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Manuals and Guides

Doing a Feasibility Study: Training Activities for Starting or Reviewing a Small Business (SB104) (SB105) (SB106)

This manual is built on the experience of women like these and the staff of local organizations that assist them. We are proud to make it available to those who are working at the "frontline" of small business development, trainers and programmers who work with Third World women and understand their needs, as well as their hopes.

Economy, Economic Development, & Business
Glossary of Agricultural Terms, English and Spanish (R0009)
This bilingual glossary is a modest attempt to fill one of the needs of Spanish-speaking agriculturists receiving training under the program of the International Cooperation Administration. The list is not complete in any sense. It is based largely on suggestions made by experts engaged; in the training of foreign agricultural specialists both abroad and in the United States.
Agriculture
Small Scale Beekeeping (M0017) (M0025) (M0026)

This is a manual for getting started with small-scale beekeeping development projects. The intention is to provide an overview of beekeeping and its possibilities as a tool for development.

Agriculture
Youth Livelihoods: Employability (M0093) (M0102)
There are three manuals in the Youth Livelihoods series: Employability, Financial Literacy, and Entrepreneurship. All three of these courses are designed to be delivered by Peace Corps Volunteers and their counterparts worldwide who are helping young people develop knowledge, skills, and aptitudes for improving their financial literacy, their employability, and their economic independence.
Children & Youth