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Evaluation report

Enabling Access to Non-Food Items in an Emergency Response: A review of Oxfam programmes

10/08/2017

1 documents

44 pages long

Languages: English

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The objective of this review is to get a better understanding of the extent and effectiveness of NFI distributions in Oxfam’s emergency responses. The findings of this review will be used to make recommendations for programme policy and guidance to maximize the impact of NFI distribution or alternatives in future responses.

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Journal article

Reframing women’s empowerment in water security programmes in Western Nepal

13/07/2017

16 pages long

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Reframing women’s empowerment in water security programmes in Western Nepal

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Water security has become the new buzzword for water and development programmes in the rural South. The concept has potential to focus policymakers and practitioners on the inequalities and injustices that lie behind lack of access to affordable, safe, and clean water. The concept of women’s empowerment also provides an opportunity to do this. However, […]

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Case study

A Resilient Present and Future are Possible

21/04/2017

1 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English

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Asia is exposed and vulnerable to a wide range of natural and manmade hazards. In many respects, it is the global epicenter for disasters. Its location makes it prone to destructive hazards that are exacerbated by climate change, leading to an increasing number of cyclones, sea level rises, severe drought, and other extreme climate effects. […]

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Evaluation report

Humanitarian Quality Assurance – Nepal: Evaluation of Oxfam’s response to the Nepal 2015 earthquake

19/04/2017

3 documents

57 pages long

Languages: English

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This evaluation report is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2015/16, selected for review under the humanitarian response thematic area using the application of Oxfam’s Humanitarian Indicator Toolkit (HIT). The report presents the findings from the evaluation carried out from November 2015-February 2016 of Oxfam’s humanitarian response to the Nepal 2015 earthquake. On […]

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Research report

Transformative Leadership for Women’s Rights: Oxfam’s global framework

01/01/2017

5 documents

39 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

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The Transformative Leadership for Women’s Rights working group of Oxfam International is proud to present a new Global Program Framework. The Framework was developed to help us deliver our strategic ambition on Transformative Leadership for Women’s Rights (TLWR). This Framework has been developed both to support colleagues wanting to integrate TLWR principles and approaches into […]

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Journal article

How can donors improve their support to gender equality in fragile settings? Findings from OECD research

09/11/2016

20 pages long

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How can donors improve their support to gender equality in fragile settings? Findings from OECD research

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New Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) research suggests that effective donor programming on gender in fragile contexts requires doing more and doing things differently. A critical step is to close financing gaps in key sectors through both dedicated funding and gender mainstreaming. Donors can also do more to improve quality of programming, notably […]

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Annual report

My Rights My Voice Completion Report 2011-2016

13/10/2016

1 documents

64 pages long

Languages: English

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My Rights My Voiice is an innovative programme which aims to unlock young people’s potential by giving them the knowledge, skills and confidence to become ‘active citizens’, able to voice their rights to education and healthcare, and to hold duty bearers to account. Through the MRMV programme, Oxfam and its partners aimed to demonstrate that […]

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Evaluation report

Evaluation of the My Rights My Voice Programme: Synthesis report

25/08/2016

3 documents

91 pages long

Languages: English, French

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‘My Rights, My Voice’ (MRMV) is a multi-country programme implemented by Oxfam GB, Oxfam Novib, Oxfam Quebec and their partners with the aim of engaging marginalized children and youth in their rights to health and education services. The programme has been implemented in eight countries: Afghanistan, Georgia, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Tanzania and Vietnam. This […]

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Issue briefing

I Am Alone: Single women and the Nepal earthquake

23/07/2016

2 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English, Nepali

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The earthquake and aftershock which struck Nepal in 2015 affected more than 8 million people and severely damaged infrastructure including schools, health centres and homes. Existing gender inequalities in Nepal meant that single women were particularly affected in the aftermath, receiving inadequate assistance and being least able to be heard. This briefing argues that the […]

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Journal article

Grassroots responses to violence against women and girls in post-earthquake Nepal: lessons from the field

20/07/2016

17 pages long

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Grassroots responses to violence against women and girls in post-earthquake Nepal: lessons from the field

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Violence against women and girls (VAWG), including sexual violence, can increase after natural disasters. This article provides evidence from Nepal, a country where progress has been made on gender equality but VAWG remains an endemic problem. Research since the earthquakes involving women activists and non-government organisations indicates the continuing challenges facing disaster response efforts to […]

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