Advocacy Archives - Oxfam Policy & Practice

Briefing paper

Right-sizing Corporate Voice: A briefing for business on responsible political engagement

30/07/2024

5 documents

40 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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Businesses dominate the policymaking process, mostly prioritize short-term financial interests and provide minimal transparency, creating an inherent risk of corporate policy capture that has been exacerbated by practices across lobbying, advocacy and political spending. A new approach to corporate political engagement – building on existing frameworks and based on the familiar experience of developing human […]

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Journal article

The Care Policy Scorecard: a new tool to shift progress towards a caring economy

31/08/2022

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

The Care Policy Scorecard: a new tool to shift progress towards a caring economy

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COVID-19 has highlighted the centrality of care and women’s labour (paid and unpaid). While there is a growing body of literature on specific policy measures to address care work in different contexts, there is no global practical tool to track progress against key policy areas. This article introduces the Care Policy Scorecard, an evidence-based policy […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Oxfam and Protection: A guidance note (2022 update)

22/06/2022

3 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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This guidance note outlines Oxfam’s understanding of protection within humanitarian responses, and the framework it uses for field-based protection work. It goes on to describe the main modes of action Oxfam uses in its work to bring about greater protection for civilians in conflict and disasters, including community-based protection, advocacy and campaigning work.

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Guidelines and toolkits

Guidance on Community-Led Sensitization

17/09/2021

4 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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This template tool on community-led sensitization forms part of the Resource Pack on Community-Based Protection. The document discusses the topics advocacy, listening clubs, material support, radio, referrals, sensitization and theatre.

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Guidelines and toolkits

Guidance on Community-Led Protection Advocacy

17/09/2021

4 documents

10 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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This template tool on community-led protection advocacy forms part of the Resource Pack on Community-Based Protection. The document discusses the topics action plans, advocacy, authority engagement, protection analysis and risk analysis.

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Guidelines and toolkits

Supporting Self-Protection: A guidance note for protection volunteers and other protection actors

17/09/2021

4 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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This template tool on supporting communities' self-protection mechanisms forms part of the Resource Pack on Community-Based Protection. The document discusses the topics advocacy, authority engagement, information sharing, material support, negative coping strategies, protection analysis, self-protection outside community protection structures, social cohesion and sustainability.

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Case study

Rana, a Survivor of Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse in Yemen

17/09/2021

3 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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This is a case study produced by Oxfam’s Protection Team in Yemen as part of the Resource Pack on Community-Based Protection. The document discusses access to services, advocacy, authority engagement, culture, gender-based violence and referrrals.

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Guidelines and toolkits

Theory of Change: Oxfam’s community-based protection approach in the Central African Republic (CAR)

17/09/2021

3 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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This an example tool provided by Oxfam’s Protection and Gender Team in the Central African Republic as part of the Resource Pack on Community-Based Protection. The document discusses action plans, advocacy, capacity strenghtening, empowerment of women, material support, referrals, sensitization and theory of change.

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Case study

Creating Safe Spaces for Women’s Groups to Discuss Issues and Participate in Decision Making

17/09/2021

3 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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This is a case study produced by Abdirashid Yousuf, Protection and Gender Coordinator at Oxfam in Somalia, as part of the Resource Pack on Community-Based Protection. The document discusses advocacy, authority engagement and empowerment of women.

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Case study

Local Advocacy for the Protection of Female Sellers

17/09/2021

3 documents

1 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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This is a case study produced by Gracia Kambale Bahwere, Protection Coordinator at Oxfam in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as part of the Resource Pack on Community-Based Protection. The document discusses action plans, advocacy and authority engagement.

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