The Digital
LEGS Handbook
The LEGS handbook is available as a downloadable PDF and is translated into Arabic, English, French, Mongolian, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese.
The Digital
The Printed
LEGS Handbook
The LEGS Handbook is available to order and purchase in hard copy. The handbook is translated into Arabic, English, French and Spanish.
The LEGS Training Programme
The LEGS Training Programme focuses on the roll-out of the LEGS Core Training in person across Africa, Asia and Latin America as well as online.
The LEGS Resources Centre
The LEGS Resources Centre contains LEGS publications, webinars, and videos, along with general resources.
Find Out More About LEGS
The LEGS Story
This short video provides contextual understanding of livestock emergencies and the risks brought on by inadequate and untimely responses.
10 Things You Should Know About LEGS
LEGS is a member of the
Humanitarian Standards Partnership
alongside Sphere and other humanitarian standards.
The Latest LEGS News
The Horn of Africa is in the midst of its most severe drought in 40 years, according to the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). 36.4 million…
Credit: Mike Goldwater Ced Hesse has joined the board of trustees of the Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS) for a two-year term. LEGS is a non-profit organisation that seeks…
LEGS is seeking a consultant to develop a Technical Brief focused on the application of LEGS guidance in the context of floods, cyclones and tropical storms. The objective is to…
LEGS Training of Trainers Courses
”LEGS is an essential part of the toolkit for humanitarians who come in contact with animals through their work. We use LEGS in our disaster assessment work and for training governments in appropriate responses to livestock emergencies. Well thought-through and practical by nature, we endorse these guidelines and standards.
James Sawyerformer Director of Disaster Management, World Animal Protection
The LEGS Handbook
The LEGS Handbook provides standards and guidelines for appropriate and timely livestock-based livelihoods responses in emergencies, using a participatory and evidence-based approach. The Handbook was produced through a broad consultation process, drawing on good practice worldwide. LEGS is a member of the Humanitarian Standards Partnership alongside Sphere and other humanitarian standards.
LEGS is a member of the Humanitarian Standards Partnership alongside Sphere and other humanitarian standards.
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