Stories of change

Stories of Change aims to give readers and users/practitioners an opportunity to tell others about how your project went, what the successes and failures were and why. It is an area where you can highlight the information sources you found most useful or the organisations that you worked with. 

This will help other practitioners working in the area to learn through the lessons learned, providing useful information to be shared in different contexts when appropriate.

Tell us where you worked, who was involved, who benefited, what was the most rewarding and challenging elements of the work and how you overcame these difficulties. What lessons would you want to pass onto others? Click here to Share your experience.

Below are some of the stories we have received.

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Bicycle Trailers in Zambia

  • case study
  • English

This is a comprehensive case study in Zambia that used Practical Action's Bicycle Trailer Technical Brief.

Alison Noble, Published by VSO on 02/02/02

Building Toilets in Nepal

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  • English

Raising awareness of health and hygiene through the use of a video produced by Ankhi Jhyal and building toilets.

Mani Karmacharya, Published by Practical Action Nepal on 02/02/02

Cook Electric: The Ghandruk Experience

  • case study
  • English

This case study shows how micro-hydro can be used to provide electricity for cooking in Nepal.

Janet Bell, Published by Practical Action on 12/01/94

Evaporative Cooling in Gambia

  • case study
  • English

This story of change explains the introduction of the pot in pot cooler in Gambia.

Qasid Safir, Humanity First, Published by Practical Action on 02/02/10

Evaporative Cooling in India

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  • English

A case study from Indicorp describing the introduction of a domestic cooler.

Karthik Raman, Published by Indicorps on 01/02/07

Food Processing in Parcona, Peru

  • case study
  • English

A few handbooks on making jams, yoghurt and fruit nectars were used help the Women's Association of Parcona develop...

Giannina Solari, Published by Soluciones Prácticas on 02/02/02

Interlocking Stabilized Soil Blocks in Kenya

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  • English

Through reading Andrew Okello of Kariobangi Light Industries in Nairobi has discovered a wealth of technologies and...

Published by Practical Action Eastern Africa on 02/24/12

Leasehold Farmers Group Influences Locals

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  • English

Ram Lal Caudhary describes how he increased his range of crops and help him increase his income from his farm.

Published by Practical Action Nepal on 10/01/10

Mud Stoves in Kenya

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  • English

In this initiative, two technologies are combined: the energy saving jiko stove and smoke hood.

Margaret W. Rukwaro, Published by Practical Action Eastern Africa on 01/20/12

Nashetu-E-Maa; Building in Partnership with the Maasai

  • case study
  • English

This is the story of work by Practical Action on imporoving the housing of Maasai after permanent settlement.

Lucky Lowe, Published by Practical Action on 01/01/99

Rainwater Harvesting in Uganda

  • case study
  • English

The basic goal of the DRIP Project is to promote a cheap and effective way of harvesting rainwater as a means of...

Andrew Herod, Published by DRIP Uganda on 02/01/09

Ropeways - Gravity Goods Ropeway

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  • English

This story shows the whole community contributed in the construction one a ropeway in Nepal.

Published by Practical Action Nepal on 01/01/70

Solar Dryers in Kenya

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  • English

Description of technology transfer for the Laikipia Mjengo Housing Cooperative Society.

Margaret Rukwaro, Published by Practical Action Eastern Africa on 01/05/09

Solar Drying in Peru

  • case study
  • English

Bruno Caracchini has followed up on his idea of producing and marketing dehydrated fruit. His business is in the...

Giannina Solari, Published by Practical Action on 10/11/11

Success story: Vegetables Production - সব্জি চাষে সাফল্য

  • case study
  • Bangla

A story of vegetable production in Bangladesh.

Published by Practical Action Bangladesh on 01/28/10

The Kamayoc School

  • case study
  • English

This case study recounts an experience of training farmer extensionists to implement farmer to farmer training.

Published by Practical Action on 12/14/12

The Story of Shambob

  • case study
  • English

Sustainable livelihoods from small-scale brick production in Sudan.

Lucky Lowe & Theo Schilderman, Published by Practical Action on 02/02/01

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