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Tool or Template: Supporting Young English Learners at Home: Family and Caregiver Activities
Author(s): U.S. Department of Education (ED)
Date: September 1, 2020
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Education
Date: September 1, 2020
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Education
These family and caregiver activities (FCAs) are designed to provide simple, fun activities families and caregivers can use with young English learner (ELL) or dual language learner (DLL) children at home to strengthen language development in either the home language or English. Activities include: Questions about Stories – Strengthen language by asking and answering questions …
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Tool or Template: Safety During Client Home Visits Checklist
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: August 5, 2020
Topic(s): Case Management, Safety
Subtopic(s): Boundaries
Date: August 5, 2020
Topic(s): Case Management, Safety
Subtopic(s): Boundaries
Accidents and incidents may occur when staff are out of the office, particularly if safety is not kept front-of-mind. This includes cases where staff are familiar with the environment and let their guard down. This checklist is designed to help you prepare for client home visits through steps like planning ahead, checking in with your …
Tool or Template: Sexual and Gender Minority Refugees Safe Space Checklist
Author(s): ORAM
Date: May 17, 2020
Topic(s): Case Management, Safety
Date: May 17, 2020
Topic(s): Case Management, Safety
This checklist can be used to ensure that your agency is open and safe for sexual and gender minority (SGM) refugees and asylum seekers (LGBTQI+ clients). It covers office practices and environment, organizational documents and professional resources, safe space cues, information and referral, and training and capacity building. This checklist is provided as part of …
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Tool or Template: Home-Based Learning Templates
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: May 6, 2020
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Education, COVID-19
Date: May 6, 2020
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Education, COVID-19
This document includes two templates to be completed by refugee service providers alongside refugee families as they work to support home-based learning. Included are a template for a Home-Based Learning Plan and a Weekly Schoolwork Schedule. To use these templates: Translate into families’ preferred language(s) Add additional visual supports for those with low literacy, as …
Tool or Template: Gender Equality in Program Design Checklist
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: April 15, 2020
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation, Organizational Development
Subtopic(s): Data Analysis, Data Collection, Gender Equality, Project Design and M&E Planning
Date: April 15, 2020
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation, Organizational Development
Subtopic(s): Data Analysis, Data Collection, Gender Equality, Project Design and M&E Planning
This tool provides guidance to project designers and proposal writers on how to meaningfully include gender equality during the design phase of a project. For more information on gender in project design and gender analysis, see Switchboard’s Gender Equality in Service Programs Continuum; Information Guide: Improving Gender Equality through Basic Gender Analysis; Gender Analysis Project …
Tool or Template: Basic Gender Analysis Workplan Template
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: April 15, 2020
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation, Organizational Development
Subtopic(s): Data Analysis, Data Collection, Gender Equality, Project Design and M&E Planning
Date: April 15, 2020
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation, Organizational Development
Subtopic(s): Data Analysis, Data Collection, Gender Equality, Project Design and M&E Planning
This template is meant to help with planning for conducting a gender analysis by outlining dates by which to complete certain tasks, individuals responsible, and resources needed. For more information on gender in project design and gender analysis, see Switchboard’s Gender Equality in Service Programs Continuum; Information Guide: Improving Gender Equality through Basic Gender Analysis; …
Tool or Template: Gender Equality in Service Programs Continuum
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: April 15, 2020
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation, Organizational Development
Subtopic(s): Data Analysis, Data Collection, Gender Equality, Project Design and M&E Planning
Date: April 15, 2020
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation, Organizational Development
Subtopic(s): Data Analysis, Data Collection, Gender Equality, Project Design and M&E Planning
This tool describes the continuum of gender equality in service programs from Gender-Exploitative Programs, to Gender-Neutral/Gender-Blind Programs, to Gender-Sensitive Programs, to Gender-Transformative Programs.
Tool or Template: Gender Analysis Project Risk Matrix
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: April 15, 2020
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation, Organizational Development
Subtopic(s): Data Analysis, Data Collection, Gender Equality, Project Design and M&E Planning
Date: April 15, 2020
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation, Organizational Development
Subtopic(s): Data Analysis, Data Collection, Gender Equality, Project Design and M&E Planning
This tool is designed to support you in the systematic analysis of each response to each question asked in your gender analysis focus group discussions and/or key informant interviews. You can click on the Completed Example sheet to view an example of a completed matrix. To complete a gender analysis project risk matrix, first determine …
Tool or Template: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression: Essential Terminology for the Humanitarian Sector
Author(s): ORAM
Date: April 4, 2020
Topic(s): Case Management, Organizational Development
Date: April 4, 2020
Topic(s): Case Management, Organizational Development
This five-language dictionary, glossary, and usage guide aims to help humanitarian professionals communicate effectively and respectfully with and about LGBTQI+ people of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions (SOGIE). It includes definitions, transliterations, and do’s and don’ts of usage.
Tool or Template: “You are Safe Here” Printable Pins
Author(s): ORAM
Date: April 1, 2020
Topic(s): Community Engagement, Safety
Date: April 1, 2020
Topic(s): Community Engagement, Safety
These images may be printed and inserted into pins that can be worn by staff and volunteers in your office to indicate that it is a safe space for LGBTQI+ clients. They are provided as part of ORAM’s Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression (SOGIE) toolkit.
