Resource Centres and Knowledge Nodes
Part of Practical Action’s ambition is to get information to as many people as possible. In order to do this, we not only put as much information up onto the Practical Action website as we can, but we also run a number of resource centres and knowledge nodes in the countries in which we work.
These points of information have acquired a number of names depending on their location and on what they offer.
Larger centres are known as resources centres or libraries while some of the smaller access points are known as knowledge nodes or local knowledge centre. In Bangladesh you will see the name called Gyan Hut while in Peru they may use the name infocabin. Practical Action’s knowledge centres are shown below:
Practical Answers Resources Centres
Bangladesh Resource Centre
This office has published many booklets and pamphlets on small-scale agro processing, small enterprise development and many other subjects, that are sold at a minimum price.
Read moreEast Africa Resource Centre
Practical Action East Africa's Resource Centre comprises of publications, videos, slides, periodicals and Practical Action archive material.
Read moreLatin America Resource Centre
With over 7000 documents and 100 journal titles, the collection of the Documentation Centre is one of the most complete in Peru.
Read moreNepal Resource Centre
The resource centre of practical Action in Kathmandu contains around 4500 books, Publications, magazines and papers.
Read moreSouth Asia Resource Centre
The collection is mostly on Appropriate Technology and Development, and focusing on Practical Action programmes and interests, such as micro-hydro, wind energy, biogas, agro-processing, transport, rural roads, disaster mitigation, gender and rainwater harvesting.
Read moreSouthern Africa Resource Centre
Practical Action Southern Africa's Resource Centre, based in Zimbabwe, has a collection consisting of over 3000 books, journals, and technical briefs.
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