May 14, 2013
Tools for Field Staff›Manuals
Building Resilience
This manual describes how to help communities implement disaster risk reduction activities. It was written for development workers and community-based organizations in the Horn of...More
June 7, 2011
Tools for Field Staff›Manuals
CRS Manager's Guide to PHAST Methodology
The first edition of this manual was published by the World Health Organization in 1998. Since then, a great deal has been learned about how to successfully implement PHAST. This...More
July 13, 2009
Research›Case Studies
Working Together, Learning Together
When CRS decided to shift the emphasis of its agriculture programs from subsistence-focused production to market-oriented enterprise development, it needed to both develop new...More
September 3, 2008
Tools for Field Staff›Manuals
Rapid Rural Appraisal and Participatory Rural Appraisal
The purpose of this manual is to familiarize users with RRA and PRA methods, to demonstrate the applicability of these methods to CRS funded projects and to encourage the rigorous...More
May 22, 2007
Tools for Field Staff›Manuals
How-To Guide
Child participation is one of the guiding principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This guide presents practitioners with many useful suggestions for ways to...More