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Case study

Innovating and Adapting in a Payment-By-Results WASH Programme: The SWIFT experience

11/09/2019

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam led a consortium called SWIFT which ran a risky payment by results (PbR) programme in the fragile contexts of DRC and Kenya. The programme sought to provide sustained access to water, sanitation and hygiene for almost one million people over four years. During the four years, SWIFT faced a number of issues including the […]

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Research report

The Demand Side of Impact Investing: Elevating the perspectives of local entrepreneurs in the impact sector

06/09/2019

1 documents

77 pages long

Languages: English

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Development practitioners often view impact investing as an important tool for alleviating poverty. They tout the ability of impact investing to leverage private sector investment to complement limited public sector, foundation, or development assistance funds, as well as the potential to harness efficiencies of market-based approaches. With such a focus on attracting investment capital, research […]

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Journal article

Balancing fidelity, contextualisation, and innovation: learning from an adaption of SASA! to prevent violence against women in the Dadaab refugee camp

11/07/2019

16 pages long

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Balancing fidelity, contextualisation, and innovation: learning from an adaption of SASA! to prevent violence against women in the Dadaab refugee camp

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This article focuses on SASA!, a community mobilisation approach that was developed in Uganda by Raising Voices, with the aim of preventing violence against women. SASA! proved effective in reducing intimate partner violence against women, and has since been used in over 25 countries worldwide. In this article, we draw on recent research into the […]

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Journal article

Humanitarian response and stress in Kenya: gendered problems and their implications

11/07/2019

16 pages long

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Humanitarian response and stress in Kenya: gendered problems and their implications

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Stress-related conditions such as burnout and post-traumatic stress disorder are a growing concern in the humanitarian sector. Aid workers themselves report not only that mental health problems are common, but that the support they receive from their employers is insufficient. Problematically, the experience of the international aid worker – particularly those who are white and […]

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Discussion paper

The Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus: What does it mean for multi-mandated organizations?

26/06/2019

4 documents

52 pages long

Languages: English, French

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Climate change, conflict, growing inequality and escalating humanitarian needs are galvanizing questions about the effectiveness and efficiency of current humanitarian and development programming. Accompanying this are structural shifts across the aid system, which are changing how aid is planned and financed. Under the ‘Triple Nexus’ this will have profound implications for what we do, how […]

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Briefing paper

False Promises: How delivering education through public-private partnerships risks fueling inequality instead of achieving quality education for all

09/04/2019

2 documents

52 pages long

Languages: English

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A growing body of evidence shows that education public-private partnerships (PPPs) which support private schooling are too often failing the most vulnerable children and risk deepening inequality. Despite this, the World Bank has been increasingly promoting education PPPs in poor countries through its lending and advice. Oxfam’s research shows that over a fifth of World […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

A Short Guide to Taxing for Gender Equality

07/03/2019

21 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Oxfam is working in countries around the world so that government budgets – both on the side of revenues and spending – work to tackle issues such as unpaid care work and violence against women and girls. Often under the banner of gender responsive budgeting, Oxfam is also working to support women and women's organizations […]

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Journal article

Reclaiming culture, resisting co-optation: young feminists confronting the rising right

14/11/2018

17 pages long

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Reclaiming culture, resisting co-optation: young feminists confronting the rising right

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This article presents two case studies of young feminist resistance to the rising phenomena of fascisms and fundamentalisms. The first shows young feminists organising in Kenya, and focuses on the battle to repeal a colonial Penal Code criminalising homosexuality. The second, from Brazil, highlights how young Afro-Brazilian feminists are resisting attacks against their religions in […]

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Briefing paper

Examining the Crude Details: Government audits of oil and gas project costs to maximize revenue collection

13/11/2018

12 documents

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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The petroleum sector offers governments huge potential revenues that could be invested in poverty alleviation and inequality reduction, but those revenues must first be collected. Taxes are levied on profits, but companies may seek to reduce their taxes by deducting ineligible or exaggerated costs, often paid to related parties. Governments’ essential tool to combat petroleum […]

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Research report

Funding Mechanisms to Incentivize Sustainable and Inclusive Water Provision in Kenya’s Arid Lands

30/08/2018

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

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In Kenya’s arid and semi-arid regions, communities face extended periods of drought and climate volatility. In this context, NGOs, donors and private sector actors are exploring how they can help vulnerable populations to prepare and build resilience. The use of solar-powered water pumps is one approach through which partners are building this resilience. This report is […]

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