- May Haddad has developed dozens of health and development resource materials over the past 30 years working with various organizations. - The materials cover topics like child survival, maternal and newborn health, communicable diseases, nutrition, and more. They have been published in Arabic and other languages. - Some of the most widely distributed materials include Arabic adaptations of books like "Where There is No Doctor" and creative health campaign materials on topics like infant feeding and anti-smoking, with print runs in the hundreds of thousands. - Haddad contributed to international health publications and adapted materials for various cultural contexts through extensive community engagement.

1. Publications by May Haddad
in Health, Education & Development
DRAFT

2. By 1995 1996-2005 2006-2017
Adaptation into Arabic of Werner’s
Where There Is No Doctor & Helping
Health Workers Learn,
Institute of Arab Research
Child-To-Child book,
Institute of Arab Research
Health & Communication Materials
Related to Child Survival, UNICEF
regional office for the Middle East
and North Africa (includes multi-media
productions in GOBI-FFF)
TOT curriculum: Popular Education
in Community Health, Save the
Children/MENA region
Materials in HIV/ AIDS & STDs
prevention, Kativik region, Arctic
Quebec, Canada
Child survival support materials,
SCF-Sudan
Post literacy adult education materials in
child survival and safe motherhood,
UNICEF and MOE, Aden, Yemen,
Dozens of reports and documents that
were printed in high numbers
Arabic revised edition of Training For
Transformation, ARC
Health for All Book, the revised and
expanded Arabic edition of Werner’s
Where There Is No Doctor, ARC
Resources in Reproductive Health in the
Arab World including a directory of
materials & resources, ARC & Johns
Hopkins University
Active learning package
in oral history, Al-JANA
Materials in Saving mothers and newborn
lives: Maram Project, Palestine
Arabic revised edition of Where Women
Have No Doctor, Enhancing Skills of
Women Health Workers, ARC
Community Youth Development kits
Photo-voices, Drawing
& Design etc., Al-JANA
Input into"Our Bodies Ourselves”; Boston
Women’s Health Book
Dozens of reports and documents that were
printed in high numbers
Productions in Creative
Health Campaigns,
Lebanon, ANERA, MAP
UK, ARCPA, Amel,
UNRWA etc.
Educational materials and
take home messages in
Infant and Young Child
Feeding, No Junk, Iron
Deficiency Anemia, Anti-
Smoking and Rational Use
of Medicines, Nutrition
during Ramadan, CHC
partners etc.
Smart and Joyful
Productions, Welfare
Association
Illustrated articles in
“Arab Spring” related
issues
Input into “Health
Actions For Women”,
Hesperian Health Guides
Dozens of reports and
documents that were
printed in high numbers
Table - Summary of Selected Resources and Materials Developed by May Haddad

3. • May Haddad has developed dozens of resource materials and publications in health and
development. She also designed and provided visuals and art materials in the process of authoring,
pretesting and development of the materials. Several artists/educators/colleagues/experts/community
workers/community members have been involved in the development process and are all credited for
their specific contribution pending on the material or resource.
• The materials have been published by Arab Research Institute, Arab Resource Collective, UNICEF
(Regional Office, Lebanon, and Yemen); the Maram project (Palestine), Save the Children (Sudan),
ARCPA/Al-JANA, ANERA, MAP, UNRWA, SCF and several other NGOs (Lebanon, Palestine),
Welfare Association (Lebanon) and the Hesperian Health Guides (Berkley, California) etc.
• Several of the materials were published in big quantities and/or re-printed several times. Examples:
(1) 45,000 copies, 15,000 copies and 10,000 copies of the Arabic adaptation of the international
resource books of “Where There Is No Doctor” ‫ﻟﻠﺠﻤﻴﻊ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺤﺔ‬ ‫,ﻛﺘﺎب‬ “Where Women Have No Doctor”
‫اﻟﻨﺴﺎء‬ ‫ﻟﺠﻤﻴﻊ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﻛﺘﺎب‬ and Training for Transformation ‫اﻟﻨﺎس‬ ‫ﻣﻊ‬ ‫اﻟﻌﻤﻞ‬ ‫ﰲ‬ ‫أﻓﻜﺎر‬ were printed/re-
printed; (2) 1,250,000 pieces of the Creative Health Campaign’s 34 sets of materials (games, activity
manuals, calendars, cards, posters etc.) were printed/reprinted and widely distributed. Topics on
anti-smoking, infant and young child feeding practices, healthy nutrition, iron deficiency anemia,
smart use of medicine etc.
• May contributed to the contents of the regional and international publications:
o Hesperian Health Guides’ “Where Women Have No Doctor” &“Health Actions For
Women" (E)
o Boston Women’s Health Book’s "Our Bodies Ourselves" (E),
o People’s Health Movement’s "Global Health Watch-2" (E),
o ARC’s "Children Rights Resource Manual" (A). Etc.

