not only learn from our own experiences, but also from the experiences other stakeholders of the KNOW-HOW3000 network make? We would have a much larger pool of references in order to make the right decisions that lead the projects to its goals and beyond.
Let’s learn from each other and reach our goals! Here you can find the good practices and see how partners have learnt from failures. All the experiences have gone through our experience capitalisation process in order to make them more applicable. Find the right experience for you by using the filter options.
Good Practice: ERI – Enabling Rural Innovation
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Good Practice: Systematisation
Country: Global; Organization: Various AT A GLANCE: Systematisation (English) AT A GLANCE: Systematisation (Spanish) Additional Material Handbook Systematization – Learning from our experience (2015) (English) Manual de sistematización participativa – Aprendiendo de nuestra experiencia (Spanish) Guide à la systémisation participative – Aprendre a partir de notre experience (French) Doing, knowing, learning: Case…
Good Practice: Universities tackling Climate Change
Country: Nicaragua; Organization: Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University (BICU) AT A GLANCE: Universities against Climate Change (English) AT A GLANCE: Universidades frente al Cambio Climatico (Spanish) IN DETAIL: Universidades frente al Cambio Climático (Spanish)
Good Practice: Popular Education
Country: Nicaragua; Organization: Center for Education and Training in Honor of Sister Maura Clarke (CECIM) AT A GLANCE: Popular Education (English) AT A GLANCE: Educación Popular “Los Quinchos” (Spanish) IN DETAIL: Educación Popular “Los Quinchos” (Spanish)
Good Practice: Institute on Indigenous Knowledge and Research
Country: Brazil; Organization: Federation of the Indigenous Organizations of the Rio Negro (FOIRN) AT A GLANCE: ICIPRN – Institute on Indigenous Knowledge and Research of the Rio Negro (English) AT A GLANCE: Instituto de Conocimiento e Investigación Indígenas de Río Negro (Spanish) AT A GLANCE: ICIPRN – Instituto dos Conhecimentos…
Good Practice: Men Empowerment Approach
Country: Kenya; Organization: Support for Tropical Initiatives in Poverty Alleviation (STIPA) AT A GLANCE: Men Empowerment Approach (English) AT A GLANCE: Enfoque de empoderamiento de los hombres (Spanish)
Good Practice: EQUALITY – Promoting gender equality
Country: Region Central America; Organization: FH Joanneum AT A GLANCE: EQUALITY – Gender Equality in Higher Education Institutions (English) AT A GLANCE: IGUALDAD – promoviendo la igualdad de género (Spanish)
Good Practice: SUMA – Sustainable financial management in Higher Education institutions
Country: Region Central America; Organization: FH Joanneum AT A GLANCE: SUMA – Sustainable financial management in Higher Education institutions (English) AT A GLANCE: SUMA – gestión financiera sostenible en Instituciones de enseñanza superior (Spanish)
Good Practice: Capacity Building at Universities in the South
Country: Czech Republic; Organization: University of Life Sciences Prague – Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences AT A GLANCE: Capacity Building of Tertiary Educational Institutions in the South (English) AT A GLANCE: Capacitación de personal en Universidades del Sur (Spanish)
Good Practice: Strengthening Development Education
Country: Lithuania; Organization: Kolping University of Applied Sciences AT A GLANCE: Kolping University – Strengthening Development Education (English) AT A GLANCE: Universidad Kolping – Reforzando la educación para el Desarrollo (Spanish)
Good Practice: OPUS – OPen University Systems
Country: Mozambique; Organization: Catholic University of Mozambique (UCM) AT A GLANCE: OPUS – OPen University Systems (English) AT A GLANCE: OPUS – OPen University Systems (Spanish) IN DETAIL: OPUS – OPen University Systems (English)
Good Practice: Environmental Management
