Manual básico para incorporar el enfoque de discapacidad en las organizaciones de derechos humanos y de desarrollo
17 Nov 2020

A basic guide to mainstreaming the disability approach in human rights and development organizations (Spanish)

This basic guide, entitled "Your Rights Are My Rights Too," aims to provide basic tips and tools for human rights and development organizations to include the disability approach in their work (Part I). For a better understanding of this challenge, basic concepts and terminology concerning persons with disabilities are presented in Part II. In addition, it provides an overview of the situation of persons with disabilities in the world and in our region and describes the legal framework regarding the rights of persons with disabilities. Part II provides input and basic training on the rights of persons with disabilities.

Buenas prácticas sobre inclusión laboral de personas con discapacidad
17 Nov 2020

Good practices on inclusion of persons with disabilities in the workforce (Spanish)

This publication presents several interesting experiences on workplace inclusion of persons with disabilities. First, it presents the legal and regulatory framework on the subject in the Central American CA-4 countries (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua), although the good practices described are developed mainly in the latter two countries. It also describes the strategy of one of the leading companies in this area in the Central American region (Walmart) and the experience of Gureak (Basque Country, Spain), which was presented to key stakeholders in Honduras and Nicaragua as part of an activity of this EU-funded project.

El enfoque de género en asociaciones de personas con discapacidad (Miskito)
17 Nov 2020

Drought 2018: Impact and Needs Assessment in the Central American Dry Corridor (German)

This handbook, which includes basic concepts on the gender approach (first part), aims to guide organizations of persons with disabilities in the establishment of instruments to improve gender equality and the participation of women in the actions of the organizations (second part). The translation of this handbook into Miskito is another step towards the inclusion of those who use this language as their mother tongue in Nicaragua and Honduras. This handbook is also available in Spanish here on the ASB website.

Guía práctica Sistemas de Alerta Temprana Inclusivos ante Inundaciones (SATI)
10 Sep 2020

Practical handbook Inclusive Flood Early Warning Systems (IFWS) (Spanish)

The interrelation between actors is of vital importance in the issue of risk management in the event of floods, thus the flood early warning system is one of the main elements, as it effectively contributes to prevent the loss of lives and reduce the economic and material impact on vulnerable populations affected by this type of event.

Manual de Primeros Auxilios
10 Sep 2020

First Aid Handbook (Spanish)

The first aid manual is one of the booklets in the series "Learning to manage disaster risks in my community", whose objective is to strengthen local capacities in the communities of the Jiquilisco Bay and Jaltepeque estuary hydrographic zone, to face and overcome different extreme events that generate disasters
with a focus on the inclusion of persons with disabilities and older adults.

Manual «Marco legal, Organización y funcionamiento de las Comisiones Comunales de Protección Civil»
10 Sep 2020

Handbook "Legal Framework, Organization and Functioning of Community Civil Protection Commissions". (Spanish)

Organization and functioning of the Community Civil Protection Commissions is the first topic of the series "Learning to manage disaster risks in my community", whose objective is to strengthen local capacities of communities to face and overcome different extreme events that generate disasters with a focus on the inclusion of persons with disabilities and older adults.

Manual sobre Albergues Temporales
10 Sep 2020

Handbook on Temporary Shelters (Spanish)

"Implementation and Administration of Inclusive Shelters" is the third topic of the series "Learning to manage disaster risks in my community", whose objective is to strengthen local capacities of communities to face and overcome different extreme events that generate disasters with a focus on the inclusion of persons with disabilities and older adults.

El enfoque de género en asociaciones de personas con discapacidad
12 Dec 2019

The gender approach in organizations of people with disabilities (Spanish)

This guide contains basic aspects on the gender approach (first part), in a clear and understandable way, so that it can be useful to organizations of people with disabilities. In this context, it aims to guide organizations of people with disabilities with the establishment of instruments that allow for the improvement of gender equity and women's participation within the organizations' actions (second part).