Resourcing for Sustainable Development

The office of Resourcing for Sustainable Development is a ministry within International Ministries of Assemblies of God World Missions. The role of this office to assist missionaries with resources in order to minimize the amount of outside funding needed for projects on the field. Carol Young serves this office and is available to assist with these needs, as well as other areas of technical needs. She can be contacted at atsustainability@aol.com

• Above-Ground Gardens

• Appropriate Technology/Sustainability

• Bio-Sand Filter

• Briquettes (Alternative Fuel)

• Frequently Grown Tropical Crops

• Moringa Trees

• Seeds/Agriculture

• Solar Water Disinfection/Filters

• Tearfund Foosteps Newsletter

• Water Technology

ABOVE-GROUND GARDENS

Echotech

This document, on the Echo web portal, is a reprint of of a chapter printed in the book "Amaranth to Zai Holes." It presents details and techniques for preparing above-ground gardens.

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY/SUSTAINABILITY

Echotech

This page provides links to a variety of technical resources, relating to development issues.

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BIO-SAND FILTERS

Tearfund

http://tilz.tearfund.org/Publications/Footsteps+61-70/Footsteps+67/Biosand+filters.htm

This link, on the Tearfund web site, provides information on bio-sand filters which purify dirty water so that it becomes safe to drink. They are very useful, both in rural and urban areas which lack safe piped water.

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BRIQUETTES (ALTERNATIVE FUELS)

Echotech

http://echotech.org/mambo/images/DocMan/BriquettePress.pdf

This document, on the Echo web portal, illustrates how a briquette press produces briquettes used for alternative energy use.

Legacy Foundation

http://www.legacyfound.org/

Legacy Foundation provides training, technology and media services for biomass fuel briquette production, environmental conservation and income generation throughout the world. They have developed a mechanized One-Step press, for household and small community briquette production.

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FREQUENTLY GROWN TROPICAL CROPS (BANANAS)

These crops are frequently grown in tropical climates. With minimal upfront costs, they can be reproduced for consumption and sale. These links provide information on each crop.

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1082/is_n4_v41/ai_19660633

http://www.theworldwidegourmet.com/fruits/banana/culture.htm

http://www.chiquita.com/Discover/cbwhere.asp

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/kidsweb/banana/banana.htm

http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/programs/education/teachers/curriculum/honduras/seventh/studentpage/document s/grade7.studentpage.growingbananas.pdf

http://bsi.org/brom_info/growing/pineapple.html

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FREQUENTLY GROWN TROPICAL CROPS (PINEAPPLES)

http://bsi.org/brom_info/growing/pineapple.html

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/Citrus/pineapple.htm

http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/2003/12-5-2003/pineapple.html

http://www.selah.k12.wa.us/SOAR/SciProj2000/MaraL.html

http://www.dole-plantation.com/Train/james.aspx

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FREQUENTLY GROWN TROPICAL CROPS (SWEET POTATOES)

http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/recipes/sweetpotatoes.html

http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/vegetables/sweet.html

http://www.gardenersnet.com/vegetable/yams.htm

http://www.farmradio.org/english/radio-scripts/32-1script_en.asp

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MORINGA TREES

Trees For Life

Trees for life is a non-profit, people-to-people movement that helps plant fruit trees in developing countries. These trees provide a low-cost, self-renewing source of food for many people and protect the environment. There is specific information on the moringa tree.

http://www.treesforlife.org/

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SEEDS/AGRICULTURE

Echotech

This site has a section dedicated to seeds, with information on different types of seeds and crops, and information on who is eligible to order seeds from ECHO.

http://www.echotech.org/

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SOLAR

The Solar Cooking Archive

This site is maintained by Solar Cookers International (SCI). SCI is a nonprofit organization. Since its founding in 1987, it has spread solar cooking skills and technologies where they are needed most. Over 30,000 families have benefited directly from SCI’s field projects and countless others have used SCI’s resources to learn how to make and use solar cookers and teach others to do the same.

http://www.solarcooking.org/

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SOLAR WATER DISINFECTION/FILTERS

SODIS

This site is maintained by EAWAG (The Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology) and SANDEC (EAWAG's Department of Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries). They have developed and tested the Solar Water Disinfection Process (SODIS). This is a simple, low-cost technology with a great potential to improve the health of those still without access to safe drinking water.

http://www.sodis.ch/

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TEARFUND FOOTSTEPS NEWSLETTER

This link provides access to the Footsteps newsletter, a quarterly newsletter for health and development workers. Through it, Tearfund hopes to provide encouragement, inspiration and practical ideas for Christians often working with little access to funding, training or resources. It aims to share information, ideas, contacts and experience in a Christian context at grassroots level. Footsteps encourages a holistic approach to development and seeks to build up local capacity.  It is produced in seven languages: English, French (Pas á Pas), Spanish (Paso a Paso), Portuguese (Passo a Passo), Chinese, Bangla and Hindi.

http://tilz.tearfund.org/Publications/About+Footsteps.htm

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WATER TECHNOLOGY

HydroSource

This site is maintained by Castle International Resources, the manufacturer of "Hydrosource." This product is used agriculturally, and absorbs water and nutrients, making them continuously available to plants. It reduces labor of garden preparation, watering, weeding, and pest control. It greatly increases growth rate and food production. They also sell the Chapin Bucket Irrigation Kit, an irrigating tool which provides the water pressure for the gravity flow irrigation.

http://www.hydrosource.com/w3clp008.htm

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KickStart

KickStart is a non-profit organization that develops and markets new technologies in Africa. These low-cost technologies are bought by local entrepreneurs and used to establish highly profitable new small businesses. They specialize in treadle operated water pumps. KickStart is a non-profit organization that develops and markets new technologies in Africa. These low-cost technologies are bought by local entrepreneurs and used to establish highly profitable new small businesses. They specialize in treadle operated water pumps.

http://www.kickstart.org

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