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Below are resources translated into English, organised by publication date, with the newest listed first.

Published: - Tools and templates
A gender equality and social inclusion scan is a tool and a process based on a participatory methodology to promote organisational learning and practical ways to mainstream gender and inclusion. This resource contains guidance and various tools…
Published: - Evidence digest
This resource from the Disability Inclusion Helpdesk (DI HD) is an evidence digest on health and disability inclusion. It contains a guest blog from Alarcos Cieza on disability inclusion in health systems. It looks at the latest evidence and…
Published: - Evidence/literature review
This resource looks at available evidence on the effectiveness of social norms-focused approaches to tackling different forms of gender-based violence (GBV) in fragile and conflict-affected settings (FCAS). It recognises how social norms play a…
Published: - Evidence/literature review
This resource examines multidimensional poverty among displaced populations. It brings together three key issues: multidimensional poverty, forced displacement and gender. The analysis builds on the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) from Ethiopia…
Published: - Guidance document, Policy paper
This document provides an overview of challenges faced by people with disabilities during pandemic responses. It also provides recommendations to policymakers about how to improve disability inclusion in these responses.
Published: - Evidence/literature review
This resource is part of a series of ‘poverty profiles’ by the Disability Inclusion Helpdesk (DI HD) focused on eight of the most marginalised group-based identities. It responds to the fact that global progress has not benefitted everyone equally,…
Published: - Evidence/literature review
This resource is part of a series of ‘poverty profiles’ by the Disability Inclusion Helpdesk (DI HD) focused on eight of the most marginalised group-based identities. It responds to the fact that global progress has not benefitted everyone equally,…
Published: - Guidance document, Tools and templates
This resource from the Disability Inclusion Helpdesk (DI HD) provides guidance on how to incorporate disability inclusion within climate change programming in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs), Syria, Turkey and Yemen.…
Published: - Evidence/literature review
This resource from the Work and Opportunities for Women helpdesk (WOW helpdesk) is an evidence review which outlines how discriminatory laws affect women's economic empowerment, both directly and indirectly. It presents  lessons learned on how…
Published: - Evidence/literature review
This resource from the Knowledge, evidence and learning for development (K4D) programme is a rapid literature review which summarises the available evidence on toolkits that assist the response by humanitarian and development agencies to financial…
Published: - Evidence/literature review, Report
This resource from the Knowledge, evidence and learning for development (K4D) programme is a rapid review of evidence on online gender-based violence. It updates a previous report (Fraser and Martineau-Searle, 2018) with evidence from 2018 onwards…
Published: - Evidence/literature review
This rapid literature review from the Knowledge, evidence and learning for development (K4D) programme summarises the key evidence on the impact of social inequalities and discrimination on vulnerability to crises. The review focuses on inequalities…
Published: - Evidence/literature review
This resource from the Knowledge, evidence and learning for development (K4D) programme is a review that looks at the extent to which lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights are provided for under law in a range of small island…
Published: - Graphic resource, Tools and templates, Multimedia
This poster is a low-literacy and disability friendly infographic, illustrating the process of survivors of gender-based violence seeking aid from judiciary and victim support systems. The posters include two scenarios and a flowchart explaining the…
Published: - Guidance document, Lessons from a programme, Tools and templates
The guidelines provide recommendations on how to conduct participatory research with people with disabilities. The guidelines are based on reflections, lessons learned, and examples of practices researched by the authors. These resources can be used…
Published: - Guidance document, Policy paper
This report sets out key benefits of involving marginalised groups in the development of national policy. It shares findings from the Impact Initiative's ‘Engaging marginalised communities in national policy formation’ virtual event held in 2020.…
Published: - Evidence/literature review
This resource from the Knowledge, evidence and learning for development (K4D) helpdesk is a rapid review that sets out how poverty, gender and inclusion are impacted by business environment reforms in middle-income countries.This review illustrates…
Published: - Evidence/literature review
This resource from the Knowledge, evidence and learning for development (K4D) helpdesk examines available evidence on policy and administrative barriers faced by internally displaced persons. It looks at how they are impacted while accessing basic…
Published: - Fact sheet 
This bitesize note clarifies the distinctions and overlaps between sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment and gender-based violence within the development and humanitarian sectors. It provides a concise overview to help practitioners…
Published: - Evidence digest, Guidance document
This evidence digest from the Disability Inclusion Helpdesk (DI HD) compiles key evidence, practical guidance and lessons learnt on engaging with organisations of people with disabilities (OPDs) in development and humanitarian settings. It includes…
Published: - Evidence/literature review
This resource is part of a series of ‘poverty profiles’ by the Disability Inclusion Helpdesk (DI HD) focused on eight of the most marginalised group-based identities. It responds to the fact that global progress has not benefitted everyone equally,…