Journal of Development Effectiveness

This paper presents the results of a meta-analysis examining the overall impact of women’s empowerment projects evaluated as part of Oxfam GB’s Effectiveness Reviews. Results show a positive and significant impact on the Women’s Empowerment Index and mixed results with its individual indicators. We found a statistically significant effect on opinions on women’s economic role […]

This paper explores Oxfam GB’s early experience implementing an alternative approach to operationalising global outcome indicators as a means of understanding programme impact and organisational performance. Non-government organisations (NGOs) working in the international development sector need credible, reliable feedback on whether their interventions are making a meaningful difference, but they struggle to achieve this in […]