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LEGS is now available for purchase in hard copy in French and Spanish, direct from the publisher. Like the English …
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The application process for the LEGS TOT for Mongolia, China and South Korea is now closed. Watch this space for news …
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We are preparing for the second edition of the LEGS Handbook. After a global consultation process and the commissioning of …
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Welcome to the LEGS Website
Millions of people worldwide depend on livestock for their livelihoods and many of them – and their animals – are affected by disasters, both natural and man-made. There is a growing realisation that the response to these disasters needs to help save not just lives but also livelihoods, including protecting livestock.
The Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS) provide a set of international guidelines and standards for the design, implementation and assessment of livestock interventions to assist people affected by humanitarian crises. LEGS aims to improve the quality of emergency response by increasing the appropriateness, timeliness and feasibility of livelihoods-based interventions. Read more…
As well as the LEGS Handbook, the LEGS Project runs a global awareness raising and training programme to promote the use and future revision of the guidelines.
LEGS is a formal ‘companion‘ to the Sphere Project’s Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response.