Country: Mozambique; Organization: Catholic University of Mozambique: Faculty of Tourism and Information Technology (FGTI) AT A GLANCE: Environmental Management (English) AT A GLANCE: Gestión Medioambiental (Spanish) IN DETAIL: Environmental Management (English)
Good Practice: Vocational training franchising the departments to local entrepreneurs
Country: Mozambique; Organization: Young Africa (YA) AT A GLANCE: Vocational training franchising the departments to local entrepreneurs (English) IN DETAIL: Vocational training franchising the departments to local entrepreneurs (English) AT A GLANCE: Formación vocacional con emprendedores locales (Spanish) AT A GLANCE: Formation professionnelle en Afrique par franchise de services aux…
Good Practice: Intercultural, communitarian university – URACCAN
Country: Nicaragua; Organization: University of the Autonomous Regions of the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua (URACCAN) AT A GLANCE: Intercultural, communitarian university URACCAN (English) AT A GLANCE: Universidad comunitaria intercultural – URACCAN (Spanish)
Good Practice: Professionalising Teachers
Country: Nicaragua; Organization: University of the Autonomous Regions of the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua (URACCAN) AT A GLANCE: Professionalizing Teachers (English) AT A GLANCE: Profesionalización de Docentes (Spanish)
Good Practice: Bilingual, Intercultural and Participative Education
Country: Nicaragua; Organization: Foundation for the Autonomy and Development of the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua (FADCANIC) AT A GLANCE: Bilingual, Intercultural and Participative Education (English) AT A GLANCE: Educación intercultural bilingüe y participativa (Spanish)
Good Practice: Traditional Health Programme in Schools
Country: Papua New Guinea; Organization: Catholic Diocese of Bougainville AT A GLANCE: Traditional Health in Bougainville Schools (English) AT A GLANCE: Medicina Tradicional en Escuelas de Bougainville (Spanish) AT A GLANCE: Médecine traditionnelle dans les écoles de Bougainville (French) IN DETAIL: Traditional Health in Bougainville Schools (English) IN DETAIL: Médecine…
Good Practice: Flexible Learning
Country: Papua New Guinea; Organization: Divine Word University AT A GLANCE: Flexible Learning (English) AT A GLANCE: Flexible Learning (Spanish) IN DETAIL: Flexible Learning (English)
Good Practice: Papua New Guinea Studies
Country: Papua New Guinea; Organization: Divine Word University AT A GLANCE: PNG Studies (English) AT A GLANCE: PNG Studies (Spanish) IN DETAIL: PNG Studies (English)
Good Practice: One Laptop per Child
Country: Papua New Guinea; Organization: Catholic Education Agency Kiunga AT A GLANCE: One Laptop per Child (English) AT A GLANCE: Una Computadora Portátil por Niño (Spanish) IN DETAIL: One Laptop per Child (English)
Good Practice: School Management
Country: Papua New Guinea; Organization: Catholic Education Agency Bougainville AT A GLANCE: School Management (English) AT A GLANCE: School Management (Spanish) IN DETAIL: School Management (English) Additional Material Course Book Advanced Financial Management for Primary and Vocational Schools (Level 1) (English) School Financial Health Check (English)
Good Practice: GIS – Geo Information Systems
Country: Uganda; Organization: Makerere University AT A GLANCE: Improved business processes and geodate based asset managament for better water supply (English) AT A GLANCE: Improved business processes and geodate based asset managament for better water supply (Spanish)
Good Practice: Promotion of Professional Social Work (PROSOWO)
Country: Uganda; Organization: Department of Social work and Social Administration, Makerere University AT A GLANCE: PROSOWO (English) AT A GLANCE: PROSOWO (Spanish) IN DETAIL: PROSOWO (English)
Good Practice: Community outreach using ICT
