MissionAssist Books - Crafts and Skills

Banana Chips - 2020-06-22

This booklet describes how to make banana chips using either fried or dried banana chips.

This uses material from the Practical Action’s "Technical Brief Banana Chips", used with kind permission.
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by MissionAssist.

Soya Milk from Soya Beans - 2020-05-26

Advice on how to make soya milk from soybeans, with a use for the left-over solids.

This material was re-printed taken from Footsteps - the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

Sewing - Stitches and Mending - 2020-05-26

An introduction to simple stitches, hems, seams, buttonholes and darning.

    
Adapted from the LIKLIK BUK - a Rural Development Handbook Catalogue for Papua New Guinea (English Edition, 1977) by kind permission.

This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

The Tippy Tap - 2020-05-26

A simple device for conserving water in the home, using a large, plastic bottle.

This material was taken from Footsteps - the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

Bamboo Water Pipes - 2020-05-26

How to construct a water pipeline from bamboo.

Adapted from Footsteps 45 - the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission. The original was adapted from Packages 22 and 43 of "Developing Countries Farm Radio Network", Toronto, Canada. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

Upgrading Traditional Wells - 2020-05-26

Water from a well is usually pure, but water in a well that has fallen into disrepair can become polluted. Ways in which such wells can be improved are described and illustrated.

Adapted, with kind permission, from material originally published as "Technical Brief No 39" in Waterlines Vol 23 No 2 (October 2004) by Practical Action Publishing, (formerly ITDG Publishing) - The Schumacher Centre for Technology & Development, Bourton on Dunsmore, Rugby CV23 9QZ, United Kingdom - Water Engineering Development Centre, Loughborough University.
Original material published in Rural Water Supplies and Sanitation by Peter Morgan, The Blair Research Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Harare, Zimbabwe. Published by Macmillan, London, 1990.

This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

How to Make a Rat Trap - 2020-05-26

A simple rat trap made with a bucket, wire, a corn cob and peanut butter.

This material was taken from Footsteps - the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

Collecting Rainwater - 2020-05-26

Collecting rainwater is important where rainfall is infrequent or sparse. Different methods of collection are listed and instructions given for making various types of rainwater tanks, using clay, bamboo, plastic sheeting, corrugated iron, mild steel bars, basket work and ferrocement.

 
The material for this book is based on ideas from the book, "Rainwater Harvesting" by A.Pacey & A.Cullis - Intermediate Technology Publications 1986
Scripture quotations taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV® Copyright © 1973 1978 1984 2011 by Biblica, Inc. TM
Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

Making Jam - 2020-05-22

A general method of making jam from fruit with a recipe for melon and pineapple jam.

This was originally published in 2005. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

Preserving Mangoes & Other Fruit - 2020-05-22

Some ways to preserve fruit so that it is available for eating out of season.

This was originally published in 2008. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.