General Resources
Tools
Here are some useful tools to help you raise awareness on a variety of international development issues. Current and returned volunteers are welcome to submit material to enrich this section. Contact : info@uniterra.ca
Resources on Fair Trade
- Fair Trade Towns Action Toolkit : developed by Transfair Canada
- Fair Trade Coffee path : developed by volunteer Daniel Berthiaume, from Café Nelligan, Qc, during his visit of ASOBAGRI in Guatemala
- Good for You, Good for Them - Information presenting the advantages of buying organic and Fair Trade Shea Butter products in Canada and the effects on the local producers in Africa.
- Variety of ideas to Take Action regarding Fair Trade
Resources on HIV and AIDS
- HIV and AIDS Community Mobilization Kit (2006), made by the Global Citizens for Change
Resources on Gender and Development
Gender equality and HIV and AIDS
Info sheets developed by CECI's Gender and Development Committee (in French).
- Facteurs socioculturels
- Facteur économiques
- La violence comme facteur à haut risque
- Périnatalité et Maternité
- Services de santé
- Éducation
- Droits humains
Articles from volunteers and partners on agriculture, forest and the food crisis
The following are some articles written by Uniterra volunteers and partners to help illustrate the issues surrounding the current Food Crisis and to provide some possible solutions to stop the crisis.
Forest = Food Security?
By Kelli Fraser, Uniterra volunteer in Nepal
Nepal is a chronically food insecure, food deficit country, that is prone to natural disasters, such as recent consecutive years of drought – in addition to suffering through an 11-year insurgency. The link between sustainably managed forests and food security must not be ignored – worldwide, forests provide employment and income for an estimated 1.2 billion people, thus allowing them to buy food. >>
Increasing productivity of dairy farms to increased food security in Malawi
By Anne Drew, Uniterra volunteer in Malawi
In 2007-2008, Uniterra and Veterinarians Without Borders-Canada teamed up to sponsor a Dairy Animal Specialist hosted by the Bvumbwe Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society (BDFCS), Canadian veterinarian Anne Drew. Facilitating and expanding the function of the BDFCS, and increasing productivity of dairy farms leads to increased food security for Malawi. Besides the milk consumed on-farm – usually a liter a day or so - dairy farming is now the most lucrative form of farming in Malawi, and often the main source of income for the farm family. >>
Stewardship requires responsible action
By Brian Ives, Organic Inspector and Farmer, Uniterra partner in Nova Scotia
In recent years agri-food producers have experienced such a series of dramatic issues within their community that one must now ask: “Where do we go from here and how do we get there?” Should we be growing heritage crops rather than planting the varieties which show less tolerance to variations in climate? How can we define this industrial economic reality when we spend more calories on this cultivation/distribution system in order to sell one calorie of poor quality food? >>
Farmers Union of Malawi Expresses Reservations Over the ADMARC Directive
Press Release by the Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM), Uniterra partner
The Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM), which is an apex body for farmer organization in Malawi commends Government for its efforts to achieve food security in Malawi. This has been demonstrated in a number of ways during the past three years… >>