Country: Uganda; Organization: Battery Operated System for Community Outreach (BOSCO) AT A GLANCE: Community outreach using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) (English) AT A GLANCE: Extensión comunitaria a través de la tecnología de la información y la comunicación (Spanish) IN DETAIL: Community outreach using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) (English)
Good Practice: Entrepreneurial Solid Waste Management
Country: Uganda; Organization: Youth Environment System (YES) AT A GLANCE: Entrepreneurial Solid Waste Management (English) AT A GLANCE: Gestión empresarial de residuos sólidos (Spanish) AT A GLANCE: Gestion entrepreneuriale des déchets solides (French) IN DETAIL: Entrepreneurial Solid Waste Management (English) IN DETAIL: Gestion entrepreneuriale des déchets solides (French)
Good Practice: TRIALOG Development NGOs in the Enlarged EU
Country: Global; Organization: Various AT A GLANCE: TRIALOG – Development NGOs in the Enlarged EU (English) AT A GLANCE: TRIALOG – ONGs de desarrollo en una UE ampliada (Spanish) Additional Material Systematisation: TRIALOG in the enlarged EU – 15 years supporting civil society to engage in development (short version) (English)…
Good Practice: Mediation on Human Rights Violation Cases
Country: Kenya; Organization: Development Education Services For Community Empowerment (DESECE) AT A GLANCE: Mediation on Human Rights Violation Cases (English) AT A GLANCE: Mediación en casos de violación de los derechos humanos (Spanish) IN DETAIL: Mediation on Human Rights Violation Cases (English) Additional Material Most Significant Change Story: Knowledge is…
Good Practice: Arpilleras – Embroidering Resistance
Country: Bazil; Organization: Movement of People Affected by Dams (MAB) AT A GLANCE: Arpilleras – Embroidering Resistence (English) AT A GLANCE: Arpilleras – Bordando a resistência (Portuguese) AT A GLANCE: Arpilleras – Bordando la resistencia (Spanish) IN DETAIL: Arpilleras – Bordando a resistência (Portuguese) Additional Material Metodologia: “Como fazer uma…
Learning from Failure: Teenage mother recruitment for livelihood program
Country: Kenya; Organization: Mathare Children’s Fund panairobi (MCFp) AT A GLANCE: Teenage mothers recruitment for livelihood programme (English) AT A GLANCE: Proceso de reclutamiento de madres adolescentes para el programa de medios de subsistencia (Spanish) IN DETAIL: Teenage mothers recruitment for livelihood programme (English) Additional Material Interview with MCFp on their…
Good Practice: Community Health Diagnosis – WASH Needs Assessment
Country: Uganda; Organization: Partners for Community Health and Development Organisation (PACHEDO) AT A GLANCE: Community Health Diagnosis – WASH needs assessment (English) AT A GLANCE: Diagnóstico de salud comunitario – WASH evaluación de necesidades (Spanish) IN DETAIL: Community Health Diagnosis – WASH needs assessment (English)
Good Practice: Environmental Sanitation at Lacor Hospital
Country: Uganda; Organization: St Mary’s Hospital Lacor AT A GLANCE: Environmental Sanitation at Lacor Hospital (English) AT A GLANCE: Saneamiento Ambiental en el Hospital Lacor (Spanish) IN DETAIL: Environmental Sanitation at Lacor Hospital (English)
Good Practice: Leadership School
Country: Nicaragua; Organization: University of the Autonomous Regions of the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua (URACCAN) AT A GLANCE: Preparatory Leadership School (English) AT A GLANCE: Preparatoria – Escuela de Liderazgo (Spanish)
Learning from Failure: Expulsion of a fishing community
Country: Brazil; Organization: Comissão Pastoral da Terra (CPT) AT A GLANCE: Expulsion of a fishing community from their traditional territory (English) AT A GLANCE: Expulsão de uma comunidade pesqueira do seu território tradicional (Portuguese) AT A GLANCE: Expulsion d’une communauté de pêcheurs de son territoire (French) AT A GLANCE: Expulsión…
Good Practice: Resisting subjection – a Quilombola Community struggling for their rights
