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The Toolsets database contains tools and instruments used to implement all or part of a human rights impact assessment. For more background information on toolsets, see the HRIA Guide Toolsets page. Use the Search/Filter options to search for toolsets to meet specific requirements. Click on column heading to sort results (click again to change sort order).

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Title	Developer
Guide to Conducting a Right to Food Assessment [Added: 04 January 2010] These Guidelines represent the first attempt by governments to interpret an economic, social and cultural right. They provide practical guidance and advice to states for the establishment of priorities and the implementation of measures to respect, protect, promote and fulfil the right to adequate food at national level.	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment Guide [Added: 30 October 2009] Developed by Aberdeen City Council in Scotland to help assess the impact of the Council’s policies, procedures and functions on the diverse groups within Aberdeen City.	Aberdeen City Council
Checklist of human rights obligations to effectively address HIV and AIDS in Eastern and Southern Africa [Added: 14 October 2009] Intended to promote, support implementation of human rights-based approaches in AIDS response to Eastern, Southern Africa. Designed for use by gov’t officials, parliamentarians, judiciary members, lawyers, CSOs, people living with HIV, other stakeholders.	UNDP
Guide to an effective human rights response to the HIV epidemic [Added: 14 October 2009] Gives information on using the frameworks of international human rights law as the basis for shaping national laws addressing HIV in Eastern and Southern Africa.	Centre for the Study of AIDS and Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
Peace and Conflict Impact Assessment (PCIA) Handbook [Added: 18 September 2009] This handbook is aimed at improving the understanding and skills for conflict-sensitive programming. It assists participants to prepare and conduct Peace and Conflict Impact Assessments, as well as to identify and design conflict sensitive options and programs.	Conflict Prevention and Post-Conflict Reconstruction (CPR) Network
A Methodology for Human Rights Impact Assessment [Added: 11 August 2009] A methodology to help companies anticipate, consider and mitigate human rights impacts of large capital projects.	Nomogaia Foundation
Development in Conflict: A seven step tool for planners [Added: 22 June 2009] Peace and conflict Impact Assessment (PCIA) is a planning and management tool. It can assist development and humanitarian organisations in analysing situations of conflict and identifying strategic opportunities for conflict prevention and peace-building.	David Nyheim, Manuaela Leonhardt, Cynthia Gaigals
Reproductive rights for women affected by HIV/AIDS? A project to monitor Millennium Development goals 5 and 6 [Added: 03 June 2009] This monitoring tool measures Goals 5 and 6 of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that were formulated in 2000 to make measurable progress toward the development of all nations by the year 2015. In addition to the tool, this project also contains a report that describes how the monitoring tool was used. The tool was tested by NGO’s from 7 different countries.	Maria de Bruyn
Institutionalizing impact evaluation within the framework of a monitoring and evaluations system [Added: 02 June 2009] This guide describes the transition from individual impact evaluation (IE) studies to building a systematic approach to identifying, implementing and using evaluations at sector and national level. IE is applied as a tool to improve budgetary planning, policy formulation, management and accountability.	Michael Bamberger
Gender Mainstreaming Reference Kit (GMRK) [Added: 25 May 2009] The Gender Mainstreaming Reference Toolkit (GMRK) is a resource document that assists the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) and member organisations in mainstreaming gender in their policies, programmes and interventions. It facilitates a process of internal discussion and ownership of gender mainstreaming, as well as kick starting internal gender mainstreaming processes.	Lina Abou Habib, Lina AlQurah, Marc Schade-Poulsen