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MissionAssist produces a wide range of adult literacy booklets in four widely used languages: English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. They cover a range of subjects from health and hygiene to crafts, farming and practical issues like simple construction techniques. 

Books in English can be downloaded directly from this website, using the links on the pictures below; most books are available in the other languages and MissionAssist is currently revising the titles which are not yet translated into the other languages and uploading them as they become available.

If desired, MissionAssist can also supply them, free of charge, as MS Word files or in other ways (such as the use of CDs, DVDs or USB sticks). MissionAssist also accepts requests for producing specific booklets if nothing in the existing range meets your needs.

These are Shell Book titles in English relating to crafts.

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First Steps in Knitting - 2020-05-22

If you have knitting needles and wool and know how to knit, you can make clothes for you and your family. If you knit well, you can sell your clothes in the market. The first part of this book describes simple knitting methods. More difficult stitches are described at the end of the book.

This has been adapted from a shell template produced by SIL in Peru. Text in English ©1993 SIL International. Some extra information has been taken from Knit World's helpful website.

This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by MissionAssist.

Making Jam - 2020-05-22

A general method of making jam from fruit with a recipe for melon and pineapple jam.

This was originally published in 2005. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

A Useful Fly Trap - 2020-05-21

How to make a fly trap for the home from two plastic bottles.

This material was taken from Footsteps - the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

A Bottle-top Fish Scaler - 2020-05-20

This is a very simple way of making a tool to scrape the scales off a fish before cooking. It just needs a piece of wood and some bottle tops.

This material was taken from Footsteps - the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

Lining Fish Ponds - 2020-05-15

How to line a fish pond using clay or pig manure and grass cuttings.

This material was taken from Footsteps - the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

A Tough Doormat - 2020-05-15

How to make a doormat from bottle tops.


This material was taken from Footsteps - the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

A Simple Chicken-feeder - 2020-05-15

This explains how to make a simple chicken feeder from a plastic bucket or similar container.

    
This material was taken from Footsteps - the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.