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A tent drier can be used to dry fruit and vegetables in the heat of the sun. Food so preserved will keep long past harvest time and can be sold later in the year in the market place. This material was taken from Footsteps - the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission.This edition...
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From problem to productive free resource: this book explains that, although the water hyacinth has become a problem, it can be very useful. It uses material from thePractical Action's "Technical Brief - Water Hyacinth", with kind permission. This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by...
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2023-02-27 Fireless cookers are a simple insulating covering that allow pots to continue to cook food even when they are taken off a source of heat. This helps reduce the need for an open fire, for fuelwood and also reduces indoor air pollution. Adapted from a Practical Action Technical Brief and used with...
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2021-07-29 This book gives recipes for making low-cost but delicious and long-lasting fruit squashes which is also another way of preserving fruit. It uses material from Footsteps 65, the literacy publication ofTearfund with kind permission Illustrations by MissionAssist This edition published in the United...
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2021-07-12 Advice on how to make a Box Trailer and a Flat Bed Trailer for a bicycle. Access to metal working tools is highly desirable. This material was taken from Footsteps, the literacy publication of Tearfund, with kind permission. This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist...
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2021-07-06 Advice on setting up, using, adjusting and maintaining a treadle sewing machine. Adapted fromAPRENDIZAJE DE LA COSTURA / SIRANA YACHAKUNA -(Learning Dressmaking) by the Ministry of Health of Peru in collaboration with SIL Peru, 1988. Text and illustrations 1988 Ministry of Health of Peruand SIL...
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2021-05-22 Two designs for a simple oven using old oil drums that will use fuel much more efficiently than an open fire. Access to metal-working tools and, preferably, a workshop will be required. This material was taken from Footsteps - the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission.This...
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2021-05-21 Two simple methods of keeping food cool and so prolonging its safe life. This material was taken fromPasso a Passo(Footsteps) - the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission.This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.
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2021-04-06 This book describes how to make compressed earth blocks — low cost but durable — using soil, OPC and a manual block press. It uses material from Practical Action with kind permission This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by MissionAssist Copyright 2021 MissionAssist
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2021-03-04 How to turn woody waste into charcoal briquettes.Woody waste materials are all around us; you can transform these into charcoal briquettes — a great source of fuel for cooking. This uses material from "Footsteps 107", the literary publication of Tear Fund, with kind permission. This edition...
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