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SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: Promoting health and well-being through a club in Katchungwe, DRC

01/04/2016

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2 pages long

Languages: English

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In Katchungwe, a semi-urban village in South Kivu, defecation used to take place mostly in the bush. Hand-washing with soap or ash wasn’t practised, the importance of hygiene in preparing food wasn’t understood, and discarded rubbish rotted in the roads. Sickness and disease were widespread. Now, however, thanks to the Community Health Club set up […]

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SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: Changing sanitation and hygiene habits through a club in Matongo, DRC

01/04/2016

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

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In the past, sanitation was poor and illnesses such as diarrhoea were rife in Matongo, a semi-urban village in South Kivu. Defecation used to take place mostly in the bush, hand-washing with soap or ash wasn’t practised, the importance of hygiene in preparing food wasn’t understood, and discarded rubbish rotted in the roads. Under the […]

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Research report

Facilitating Active Civic Engagement – From Consultation to Participation: Learning from local communities through work with Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in South Africa and Zambia

01/04/2016

1 documents

120 pages long

Languages: English

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This publication is a reflection on approaches that stimulateÂ responsiveness in citizens and communities – based in their strengths – and enable more confident expressions of their civic voice and agency. This is done through the lens of the Australia Africa Community Engagement Scheme (AACES), a community-led water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) initiative implemented in South Africa and Zambia […]

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Empowered Voices! How we improved our lives: A collection of the Most Significant Change stories brought about by the WASH program in the Western Province of Zambia

01/03/2016

1 documents

90 pages long

Languages: English

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Taken together, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) constitute the heart of all long lasting socio-economic development and environmental sustainability. In fact, none of the Sustainable Development Goals could be realised without WASH activities. Between 2011 and 2016, the Australia Government (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) funded Oxfam to work with four Local NGOs, government agencies and communities […]

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Evaluation report

Transforming Power Relations: Mid-term Synthesis Report for the Right to be Heard Outcome Area of the Oxfam Strategic Plan 2013-2019

08/02/2016

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

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This report consists of a systematic review of 26 evaluation reports from programs in 24 countries (in Asia and the Pacific, Africa and Latin America as well as domestic programs in the US and Australia), where five Oxfam affiliates engaged in the field of “Transforming power relations.” Changes in three generic outcome areas of power […]

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Case study

Oxfam’s Journey in South Africa

01/02/2016

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52 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam Affiliates have a long history of supporting civil society organizations in South Africa, spanning the pre and post-apartheid period. This short historical document provides a brief glimpse into Oxfam in South Africa and some of its achievements. In South Africa, the involvement of Oxfam grew from just one affiliate to at least ten affiliates […]

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Research report

Facilitating Civic Engagement through Consultation: Learning from local communities through the NHI-Accountability Project in South Africa

01/02/2016

1 documents

60 pages long

Languages: English

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This publication is closely based on a technicalÂ report examining public consultation in theÂ National Health Insurance (NHI) discourse. TheÂ report, Governance and Accountability in theÂ Health Sector: A People’s Policy for HealthÂ in South Africa was prepared in 2015 for theÂ Oxfam-Monash partnership, following theÂ conclusion of its project. It is hoped that this content builds on this work and offers […]

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Education resource

Even it Up Poetry Challenge

01/02/2016

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Languages: English

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Oxfam has partnered with the Poetry Society’s Young Poets Network to give young people the opportunity to make their voices heard on global and gender inequality issues. The Even it Up Poetry Challenge is open to young people aged 11-25 working on their own, and to teachers submitting the work of their students. We are […]

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Case study

Inclusive Partner Selection in South Sudan:The process of selecting partners in a participatory way in South Sudan

19/01/2016

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10 pages long

Languages: English

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Within and Without the State in South Sudan chose deliberately to include a wide range of people and groups in the process of selecting its partners, so that civil society groups would remain engaged with the programme even if they were not selected as implementing partners.

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Research report

Global Citizenship and Youth Participation in Europe

10/01/2016

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87 pages long

Languages: English

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Global Citizenship has been recognized as an important component of education by UNESCO through the Sustainable Development Goals launched in 2015 and the recent Global Education Congress in Croatia. While there has been considerable activity across Europe in encouraging youth engagement in democratic institutions, this report suggests that insufficient attention has been given to the […]

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