Liberia Archives - Oxfam Policy & Practice

Briefing paper

An African Response to COVID-19: From principled first response to just recovery

28/04/2021

1 documents

23 pages long

Languages: English

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In November 2020 Oxfam and SOAS facilitated an online high-level event to bring together African and international policy and public-health professionals to discuss their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, and offer insights into strategies and policies they have enacted in their respective contexts. Speakers tackled a wide range of issues, including government strategies and policies […]

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Briefing paper

The West Africa Inequality Crisis: How West African governments are failing to reduce inequality, and what should be done about it

09/07/2019

3 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English, French

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Inequality is at crisis levels in West Africa. While a small but growing number of people are becoming fantastically rich, the vast majority are denied the most essential elements of a dignified life, such as quality education, healthcare and decent jobs, despite remarkable economic growth driven by extractive industries. Oxfam’s Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) […]

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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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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

Transparency is More than Dollars and Cents: An examination of informational needs for aid spending in Sierra Leone and Liberia

11/09/2017

1 documents

26 pages long

Languages: English

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Transparency in international aid is not just about fulfilling a requirement based on people’s right to access information, but also about making aid more effective. Transparency can help improve coordination and planning, enable accountability and build trust. Accomplishing these goals can be a challenge when there are many partners involved in channeling funds through a complicated […]

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Research report

Transparency is more than dollars and cents: An examination of informational needs for aid spending in Sierra Leone and Liberia

11/09/2017

1 documents

26 pages long

Languages: English

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Transparency in international aid is not just about fulfilling a requirement based on people’s right to access information, but also about making aid more effective. Transparency can help improve coordination and planning, enable accountability, and build trust. Accomplishing these goals can be a challenge when there are many partners involved in channeling funds through a […]

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Journal article

Mainstreaming gender in WASH: lessons learned from Oxfam’s experience of Ebola

13/07/2017

15 pages long

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Mainstreaming gender in WASH: lessons learned from Oxfam’s experience of Ebola

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Within Oxfam, we continue to question how we could have better integrated gender equality in the Ebola response, and how to improve our gender mainstreaming in future emergencies. Why did gender mainstreaming in the Ebola response prove particularly challenging? How did the Ebola response differ from previous emergencies? What did we need to know to […]

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Briefing paper

Starting with People: A human economy approach to inclusive growth in Africa

02/05/2017

4 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese

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High levels of inequality across Africa have prevented much of the benefits of recent growth from reaching the continent’s poorest people. To combat inequality in Africa, political and business leaders have to shape a profoundly different type of economy. It must start with the needs of Africa’s women and young people for good quality sustainable […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Training Manual: Gender leadership in humanitarian action

16/03/2017

6 documents

312 pages long

Languages: English

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Gender interacts with multiple factors including but not limited to age, ethnicity, disability, caste, class, religion and environment, to determine an individual’s ability to be aware of, lay claim to, and access their rights and entitlements. In times of crisis ‘ whether slow or sudden onset, climate or conflict driven ‘ there are shifts in […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Guide to Community Engagement in WaSH: A practitioners’ guide, based on lessons from Ebola

03/11/2016

1 documents

35 pages long

Languages: English

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This guide is a compilation of best practices and key lessons learned through Oxfam’s experience of community engagement during the 2014 ’15 Ebola response in Sierra Leone and Liberia. It aims to inform public health practitioners and programme teams about the design and implementation of community-centred approaches. Key Lessons for Community Engagement in WASH (Water, […]

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