Colombia Archives - Oxfam Policy & Practice

Journal article

The role of care and the local economy in women’s labour force participation: evidence from Mexico and Colombia in the pandemic era

31/08/2022

31 pages long

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The role of care and the local economy in women’s labour force participation: evidence from Mexico and Colombia in the pandemic era

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Women face disproportionate care burdens on their time because of traditional gender roles, lack of public policies supporting them and the lack of government services for satisfying society's care needs. This unequal distribution of care responsibilities reduces their opportunities to fully participate in labour markets. We argue that all else equal, women's physical proximity to […]

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Evaluation report

Political Advocacy in Colombia: Impact Evaluation of the “Building peace by securing rights for victims of conflict and violence in Colombia” project

18/10/2021

4 documents

66 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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The “Building peace by securing rights for victims of conflict and violence in Colombia” project was implemented by Oxfam in Colombia and a network of partners from 2015-2019. It focused on helping victims and Colombian human rights and peace organisations to strengthen their capacities to demand justice for rights violations and to advocate for a […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Tips for Building Partnerships in Community Emergencies in Colombia

17/09/2021

2 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English, French

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This is a set of recommendations produced by Paola Álvarez, Protection Adviser at Fundación Mujer y Futuro, and Claudia Patricia Pinzón Moreno, former Humanitarian Officer at Oxfam in Colombia, as part of the Resources Pack on Community-Based Protection. The document discusses culture, empowerment of women and partnerships.

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Guidelines and toolkits

Recommendations for Strengthening Local Humanitarian Leadership in La Guajira, Colombia

17/09/2021

2 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English, French

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This is a set of recommendations produced by Claudia Patricia Pinzón Moreno, former Humanitarian Officer at Oxfam Colombia, and Ana Flor Ipuana Epieyu, Community Promoter for Emergencies at Oxfam Colombia, as part of the Resource Pack on Community-Based Protection. The document discusses community protection structures, domestic violence, existing structures and gender-based violence.

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Case study

Community Protection Structures Supported by Oxfam in Humanitarian Emergency Contexts in Colombia

17/09/2021

2 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English, French

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This is a case study produced by Claudia Patricia Pinzón Moreno, former Humanitarian Officer at Oxfam Colombia, and Ana Flor Ipuana Epieyu, Community Promoter for Emergencies at Oxfam Colombia, as part of the Resource Pack on Community-Based Protection. The document discusses community protection structures and existing structures.

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Guidelines and toolkits

Recommendations for Dialogue with Traditional Indigenous Authorities of the Wayúu People

17/09/2021

2 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English, French

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This is a set of recommendations produced by Claudia Patricia Pinzón Moreno, former Humanitarian Officer at Oxfam Colombia, and Ana Flor Ipuana Epieyu, Community Promoter for Emergencies at Oxfam Colombia, as part of the Resource Pack on Community-Based Protection. The document discusses authority engagement, community engagement, COVID-19 and culture.

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Briefing paper

¿Quién paga la cuenta? Gravar la riqueza para enfrentar la crisis de la COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe

27/07/2020

2 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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Las previsiones de retroceso económico y social en América Latina y el Caribe son alarmantes. La COVID-19 golpea con fuerza la región marcada que tendrá que afrontar una contracción del 9,4%, una de las más severas en todo el planeta. La desigualdad, la informalidad y la insuficiente dotación sanitaria lastran las posibilidades de hacer frente […]

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Briefing paper

Evitar el Etnocidio: Pueblos indígenas y derechos territoriales en crisis frente a la COVID-19 en América Latina

21/07/2020

2 documents

21 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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Mientras el mundo entero trata de ponerse a salvo de la pandemia, los pueblos indígenas de América Latina agonizan y algunos podrían llegar a desaparecer. El abandono estatal y la ausencia de servicios adecuados de salud integral y agua segura los hace extremadamente vulnerables al virus que se extiende a toda velocidad por el continente. […]

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Research report

Anchored in Local Reality: Case Studies on Local Humanitarian Action from Haiti, Colombia, and Iraq

31/03/2020

3 documents

59 pages long

Languages: English

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Critiques of international humanitarian aid have long suggested that it needs to be more inclusive of actors from crisis-affected countries. Increased attention to this issue over the past decade or so has coalesced into a set of agendas often referred to as the “localization” of humanitarian assistance, “local humanitarian leadership” (LHL), and “local humanitarian action” […]

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Media briefing

Forced from Home: Climate-fuelled displacement

02/12/2019

3 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

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Climate-fuelled disasters were the number one driver of internal displacement over the last decade – forcing an estimated 20 million people a year from their homes. While no one is immune, it is overwhelmingly poor countries that are most at risk. Eighty percent of those displaced in the last decade live in Asia, home to […]

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