Country: Brazil; Organization: Comissão Pastoral da Terra (CPT) AT A GLANCE: Resisting subjection – a quilombola community struggling for their rights (English) AT A GLANCE: Resistência e luta da comunidade Varzinha dos Quilombolas (Portuguese) AT A GLANCE: Resistencia a la sumisión de la comunidad quilombola (Spanish) IN DETAIL: Resistência e…
Good Practice: Workers without land struggeling for their right to land
Country: Brazil; Organization: Pastoral Land Commission 2 (CPT) AT A GLANCE: The Fight for and the Acquiring of Land by the Landless Workers in Engenho Prado, Brazil (English) AT A GLANCE: Luta e conquista da terra peolos trabalhadoras/es sem terra (Portuguese) AT A GLANCE: Lucha por y conquista de la tierra por los…
Good Practice: Agroecology – traditional and new knowledge
Country: Brazil; Organization: Pastoral Land Commission (CPT) AT A GLANCE: Agroecology – Traditions and New Knowledge on the Lands of the West of Rio Grande do Norte (English) AT A GLANCE: Agroecologia – Tradições e Novos Conhecimentos (Portuguese) AT A GLANCE: Agroecología – Tradiciones y nuevos conocimientos (Spanish) IN DETAIL:…
Good Practice: Flor de Maíz – Alternative sources of income for women
Country: El Salvador; Organization: Fundación Hermano Mercedes Ruíz (FUNDAHMER) AT A GLANCE: Colectivo Flor de Maíz – Alternative income sources for women (English) AT A GLANCE: Colectivo Flor de Maíz – Caminando hacia una economía alternativa (Spanish) IN DETAIL: Colectivo Flor de Maíz – Caminando hacia una economía alternativa (Spanish)
Good Practice: Self-saving and community microcredit systems
Country: El Salvador; Organization: Fundación para el Desarrollo Socioeconómico y Restauración Ambiental (FUNDESYRAM) AT A GLANCE: Self-saving and community microcredit systems (English) AT A GLANCE: Self-saving and community microcredit systems (Spanish) IN DETAIL: Self-saving and community microcredit systems (Spanish) Additional Material Manual Self-saving systems (Spanish)
Good Practice: Connectivity, Electricity, and Education for Entrepreneurship (CE3)
Country: Uganda; Organization: Battery Operated System for Community Outreach (BOSCO) AT A GLANCE: Connectivity, Electricity, and Education for Entrepreneurship (CE3) (English) AT A GLANCE: Connectivity, Electricity, and Education for Entrepreneurship (CE3) (Spanish) IN DETAIL: Connectivity, Electricity, and Education for Entrepreneurship (CE3) (English) Additional Material Booklet: The CE3 Project (English)
Learning from failure: Ignoring the power of women to influence men
Country: Uganda; Organization: Loyoro Catholic Parish AT A GLANCE: Ignoring the power of women to influence men (English) AT A GLANCE: Ignoring the power of women to influence men (Spanish) IN DETAIL: Ignoring the power of women to influence men (English)
Good Practice: Halfway House Rehabilitation Centre
Country: Kenya; Organization: Mukuru Slums Development Projects (MSDP) AT A GLANCE: Halfway House Rehabilitation Centre: Timothy’s story (English) AT A GLANCE: Centro de rehabilitación Halfway: La historia de Timothy (Spanish) IN DETAIL: Halfway House Rehabilitation Centre: Timothy’s story (English)
Learning from failure: Poor Participation of Women in Public Debates on Land Rights
Country: Tanzania; Organization: Land Rights Research & Resources Institute (LARRRI/HAKIARDHI) AT A GLANCE: Poor Participation of Women in Public Debates on Land Rights (English) AT A GLANCE: Baja participación de las mujeres en debates públicos sobre los derechos de propiedad (Spanish) IN DETAIL: Poor Participation of Women in Public Debates…
Good Practice: Promotion of a full life, free of racism and gender violence
Country: Guatemala; Organization: Asociación Proyecto MIRIAM para la promoción intelectual de la mujer AT A GLANCE: Strategic model for the promotion of a full life, free of racism and gender violence (English) AT A GLANCE: Modelo estratégico para la promoción de una vida plena, libre de racismo y violencia de…
