Go straight to the Interaction toolkit

Why a toolkit?

The Interaction toolkit is specifically designed for local councils to provide guidance on how to get involved in international development work and how to get the most out of this work at home and overseas.

What's in the toolkit?

The toolkit contains a range of tips on how to get started; guidelines on how best to approach and deliver international development activities; self assessment questions on how to maximise the value of international activities; a dedicated section on the benefits to UK local councils; case study examples of innovative and particularly succesful projects of UK local councils; factsheets; links to relevant external resources and self assessment questions on the different steps to ensuring successful and sustainable international development projects.

Before you start...

... take a look at the how to use section which provides guidance on how the toolkit works.

... read the why development section, with an overview of international development and the Millennium Development Goals.

and particular thanks go to the following people for their contribution to the toolkit...

Dominic Byrne; Rosalie Callway; Susan Handley; Matthew Linden and Agnes Rivet.

Development Education Association (DEA); Fairtrade Foundation; North London Schools International Network; Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO).

Bradford; Bristol; Cardiff; Coleraine; Cumbria; Durham; East Lindsey; Enfield; Gateshead; Hull; Kent; Lancashire; Leeds; Leicester; Lewisham; Newcastle; Norwich; Pontypridd; Rotherham; Staffordshire; Sunderland; Warwick; Warwickshire.

>> Click here to access the Interaction toolkit and find out more about international development and local councils.