4. • Adapted international resource books into the Arabic culture and engaged hundreds of health and
community workers/experts in the process of production and utilization; reaching out to tens of
thousands of people with resource books publications and dissemination. Included are:
o Anne Hope’s Training for Transformation ‫اﻟﻨﺎس‬ ‫ﻣﻊ‬ ‫اﻟﻌﻤﻞ‬ ‫ﰲ‬ ‫أﻓﻜﺎر‬
o Werner and Bower’s: Helping Health Workers Learn
‫اﻟﺘﺪرﻳﺐ‬ ‫و‬ ‫اﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ‬ ‫ﰲ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺤﻲ‬ ‫اﻟﻌﻤﻞ‬ ‫دﻟﻴﻞ‬
o Werner’s book: Where There is No Doctor ‫ﻟﻠﺠﻤﻴﻊ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﻛﺘﺎب‬
o Maxwell’s book: Where Women Have No Doctor
‫اﻟﻨﺴﺎء‬ ‫ﻟﺠﻤﻴﻊ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﻛﺘﺎب‬
o Institute of Child Health "Child-To-Child" ‫ﻃﻔﻞ‬ ‫إﱃ‬ ‫ﻃﻔﻞ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬
• Developed/authored resource books and materials :
o Authored “Smart and Joyful” ‫ِﺬﻛﺎ‬‫ﺑ‬ ‫ِﻔﺮح‬‫ﺑ‬ resource materials, two books and DVD
o Authored "Women Health Workers in the Arab World" ‫اﻟﻌﺮيب‬ ‫اﻟﻌﺎمل‬ ‫ﰲ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺤﻴﺎت‬ ‫اﳌﺮﺷﺪات‬
o Co-authored/coordinated the development of the educational active learning package "Our
Country, Why Did You Leave Us" ‫ﻫﺠﺮﺗﻴﻨﺎ‬ ‫ﻟﻴﻪ‬ ‫ﺑﻼدﻧﺎ‬ ‫ﻳﺎ‬
o Developed “Photo-voices of Palestinian Children in Lebanon” ‫ﺻﻮرﻧﺎ‬ ‫ﺻﻮت‬ (The book has been
translated from Arabic into English, Italian, German and Spanish and received “Voices of
Courage” Award from the Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children NYC)
o “From Us to Us” ‫إﻟﻨﺎ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﻣﻨﺎ‬ activity cards + DVD, a manual in community youth development
o “Resources in Reproductive Health in the Arab World” ‫اﻟﻌﺮيب‬ ‫اﻟﻌﺎمل‬ ‫ﰲ‬ ‫اﻹﻧﺠﺎﺑﻴﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﰲ‬ ‫اﳌﻮارد‬ ‫دﻟﻴﻞ‬

