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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Smoking Fish - 18/01/2021
- Also available in:
- English (en)
- Português (pt)
- Français (fr)
- Español (es)
The course of the material for this book has, unfortunately, been lost. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.
Rainwater Harvesting with Sand Dams - 10/11/2020
- Also available in:
- Español (es)
- Français (fr)
- English (en)
This uses material from "Practical Action" with kind permission.
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by MissionAssist.
Make Your Own Soap - 03/11/2020
- Also available in:
- Français (fr)
- English (en)
- Español (es)
- Português (pt)
A recipe for making soap, using caustic soda and vegetable or animal oil.
This material was taken from LIKLIK BUK, Papua New Guinea, by kind permission. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.
How to Make a Woodworking Bench - 03/11/2020
- Also available in:
- Español (es)
- Português (pt)
- Français (fr)
- English (en)
This booklet shows you how to make a woodworking bench without the use of steel parts.
This uses material from Practical Action’s "Technical Brief: How to make a Woodworking Bench", used with kind permission.
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by MissionAssist.
Fruit Leathers - 09/09/2020
- Also available in:
- Português (pt)
- Español (es)
- Français (fr)
- English (en)
This uses material from "Practical Action" with kind permission.
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by MissionAssist.
Evaporative Cooling, Book 2 - 25/08/2020
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- Português (pt)
- Español (es)
- Français (fr)
- English (en)
Adapted from "Footsteps 94" - the literary publication of TEAR Fund, with kind permission.
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by MissionAssist.
Evaporative Cooling, Book 3 - 25/08/2020
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- Español (es)
- Português (pt)
- Français (fr)
- English (en)
How to build a static, cooling chamber. This book shows how to build a Naya Cellar Storage system to improve the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables in hot climates. This is the third in a series of three. The other books in this series are:
Book 1: Overview of Inexpensive Fridges
Book 2: How to Make a Zeer Pot Fridge
This uses material from "Practical Action" with kind permission.
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by MissionAssist.
Evaporative Cooling, Book 1 - 25/08/2020
- Also available in:
- Français (fr)
- Português (pt)
- Español (es)
- English (en)
Inexpensive fridges to preserve your fruit and vegetables. This book gives an overview of evaporative cooling and the various designs of fridges that can be used to preserve fruits and vegetables. This is the first in a series of three. The other books in this series are:
Book 2: How to Make a Zeer Pot Fridge
Book 3: How to Build a Static Cooling Chamber
This uses material from "Practical Action" with kind permission.
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by MissionAssist.
Cooking: Making a Mud Stove - 06/08/2020
- Also available in:
- Español (es)
- Português (pt)
- English (en)
This uses material from "Mud Stoves in East Africa 1997, Practical Action", Eastern Africa Office, used with kind permission.
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by MissionAssist.
Candle-Making - 28/07/2020
- Also available in:
- English (en)
- Español (es)
- Português (pt)
- Français (fr)
This uses material from "Practical Action" with kind permission.
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by MissionAssist.