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Issue briefing

What Will Become of Us? Voices from around the world on drought and El Nino

13/04/2016

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

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About 60 million people across Southern Africa and the Horn, Central America, and the Pacific face worsening hunger and poverty due to droughts and crop failures in 2014-15 that have been exacerbated by the El Nino weather system in 2015-16. This number is likely to rise. The international response is working, but much more is […]

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Briefing note

El Nino in Ethiopia: Programme observations on the impact of the Ethiopia drought and recommendations for action

24/02/2016

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

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Ethiopia is facing a massive drought and food insecurity crisis. The impact of failed rains and droughts have been worsened by the 2015 El Nino, which itself has been supercharged by climate change. Urgent humanitarian action is needed to support millions of people who have lost food, water and livelihoods. And long-term investment is needed […]

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Education resource

Everyone Counts SEN

10/02/2016

14 documents

Languages: English

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Launch your learners into real-world-themed mathematical learning with data and case studies gathered by Young Lives, an international research project. Everyone Counts SEN has been specially developed for learners with special educational needs (SEN) in England, Wales and for learners with additional support needs (ASN) in Scotland. The resource caters for a wide range of […]

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Education resource

More or Less Equal? Geography resources for ages 11-16

11/01/2016

25 documents

Languages: English, Welsh

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Bring your geography lessons to life by exploring how inequality and poverty affect the lives of young people in different parts of the world, including the UK. Created in partnership with Young Lives and with the support of subject associations, More or Less Equal? has separate sessions in Geography, Maths and English which can be […]

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Education resource

More or Less Equal? Maths resources for ages 11-16

11/01/2016

27 documents

Languages: English

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Bring your maths lessons to life by exploring how inequality and poverty affect the lives of young people in different parts of the world, including the UK. Created in partnership with Young Lives and with the support of subject associations, More or Less Equal? has separate sessions in Geography, Maths and English which can be […]

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Education resource

More or Less Equal? English/Welsh resources for ages 11-16

11/01/2016

25 documents

Languages: English

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Overview

Bring your English and Welsh lessons to life by exploring how inequality and poverty affect the lives of young people in different parts of the world, including the UK. Created in partnership with Young Lives and with the support of subject associations, More or Less Equal? has separate sessions in Geography, Maths and English which […]

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Briefing note

El Nino: The case for urgent action

15/12/2015

3 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

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Millions of poor and vulnerable people face hunger and poverty this year and next because of record global temperatures, droughts and erratic rains in 2014 and 2015, compounded by the development of possibly the most powerful El Nino on record. Strong leadership at every level of government and a coordinated international effort are required to […]

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Evaluation report

Livelihoods in Ethiopia: Impact evaluation of linking smallholder coffee producers to sustainable markets

30/11/2015

3 documents

52 pages long

Languages: English

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This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2014/15, selected for review under the livelihoods thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental evaluation carried out in December 2014 that sought to assess the impact of the linking smallholder coffee producers to sustainable markets project. The project’s overall objective was […]

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Case study

Building Gender Sensitive Resilience Through Women’s Economic Empowerment: Lessons learned from pastoralist women in Ethiopia

30/11/2015

1 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

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In addition to ethnicity, age, or disability, gender in the Somali region of Ethiopia strongly intersects with pastoralism, a predominant livelihood in East Africa and the Horn. This paper explores how the overlap of a double marginalized identity produces particular disadvantages for pastoralist women in Ethiopia, and how an Oxfam intervention in the Somali region […]

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Journal article

Gender equality, resilience to climate change, and the design of livestock projects for rural livelihoods

23/11/2015

15 pages long

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Gender equality, resilience to climate change, and the design of livestock projects for rural livelihoods

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Currently, there is growing interest in how livestock projects can contribute to resilience to the effects of climate change. In this article we recommend a shift away from gross productivity to sustainability, via the use of thrifty local breeds, with an additional emphasis on improving survival of young animals. These animals, due to their local […]

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