5. • Authored and designed educational materials in support of national campaigns and health programs
in the themes of: Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices (Tenderness, Love and Care ‫ﺣﻨﺎن‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﺣﻨﻴﺔ‬ ),
Antismoking (Powerful World ‫دﻧﻴﺎ‬ ‫أﻗﻮى‬ ), No Junk ‫ﺟﻨﻚ‬ ‫ﺑﻼ‬ , Iron Deficiency Anemia (Strong as Iron-
Bye Bye Anemia ‫أﻧﻴﻤﻴﺎ‬ ‫ﺑﺎي‬ ‫ﺑﺎي‬ -‫ﻣﻔﻴﺶ‬ ‫اﻟﺤﺪﻳﺪ‬ ‫زي‬ ), the Rational Use of Medicine (Smart Use of Medicine
‫دوا‬ ‫و‬ ‫,)ذﻛﺎ‬ Saving mother and newborn, GOBI-FFF, HIV/AIDS, STI’s, Violence against children ‫ﻃﻔﻮﻟﻪ‬
‫اﻟﻌﻨﻒ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫,ﺣﺮة‬ active learning and creative arts etc.
• Developed/authored resource books and materials :
o Authored “Smart and Joyful” ‫ِﺬﻛﺎ‬‫ﺑ‬ ‫ِﻔﺮح‬‫ﺑ‬ resource materials, two books and DVD
o Authored "Women Health Workers in the Arab World" ‫اﻟﻌﺮيب‬ ‫اﻟﻌﺎمل‬ ‫ﰲ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺤﻴﺎت‬ ‫اﳌﺮﺷﺪات‬
o Co-authored/coordinated the development of the educational active learning package "Our
Country, Why Did You Leave Us" ‫ﻫﺠﺮﺗﻴﻨﺎ‬ ‫ﻟﻴﻪ‬ ‫ﺑﻼدﻧﺎ‬ ‫ﻳﺎ‬
o Developed “Photo-voices of Palestinian Children in Lebanon” ‫ﺻﻮرﻧﺎ‬ ‫ﺻﻮت‬ (The book has been
translated from Arabic into English, Italian, German and Spanish and received “Voices of
Courage” Award from the Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children NYC)
o “From Us to Us” ‫إﻟﻨﺎ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﻣﻨﺎ‬ activity cards + DVD, a manual in community youth development
o “Resources in Reproductive Health in the Arab World” ‫اﻟﻌﺮيب‬ ‫اﻟﻌﺎمل‬ ‫ﰲ‬ ‫اﻹﻧﺠﺎﺑﻴﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺤﺔ‬ ‫ﰲ‬ ‫اﳌﻮارد‬ ‫دﻟﻴﻞ‬
• Authored and designed educational materials in support of national campaigns and health programs
in the themes of: Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices (Tenderness, Love and Care ‫ﺣﻨﺎن‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﺣﻨﻴﺔ‬ ),
Antismoking (Powerful World ‫دﻧﻴﺎ‬ ‫أﻗﻮى‬ ), No Junk ‫ﺟﻨﻚ‬ ‫ﺑﻼ‬ , Iron Deficiency Anemia (Strong as Iron-
Bye Bye Anemia ‫أﻧﻴﻤﻴﺎ‬ ‫ﺑﺎي‬ ‫ﺑﺎي‬ -‫ﻣﻔﻴﺶ‬ ‫اﻟﺤﺪﻳﺪ‬ ‫زي‬ ), the Rational Use of Medicine (Smart Use of Medicine
‫دوا‬ ‫و‬ ‫,)ذﻛﺎ‬ Saving mother and newborn, GOBI-FFF, HIV/AIDS, STI’s, Violence against children ‫ﻃﻔﻮﻟﻪ‬
‫اﻟﻌﻨﻒ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ‬ ‫,ﺣﺮة‬ active learning and creative arts etc.

6. • Selected materials listed per topics:
o GOBI-FFF: (1) Training manuals with slides titled: “Diarrhea Management” ‫اﻹﺳﻬﺎل‬ ‫ﻣﻌﺎﻟﺠﺔ‬ ,
“Immunizing children” ‫اﻷﻃﻔﺎل‬ ‫ﺗﺤﺼني‬ and “Infant Feeding” ‫اﻟﺮﺿﻊ‬ ‫ﺗﻐﺬﻳﺔ‬ , (2) Posters & calendars
in GOBI-FFF, (3) “Farah games ‫ﻓﺮح‬ ‫أﻟﻌﺎب‬ “ : card-board, domino and cards (4) Adult Education
package: “Dirham Wikaya” ‫وﻗﺎﻳﺔ‬ ‫:درﻫﻢ‬ reading materials, trainers guide and illustrated story
boards, (5) “Um Iyoun” ‫ﻋﻴﻮن‬ ‫أم‬ (The mother of Wells), Children’s story books and cassettes , (6)
“Al-bitaqa al-sihiya” ‫اﻟﺼﺤﻴﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺒﻄﺎﻗﺔ‬ : road to health growth monitoring chart
o Emergency Mother and Child Health: (1) “Mother Hold Me” ‫ﺿﻤﻴﻨﻲ‬ ‫أﻣﻲ‬ activities manual, radio
spots, jingle and audio-cassette, (2) “Hayyat” ‫ﺣﻴﺎة‬ three newsprints and updated booklet, (3)
“Health for All Women”, a guide to using the book “Where Women Have No Doctor”, (4) ACNM
manual adaptation: “Ya Wadoud, Ihfaz al-Mawloud” ‫اﳌﻮﻟﻮد‬ ‫إﺣﻔﻆ‬ ‫ودود‬ ‫ﻳﺎ‬ : audio-cassette and booklet
production etc.
o Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices: (1) “Breastfeeding: An Update booklet” , (2) “Infant
Appeal” ‫اﻟﻄﻔﻞ‬ ‫ﻧﺪاء‬ cards, (3)“Yummy Numie” ‫منﻲ‬ ‫ميﻲ‬ accordion booklets and updated booklet, (4)
“Mother Support: Going for the Gold” ‫ﺣﻨﺎن‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﺣﻨﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﻣﻴﺪاﻟﻴﺔ‬ medal/ coaster, (5) “Heniyeh wa Hanan”
‫ﺣﻨﺎن‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﺣﻨﻴﺔ‬ newsletter , (6)“The Code in Cartoons” booklet ‫ﺑﻜﺎرﻳﻜﺎﺗري‬ ‫اﳌﺪوﻧﺔ‬ etc.
o Nutritional iron deficiency anemia: (1) “Bye Bye Anemia” ‫أﻧﻴﻤﻴﺎ‬ ‫ﺑﺎي‬ ‫ﺑﺎي‬ booklet, (2) Best practices
booklet draft for the “Nothing Like Iron” campaign ‫ﻣﻔﻴﺶ‬ ‫اﻟﺤﺪﻳﺪ‬ ‫زي‬ (3) two cardboard games, (4)
Contributed to the productions of the MARAM project materials in iron deficiency anemia,
included were booklets and games etc.
o Nutrition (other): (1) “No Junk” ‫ﺟﻨﻚ‬ ‫ﺑﻼ‬ cards game, (2) “Health crown” origami game ‫اﻟﺼﺤﺔ‬ ‫,ﺗﺎج‬
(3) Our Nutrition during Ramadan booklet etc.

