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DRR and CCA in the Philippines: Promoting women’s participation and leadership

10/07/2017

3 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam’s climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) programme in the Philippines focuses on conflict-prone and climate change-sensitive areas, as well as areas affected by Typhoon Haiyan in Mindanao. The programme aims to help poor women, men and their communities become more resilient to the impacts of climate change. This includes enhancing their […]

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From Service Delivery to Sustainable Water Management in Tajikistan

10/07/2017

3 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

Oxfam’s WASH programme in Tajikistan is based on a theory of change which has four pillars: improved governance of water and sanitation at national and local levels; building demand for and supply of sanitation at a household level, alongside improved hygiene practices; social accountability in water provision; and securing financing for water and sanitation through […]

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National Policy Change in Honduras: Supporting networking and coalition-building

10/07/2017

3 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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IGUALES builds on Oxfam’s work on women’s rights in Honduras since 2008. It adopts a holistic approach to gender justice and women’s rights and integrates women´s economic empowerment, prevention of violence against women and women’s active citizenship. The programme aims to strengthen women’s agency and transformational leadership – primarily in rural areas, although there is […]

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Resilience-Building and Women’s Leadership in Bangladesh

10/07/2017

3 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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The REE-CALL programme aims to strengthen community resilience to climate change by fostering economic empowerment and inclusive leadership. The programme targets highly vulnerable people: 225,000 households in 14 of the worst-affected districts of the three most vulnerable agro-ecological regions of the country – Haor, Char and the south-west and south-central coastal regions. The programme recognizes […]

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Supporting Rural Women to Drive Peacebuilding Processes in Colombia

10/07/2017

3 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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The Equality and Territorial Development for Rural Women programme draws on Oxfam’s 10-year experience in Colombia and its evidence-based advocacy work that has led to significant changes in women’s lives. It has been reviewed, along with Oxfam’s strategy for the country, following the results of the October 2016 peace plebiscite and subsequent agreement with the […]

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Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Development: For sustainable alliances in the South Caucasus

10/07/2017

3 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English

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The programme’s overall objective is ‘to contribute to the improvement of food security and nutrition in the South Caucasus through smallholder farmers’ representation in the governance processes’. It focuses on working with government structures and civil society actors to develop, implement and monitor food security-related strategies and legislation, ensuring that support mechanisms are in place […]

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Working in Partnership With Others: Facilitating changes in livelihoods in Rwanda

10/07/2017

3 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

The programme has four main objectives: Employment and value chain development. Enhancing the enabling environment for agricultural markets and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Strengthening citizen participation in government decision making related to the agriculture sector. Strengthening women’s economic leadership. This document focuses on these areas and how the programme has addressed the government’s ban […]

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Sustainable Solutions to Water Supply in Kenya

10/07/2017

3 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

ICT4D
WASH

Overview

The Kenya Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Resilience and Governance Programme is built upon a theory of change which emphasizes empowerment, rights and the ability of citizens – particularly women – to develop and implement their own strategies for better access to services to improve health and quality of life. The programme’s approach holds that […]

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Adapting Programming to an Urban Environment in Pakistan

10/07/2017

3 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

The programme seeks to ensure that women, men and young people living in poverty in cities in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan have improved access to decent income opportunities and a dignified, healthy habitat. To achieve this goal, the programme is structured around three pillars: bringing together citizens to contribute to local governance; improving […]

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Win-Win-Win: Influencing for gender-transformative businesses in South and South East Asia

10/07/2017

3 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

The Gender Transformative and Responsible Business Investment in South-East Asia (GRAISEA) programme aims to improve livelihoods of women and men small-scale producers in South and South-East Asia. It is based on the recognition that financial viability and gender equitable and sustainable supply chains are not mutually exclusive, and that win-win-win propositions are possible: wins for communities, for […]

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