Good Practice: Promotion of a full life, free of racism and gender violence
Country: Guatemala; Organization: Asociación Proyecto MIRIAM para la promoción intelectual de la mujer AT A GLANCE: Strategic model for the promotion of a full life, free of racism and gender violence (English) AT A GLANCE: Modelo estratégico para la promoción de una vida plena, libre de racismo y violencia de…
Good Practice: Diploma programs in gender for a life free of violence and racism
Country: Guatemala; Organisation: Asociación Proyecto MIRIAM para la promoción intelectual de la mujer AT A GLANCE: Diploma programs in gender for a life free of violence and racism (English) AT A GLANCE: Diplomados de género para una vida libre de violencia y racismo (Spanish) IN DETAIL: Diplomados de género para…
Good Practice: Guaranteed credit using stock as collateral
Country: Senegal; Organization: Caritas diocésaine de Kaolack AT A GLANCE: Guaranteed credit using stock as collateral (English) AT A GLANCE: Le Warrantage céréalier – un crédit garanti par un stock différé (French) AT A GLANCE: Crédito asegurado usando las existencias (stock) como garantía (Spanish) IN DETAIL: Le Warrantage céréalier –…
Good Practice: Bio-intensive crops applied by female peasants
Country: Nicaragua; Organization: Fundación entre Mujeres (FEM) AT A GLANCE: Bio-intensive crops applied by female peasants (english) AT A GLANCE: Cultivos biointensivos implementados por campesinas (spanish) IN DETAIL: Cultivos biointensivos implementados por campesinas (spanish) Additional Material Testimonio: Promotora de Agroecología FEM (spanish)
Good Practice: in line with integral health and life through agro-ecology
Country: El Salvador; Organization: Centro Divina Providencia AT A GLANCE: In line with integral health and life through agro-ecology (english) AT A GLANCE: En sintonía con la salud integral y la vida a través de la agroecología (spanish) IN DETAIL: En sintonía con la salud integral y la vida a…
Learning from failure: EcoSan toilets use & waste management
Country: Kenya; Organization: Development Education Services For Community Empowerment (DESECE) AT A GLANCE: EcoSan toilets use & waste management (English) AT A GLANCE: Inodoros EcoSan y gestión de residuos (Spanish) IN DETAIL: EcoSan toilets use & waste management (English)
Learning from Failure: Farmers´ failing to manage revolving funds for constructing water tanks
Country: Uganda; Organization: Caritas MADDO AT A GLANCE: Farmers´failing to manage revolving funds for constructing water tanks (English) AT A GLANCE: El fallo de agricultores de manejar un fondo rotatorio para construir tanques de agua (Spanish) IN DETAIL: Farmers´failing to manage revolving funds for constructing water tanks (English)
Good Practice: Saving and credit scheme mobilization
Country: Tanzania; Organization: ADP Mbozi AT A GLANCE: Saving and credit scheme mobilization as a strategy for project sustainability (English) AT A GLANCE: Movilización de esquemas de ahorro y crédito como estratégicas para la sustentabilidad de proyectos (Spanish) IN DETAIL: Saving and credit scheme mobilization as a strategy for project sustainability (English)
Good Practice: Active Paternity with indigenous men
Country: Nicaragua; Organization: Asociación Educativa Integral para una Juventud Sana (AEIJSA) AT A GLANCE: Active Paternity with indigenous men (English) AT A GLANCE: Paternidad activa con hombres indígenas (Spanish) IN DETAIL: Paternidad activa con hombres indígenas (Spanish)
Good Practice: Families and Communities Prepared for Climate Change
Country: Nicaragua; Organisation: BlueEnergy (bE) and Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University (BICU) AT A GLANCE: Families and communities prepared for climate change (English) AT A GLANCE: Familias y comunidades ante el cambio climático (Spanish) IN DETAIL: Familias y comunidades ante el cambio climático (Spanish)
