Active citizenship Archives - Oxfam Policy & Practice

Briefing note

Climate Plans for the People: Civil society and community participation in national action plans on climate change

25/03/2024

5 documents

25 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

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In 2024, all countries will be updating and submitting their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). These national climate plans outline commitments towards tackling climate change. These plans impact all walks of life and must therefore be inclusive of the whole of society. By examining recent practices across 11 countries, Oxfam found that NDCs were not sufficiently […]

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Evaluation report

Creating Spaces to Take Action on Violence Against Women and Girls in the Philippines: Integrated Impact Evaluation Report

25/11/2022

1 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English

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The Creating Spaces project was a five-year, multi-country initiative aimed at reducing violence against women and girls and the prevalence of child, early and forced marriage in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan and the Philippines. This evaluation focuses on tackling social norm change in the Muslim Mindanao region of the Philippines, working closely with the […]

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Evaluation report

Political Advocacy in Colombia: Impact Evaluation of the “Building peace by securing rights for victims of conflict and violence in Colombia” project

18/10/2021

4 documents

66 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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The “Building peace by securing rights for victims of conflict and violence in Colombia” project was implemented by Oxfam in Colombia and a network of partners from 2015-2019. It focused on helping victims and Colombian human rights and peace organisations to strengthen their capacities to demand justice for rights violations and to advocate for a […]

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Research report

What Drives Active Citizens? Testing our assumptions through a comparative analysis of citizen data from seven countries

30/06/2021

1 documents

42 pages long

Languages: English

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This report investigates the characteristics of active citizens who raise their voices towards duty-bearers. First, we look at the demographics of people who raise their voices towards duty-bearers. Then, we investigate the various types of citizens' actions and which attitudes and norms active citizens hold. Supporting citizens in raising their voices is one of the […]

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Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in the Philippines: Impact evaluation of the ‘BASIC START’ project

24/02/2021

3 documents

62 pages long

Languages: English

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This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2018/19 on women’s empowerment. The BASIC START (Building Autonomous and Stable Institutions and Communities through Socially Cohesive, Transparent, Accountable and Responsive Transition) in the Bangsamoro' project was carried out in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in the Philippines between April 2015 and August […]

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Evaluation report

Sustainable Water and Sanitation in Zambia: Impact evaluation of the ‘Urban WASH’ project

04/02/2021

1 documents

70 pages long

Languages: English

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The ‘Urban WASH' project was implemented in George and Chawama compounds in Lusaka between July 2013 and June 2017 by Oxfam and Village Water Zambia. The project aimed to improve provision and sustainable management of WASH services by engaging citizens to hold duty bearers and service providers to account. Oxfam collaborated with local institutions on […]

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Education resource

Families Together: Learning resources to support the campaign to reunite refugee families

24/11/2020

9 documents

Languages: English

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Imagine what it would be like to flee your home and leave your family behind. Oxfam is calling for a change to the rules on family reunion so that it’s easier for refugees to be joined by their loved ones. Learn more about the refugee crisis with striking statistics and photographs from around the world. […]

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Book

Narrative Power and Collective Action: Conversations with people working to change narratives for social good – Part 2

21/10/2020

3 documents

64 pages long

Languages: English

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Deeply held 'truths' are coming undone at the seams. As movements across the globe are challenging 'normal', more and more people are looking for new narratives. Narratives are a form a power, made up of many, many, stories, not always written, made up of online content, offline conversations. They are not something that happens over there, they […]

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Book

Narrative Power and Collective Action: Conversations with people working to change narratives for social good – Part 1

08/07/2020

3 documents

66 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Narratives are a form of power that can mobilize and connect, as well as divide and isolate. Social, public or dominant narratives help to legitimize existing power relationships, prop them up or make them seem natural. As an anthology of perspectives this knowledge offering is one way to amplify different and diverse ways of knowing […]

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Education resource

Making Sense of the Climate Emergency: Exploring thoughts, feelings and actions

17/03/2020

3 documents

Languages: English

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Young people are growing up in a climate emergency. Millions of the world’s poorest people are being affected. There is still hope but urgent action is needed now. Eco-anxiety is on the rise and there is a growing need for young people to be supported to face the reality of climate change, to talk about […]

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