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Indigenous women’s anti-mining activism: a gendered analysis of the El Estor struggle in Guatemala

09/11/2017

14 pages long

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Indigenous women’s anti-mining activism: a gendered analysis of the El Estor struggle in Guatemala

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Focusing on the struggle against the Fenix mine in El Estor Guatemala, this article argues that women are disproportionately affected by resource development; and that women’s activism against mining is also gendered, in the sense that they are often distinct from men’s strategies and are rooted in women’s experiences as women, and as indigenous women […]

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Research report

Measuring Impact: A Meta-Analysis of Oxfam’s Livelihoods Effectiveness Reviews

08/11/2017

1 documents

56 pages long

Languages: English

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This paper presents the results of a meta-analysis examining the overall impact of 23 livelihoods projects evaluated as part of Oxfam GB’s Effectiveness Reviews between 2011 and 2016. Results show a statistically significant, positive impact on the welfare of participants, measured by household consumption and wealth. Analysis indicates an increase in household consumption of approximately […]

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Research report

The Impact of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Interventions on People Affected by Humanitarian Emergencies: A systematic review

16/03/2017

3 documents

210 pages long

Languages: English

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This systematic review, commissioned by the Humanitarian Evidence Programme and carried out by a team from the EPPI-Centre, University College London (UCL), draws together primary research on mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) programmes for people affected by humanitarian crises in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). It investigates both the process of implementing MHPSS programmes […]

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Briefing paper

An Economy that Works for Women: Achieving women’s economic empowerment in an increasingly unequal world

02/03/2017

6 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Women’s economic empowerment could reduce poverty for everyone. In order to achieve it, we need to first fix the current broken economic model which is undermining gender equality and causing extreme economic inequality. The neoliberal model has made it harder for women to have better quality and better paid jobs, address inequality in unpaid care […]

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Briefing paper

Desterrados: Tierra, poder y desigualdad en America Latina

30/11/2016

5 documents

100 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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Para combatir la desigualdad en America Latina es necesario abordar la extrema concentracion en el acceso y control de la tierra y en el reparto de los beneficios de su explotacion. Nuevos datos explican por que America Latina es la region del mundo mas desigual en el reparto de la tierra. La alta dependencia del […]

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Media briefing

Different Conflict, Same Crisis

15/09/2016

1 documents

6 pages long

Languages: English

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The vast majority of refugees and asylum seekers are hosted by poorer countries and almost four million have been welcomed by countries which themselves have experienced armed violence or are in conflict. With more people fleeing violence and persecution now than at any time since records began, governments must make firm commitments at two major […]

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Briefing paper

I Ask the World to Empathize: Voices of people on the move

15/09/2016

4 documents

24 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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Worldwide, more than 65 million people have fled conflict, violence and persecution. Millions more are driven from their homes by disasters, drought and inequality. This paper tells the stories of some of those millions of people. Many have relied on local people sharing their scarce resources. In contrast, too many governments have failed to share […]

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Research report

Precarious Lives: Work, food and care after the global food crisis

09/09/2016

3 documents

76 pages long

Languages: English

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When food prices spiked in 2008, the international price of basic food items peaked at unprecedented levels, bringing a wave of food riots in low-income countries. Subsequent price volatility had huge impacts on millions of people who struggled to feed their families nutritiously. Life in a Time of Food Price Volatility was a real-time investigation by […]

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Briefing paper

Common Ground: Securing land rights and safeguarding the earth

02/03/2016

3 documents

56 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Up to 2.5 billion people depend on indigenous and community lands, which make up over 50 percent of the land on the planet; they legally own just one-fifth. The remaining five billion hectares remain unprotected and vulnerable to land grabs from more powerful entities like governments and corporations. There is growing evidence of the vital […]

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Research report

Understanding the Effectiveness of Agricultural Training for Women: A desk review of indicators, methods and best practices

16/02/2016

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

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This desk review provides an introduction to some of the indicators, methods, tools, challenges and best practices that will help development practitioners measure the effectiveness of agricultural training, specifically as it relates to women and women’s economic empowerment. Contracted by Oxfam, it is part of ongoing work to improve monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) for […]

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