Learning from Failure: Limitations of the implementation of an organic production process
Country: El Salvador; Organisation: Fundación Segundo Montes (FSM) EN UN VISTAZO: Limitantes para emprender un proceso de producción orgánica (español) At a Glance: Limitations of the implementation of an organic production process (inglés) In Detail: Limitantes para emprender un proceso de producción orgánica (español)
Good Practice: Staff Achievement of Organisational and Project Goals
Country: Uganda; Organisation: BOSCO Uganda AT A GLANCE: Staff achievement of organisational and project goals (English) AT A GLANCE: Las capacidades del personal para alcanzar los objetivos de la organización y del proyecto (Spanish) IN DETAIL: Staff achievement of organisational and project goals (English)
Good Practice: Promotion of a saving and credit culture in target communities
Country: Uganda; Organisation: Caritas Kiyinda-Mityana AT A GLANCE: Promotion of a saving and target culture in target communities (English) AT A GLANCE: Promover una cultura de ahorro y crédito en comunidades destinatarias (Spanish) IN DETAIL: Promotion of a saving and target culture in target communities (English)
Good Practice: Organisational strategies for the youth network of ACIJOES
Country: El Salvador; Organisation: ACIJOES AT A GLANCE: Organisational strategies for the youth network of ACIJOES (English) AT A GLANCE: Estrategias organizativas de la red juvenil de la ACIJOES (Spanish) IN DETAIL: Estrategias organizativas de la red juvenil de la ACIJOES (Spanish)
Good Practice: Integrated Rainwater Management in Harmony with Semi-Arid Climate
Country: Brazil; Organisation: Regional Institute of Appropriate Small-scale Agriculture (IRPAA) AT A GLANCE: Integrated Rainwater Management in Harmony with Semi-Arid Climate (English) AT A GLANCE: MANEJO INTEGRADO DE AGUAS PLUVIALES EN ARMONÍA CON UN CLIMA SEMI-ÁRIDO (Spanish) AT A GLANCE: GESTION INTÉGRÉE DES EAUX PLUVIALES EN HARMONIE AVEC LE CLIMAT SEMI-ARIDE (French)…
Good Practice: Permaculture promotion using the Integrated Land Use Design
Country: Uganda; Organisation: Agency For Integrated Rural Development AT A GLANCE: Permaculture promotion using the Integrated Land Use Design (ILUD) approach (English) A UN VISTAZO: Promoción de permacultura usando el método de Diseño Integrado del Uso de la Tierra (Español) IN DETAIL: Permaculture promotion using the Integrated Land Use Design (ILUD) approach…
Good Practice: Transforming Livelihoods of Refugees by Easing Access to Land for Agriculture
Country: Uganda; Organisation: AFARD AT A GLANCE: Transforming Livelihoods of Refugees by Easing Access to Land for Agriculture (English) A UN VISTAZO: Transformandola forma de vidade refugiados/as facilitandoel accesoa terrenopara la agricultura (Español)
Good Practice: Tree Planting as a Sustainable Business for Refugees
Country: Uganda; Organisation: AFARD AT A GLANCE: Tree Planting as a Sustainable Business for Refugees (inglés) A UN VISTAZO: Plantando árboles como negocio sostenible para refugiados/as (español)
Good Practice: Enhancing Access to Land for Refugees in Refugee Settlements for Livelihood Transformation
Country: Uganda; Organisation: PALM Corps AT A GLANCE: Enhancing Access to Land for Refugees in Refugee Settlements for Livelihood Transformation (English) A UN VISTAZO: Mejora del acceso a tierra cultivable en los asentamientos de refugiados para la transformación y desarrollo de los medios de vida (Spanish)
Learning from Failure: Improving Agricultural Input Distribution
Country: Uganda; Organisation: PALM Corps AT A GLANCE: Improving Agricultural Input Distribution (English) A UN VISTAZO: Mejora de la distribución de insumos agrícolas (español)
Good Practice: Improving Market Access for South Sudanese Refugees
Country: Uganda; Organisation: PALM Corps AT A GLANCE: Improving Market Access for South Sudanese Refugees (English) A UN VISTAZO: Mejora del acceso al mercado para los refugiados del sur de Sudán (Spanish)
