ARES Major Sections
Adult Reference Section
The sections below contain reference material related to farming, rural living, health, etc.
GCF Vocational Courses
Hundreds of high-quality illustrated articles and videos focusing on technology, job training, reading, and math skills. . You can use the search bar at the top to find the topic you're interested in, or use the directory at the bottom of the page.
Infonet-Biovision
Well organized and illustrated information on a wide range of agricultural, environmental, and health topics.
- Plant
- Crops, fruits, vegetables and grains
- Pests and diseases
- Medicinal plants
- Fruit and vegetable processing
- Natural pest control
- Cultural control practices
- Human
- Healthy food
- Nutrition related diseases
- Insect transmitted diseases
- Zoonotic diseases
- Hygiene and sanitation
- Animals
- Animal husbandry and welfare
- Livestock species and commercial insects
- Livestock health and diseases
- Fodder production
- Products
- Environment
- Agro-ecological zones
- Water management
- Soil management
- Sustainable and organic agriculture
- Conservation agriculture
- Trees
- Processing and value addition
The Organic Farmer - Magazine
Over 80 printable magazines on farming from Kenya. Used by over 60,000 farmers for guidance and practical tips on securing and increasing their harvests through simple, environmentally friendly means.
Practical Action
Practical Action has been using appropriate technology to help people in the developing world for more than four decades. The focus is on helping local people do what they already do even better. Here you will find broad knowledge bank of technologies that you can replicate.
- Agriculture
- Construction
- Crop processing
- Disaster response, mitigation and rebuilding
- Energy
- Environment and adaptation to climate change
- Fisheries
- Food processing
- Information, communication, learning
- Livestock
- Manufacturing, handicraft, process industries
- Natural resources management
- Social and economic development
- Transport and infrastructure
- Waste management
- Water and sanitation
Hesperian Health Guides
Easy to understand, practical, accurate, and heavily illustrated guides on health topics that for remote areas where access to medical personnel and facilities is limited.
- Where There Is No Doctor. A village health care handbook. (Printable PDF)
- Where There Is No Dentist (Printable PDF)
- Where Women Have No Doctor (Printable PDF)
- Disabled Village Children (Printable PDF)
- Women with Disabilities - A Health Handbook (Printable PDF)
- A Book for Midwives: Care for pregnancy and birth (Printable PDF)
- Helping Children Who Are Deaf (Printable PDF)
- Helping Children Who Are Blind (Printable PDF)
- Cholera Prevention Fact Sheet (Printable PDF)
- Sanitation and Cleanliness for a Healthy Environment (Printable PDF)
- Water for Life - Community water security (Printable PDF)
- A Community Guide to Environmental Health (Printable PDF)
- Helping Health Workers Learn (Printable PDF)
These materials do not provide medical advice and are for informational purposes only. This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read here.
Swahili Hesperian Health Guides
Easy to understand, practical, accurate, and heavily illustrated guides on health topics that for remote areas where access to medical personnel and facilities is limited.
- Moduli 1: Uhamasishaji wa Jamii kwa ajili ya Afya ya Mazingira
- Moduli hii inatambulisha njia za kuandaa jamii kuhakikisha haki zao za afya ya mazingira na kuzipigania haki hizo kupitia kampeni na shughuli zingine ili kuboresha afya ya mazingira ya jamii.
- Moduli 2: Tuhifadhi Maliasili kwa ajili ya Manufaa ya Wote
- Moduli hii inatoa nyenzo na mikakati mbalimbali kwa ajili ya kulinda rasilimali ya maji ya jamii, misitu na afya ya udongo, na kuonesha jinsi gani matumizi yasiyoendelevu ya maliasili yanavyoathiri afya ya mazingira ya jamii na riziki zao.
- Moduli 3: Usimamizi wa Taka Ngumu
- Moduli hii inatoa nyenzo na hatua za msingi kwa ajili ya kuanzisha utaratibu wa usimamizi wa taka ngumu katika jamii ili kulinda afya ya mazingira na kuboresha mifumo ya usimamizi wa taka ngumu.
- Moduli 4: Ujenzi wa Vyoo na Matumizi Yake
- Moduli hii inaelezea aina tofauti za vyoo katika jamii na kufafanua jinsi ya kuvitumia kwa ufanisi kulinda usafi wa mazingira na kuzuia magonjwa yanayohusiana.
- Afya Na Urembo Wa Msichana
- Afya ya kinywa na meno
- Dawa za nywele na afya ya mwanamke
- Homa ya Denge
- Kansa ya shingo la kizazi
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Kiongozi cha kufundishia
Kukabiliana na usugu wa dawa
- Moja
- Mbili
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Tatu
- Magonjwa yasiyo ya kuambukizwa-kipeperushi
- Matumizi ya maneno ya Kiswahili katika utabibu
- Maziwa ya mama pekee yatosha
- Mtindo wa maisha na magonjwa yasiyo ya kuambukizwa
- Sababu za wanaume kufa mapema
- Shosti magonjwa ya ngono
- Shosti matumizi ya kondom
- Tezi dume
- Timba ya rangi - Maelekezo ya kuhesabu siku kukusaidia kuzuia kupata mimba
- Ugonjwa wa Parkinson’s
Mwongozo wa Jamii juu ya Afya ya Mazingira
Khan Academy Health & Medicine
Nearly 200 videos on health topics, covering the workings of major body systems and the diseases that affect them. All Khan Academy content is available for free at www.khanacademy.org.
- The Heart
- The Lungs
- Influenza
- Blood
- Blood Vessel Diseases
- Fetal Circulation
- Arterial Stiffness
- Healthy Lifestyle
- Endocrinology and Diabetes
- Health Care System
- Colon Disease
- Cervical Spine
- Hypertension
- Lab Values and Concentrations
- Heart Disease and Stroke
- Heart Muscle Contraction
- Heart Depolarization
- Nerve Regulation of the Heart
- Pressure Volume Loops
- Changing the PV Loop
- Preload and Afterload
- Miscellaneous
These materials do not provide medical advice and are for informational purposes only. This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read here.
Medical Information
Various Medical Documents
These materials do not provide medical advice and are for informational purposes only. This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read here.