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The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische
Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH
http://www.gtz.de/home/english/
(English version, German available)
GTZ is a service
enterprise for development cooperation with worldwide operations. Owned by
the Federal Republic of Germany, the organization operates as a
private-sector enterprise with a development-policy mandate: to make
sustainable improvements to the living conditions of people in partner
countries, and to conserve the natural resource base on which life depends.
Information on the
emergency action programs is found under Emergencyand Refugee Aid. Information and activities
can be found by country or theme. Search Projects
to find information about different GTZ projects including water supply,
sanitation, infrastructure, and health. Under GTZ
publications, search by theme and language (English, French, German,
Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish texts available). Also find annual reports (in English, French, German, or Spanish)
and Akzente
a German language development magazine available with some English special
editions (not all on-line).
 http://www.gtz.de/gate/index.afp
German Appropriate Technology Exchange (GATE) is a working unit
of the GTZ and and has the objectives to improve the technological
competence of NGOs and other groups involved in self-help-oriented poverty
alleviation and to develop information and knowledge management systems for
NGOs and self-help groups. Main website includes information about
programs, activities, and reports. GATE projects include:
Intermediate Technology Development Group
http://www.itdg.org/home.html
ITDG specializes in
helping people to use technology for practical answers to poverty.
http://www.itdgpublishing.org.uk/
Search the Intermediate Technology publishing site (to order books and
publications) for different subjects including: water, health, education,
development general, and disasters and emergencies.
http://www.alternative-finance.org.uk/
Alternative Finance offers on-line access to articles on micro-credit and
other development financial activities. Search by title, country,
keyword or call up the full list of articles by title and browse for what
you want
Lifewater Canada
http://www.lifewater.ca
Lifewater is a
non-profit group training nationals to drill safe drinking water wells and
build handpumps.
Lifewater Canada
website includes information about the organization, activities, on-line
tutorial, and a comprehensive links page.
http://www.lifewater.ca/manuals.htm
On-line tutorial provides technical details and instructions needed
to construct safe drinking water wells.
http://www.lifewater.ca/links.htm
Provides annotated lists of NGO links and other links to water
related sites on the web.
http://www.lifewater.org/
Lifewater International site (U.S.) includes information
about organization, activities, free subscription to newsletter, technical
notes and links.
http://www.lifewater.org/wfw/wfwindex.htm
A series of 160 US AID technical notes covering all aspects of rural
water supply and sanitation
http://www.lifewater.org/links.htm
Provides links to other websites on a wide range of water
categories.
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF or Doctors Without
Borders)
http://www.msf.org/
MSF is an
independent humanitarian medical aid agency committed to two objectives: providing medical aid
wherever it is needed, and raising awareness of the plight of the people
they help. MSF works in rehabilitation of hospitals and dispensaries,
vaccination programmes and water and sanitation projects. It also provides
training of local personnel.
Website includes:
information on activities plus press releases, evaluations, and
"access to essential medicine" campaign information.
http://www.japan.msf.org/
(Text in French, English and Japanese - French enabler required for
Japanese) MSF office in Japan.
http://www.msf.org.hk/
(Text in Chinese - add-on enabler required) MSF office in Hong
Kong.
http://www.msf.org/intweb99/library/public.htm MSF
Publications available include field manuals (nutrition, medical
guidelines, and emergency health).
New Zealand Digital Library (University of Waikato,
NZ)
http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library
The New Zealand
Digital Library project is a research programme at The University of
Waikato whose aim is to develop the underlying technology for digital
libraries and make it available publicly so that others can use it to
create their own collections.
Website provides access to several large document collections
including humanitarian and development information. Scroll down to “humanitarian
and UN collections” which includes the WHO –PAO Disaster Virtual Library and numerous other
libraries. Links to guides and manuals on health, medical, food, water, nutrition,
and development are downloadable. Search by subject, title, or
organization.
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