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It is planned to develop a comprehensive set of '''country guides''' on [[Appropedia]]. These will help to prepare equip [[aid and development workers]], both paid and [[voluntary]], before and during their work.
It is planned to develop a comprehensive set of '''country guides''' on [[Appropedia]]. These will help to prepare and equip [[aid and development workers]], both paid and [[voluntary]], before and during their work, and act as a resource whenever needed.


You may start the country guide for a particular location ([[country]] or [[region]]). In time a structure will be developed.  
You may start the country guide for a particular location ([[country]] or [[region]]). In time a structure will be developed.  


These country guides are meant to serve as a resource for EWB's seconded volunteers and members, as well as the general public.
== General pages ==


*[[Cambodia Country Guide]]
Every "country guide" will include information on general issues of [[culture]] and preparation needs. [[Resources for aid and development workers]] is the starting point - perhaps a guide will simply point to this page, highlighting certain pages as essential reading.
*[[India Country Guide]]
 
*[[Indonesia Country Guide]]
Also some of these pages from [[:Category:Culture and development]] will be important:
*[[Laos Country Guide]]
* [[Cultural exchange in international development]]
*[[Maldives Country Guide]]
* [[Dignity of program participants]]
*[[Nepal Country Guide]]
* [[Making and correcting mistakes]]
*[[Papua New Guinea Country Guide]]
* [[Poverty, inequality and cruelty]]
*[[Philippines Country Guide]]
* [[Rubber time]]
*[[Timor Leste Country Guide]]
 
*[[Vietnam Country Guide]]
Depending on the intended project, some more specific pages will be useful:
* [[Cultural preferences in sanitation]]
* [[Food equity within the household]]
 
== Specific countries ==
Click a redlink to start the new page, or [[start a page]] on a different country that you know about. Just add whatever information will be useful.
 
* [[Cambodia Country Guide]]
* [[Haiti Country Guide]]
* [[India Country Guide]]
* [[Indonesia Country Guide]]
* [[Laos Country Guide]]
* [[Maldives Country Guide]]
* [[Mexico Country Guide]]
* [[Nepal Country Guide]]
* [[Papua New Guinea Country Guide]]
* [[Philippines Country Guide]]
* [[Timor Leste Country Guide]]
* [[Vietnam Country Guide]]


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 14:41, 15 April 2010

It is planned to develop a comprehensive set of country guides on Appropedia. These will help to prepare and equip aid and development workers, both paid and voluntary, before and during their work, and act as a resource whenever needed.

You may start the country guide for a particular location (country or region). In time a structure will be developed.

General pages

Every "country guide" will include information on general issues of culture and preparation needs. Resources for aid and development workers is the starting point - perhaps a guide will simply point to this page, highlighting certain pages as essential reading.

Also some of these pages from Category:Culture and development will be important:

Depending on the intended project, some more specific pages will be useful:

Specific countries

Click a redlink to start the new page, or start a page on a different country that you know about. Just add whatever information will be useful.

See also

  • Wikitravel - not tailored towards people who want to do international development, but an excellent resource none the less
  • Background reading: The relevant Wikipedia pages for the country, region and city or cities you are going to, plus the languages, cultural groups and history.

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