INSTRAW Library

Welcome to the INSTRAW LIBRARY, a compilation of around 600 publications produced by the former UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW), which served as the leading UN institute devoted to research, training and knowledge management to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment. INSTRAW, along with DAW, OSAGI and UNIFEM, came together in 2010 to establish the present UN Women.

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The Legacy of INSTRAW

In addition to the INSTRAW Library, the UN Women Training Centre presents the publication “The legacy of INSTRAW in promoting the rights of women. A historical record of the Institute between 1976 and 2010”, which intends to pay tribute to the story of INSTRAW as well as to the women’s movements and governments which supported it.

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ID: 1988-T-ENE-GLO-2-de-3
Reference: Improved Stoves: An Integral Part of Energy-Saving Strategies. (1988). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 1988
Description: This manual is intended as a tool for experts and practitioners involved in the development and dissemination of stoves. The manual focuses on the need to involve women in all stages of stove projects, from the preparation phase to the design or adaptation to local conditions and the choice of dissemination strategy. It covers the following areas: an overview on improved stoves; stove project planning methodology; implementation of stove project; stove selection and testing; monitoring and evaluation; and stove dissemination.
Instraw's Mandate: Training
Theme: Energy
Keywords: Stoves, Dissemination Strategy, Planning
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
Type of Product: Manual
Disponibility: Printed
LinkToFile: PDF FILE