7. o Anti-smoking materials: (1) Aqua Dunia” ‫دﻧﻴﺎ‬ ‫أﻗﻮى‬ cardboard game, (2) WHO smoker’s body poster
‫اﳌﺪﺧﻦ‬ ‫ﺟﺴﻢ‬ , (3) the bracelet ‫اﻹﺳﻮارة‬ ,(4) the maze game ‫,اﳌﺘﺎﻫﺔ‬ (5) Tala and Karim ‫ﻛﺮﻳﻢ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﺗﺎﻟﺔ‬
anti-tobacco posters and stickers, Sara and Shadi ‫ﺷﺎدي‬ ‫و‬ ‫ﺳﺎرة‬ anti-tobacco posters and stickers, (6)
Quitting smoking during Ramadan card, (7) “Powerful World” ‫دﻧﻴﺎ‬ ‫أﻗﻮى‬ calendar, (8) Narghileh
Warning stickers, (9) Children appeals, (10) Anti-smoking circular sign etc.
o “Smart use of Medicine” ‫دوا‬ ‫و‬ ‫ذﻛﺎ‬ (1) calendar, (2) box and 20 flyers, and (3) three posters etc.
o Health (General): (1) “Health Here and Now” 2009 ‫ﻫﻨﺎ‬ ‫و‬ ‫اﻵن‬ ‫اﻟﺼﺤﺔ‬ calendar, (2) “Songs for Health
and Happiness” audio-CD etc.
o Action cards and guides: (1) “Creative Health: Ten poster-cards + DVD” ‫اﻟﺴﻠﺔ‬ , (2) “Fankalouziat”
work book+ DVD (draft), (3) “Powerful World” ‫دﻧﻴﺎ‬ ‫أﻗﻮى‬ activity book +DVD (draft), (4)
Compilation of poems /articles /games/recipes from the “Nothing Like Iron Campaign” ‫اﻟﺤﺪﻳﺪ‬ ‫زي‬
‫ﻣﻔﻴﺶ‬ etc.
o Community Youth Development: (1) Innovation Center’s draft tool kit in Building Community,
‫زﻣﺎن‬ ‫ﻃﻴﺒﺔ‬ , (2) “Mina Elna” (From-To-Us) action cards etc.
o Violence Against Children: (1) Origami game: al-Taj ‫اﻟﺘﺎج‬ , (2) Co-production of Children’s books
and postcards: (“Two Kids and Two Mothers” ‫أﻣﺘني‬ ‫و‬ ‫وﻟﺪﻳﻦ‬ , “The Fish” ‫اﻟﺴﻤﻜﺔ‬ , “War on Lebanon”
‫ﻟﺒﻨﺎن‬ ‫ﺣﺮب‬ ) & postcards (“I Love to Play” ‫ﻛﺘري‬ ‫اﻟﻠﻌﺐ‬ ‫ﺑﺤﺐ‬ ‫أﻧﺎ‬ ) etc.
o Other Al-JANA productions: (1) Co-production/ translation of Amy Trabka’s Drawing & Design
book “Friday Mornings at AL-JANA”, (2) Input into the development of Janana’s calendars,
magazines and newsletters etc.
o HIV/AIDS flyers, etc.

8. Selections of
the materials and resources
Books/Manuals/Directories/ CDs/Reports/Take
Home Messages/ Hand-outs/Games/Cards/
Audio-cassettes/Posters/ Calendars/ Images/
llustrated stories/Newsletters/Children books/
Coupons/ Cards/ Booklets/Songs/ Adult
Education Materials/Active Learning kits