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Collaboration in delivering education: relations between governments and NGOs in South Asia

01/06/2010

7 pages long

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Collaboration between governments and non-state providers of basic services is increasingly a focus of attention by international agencies and national policy makers. The intention of such collaboration is to support common goals for achieving universal provision. Drawing on research in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, the contribution shows that collaboration can be successful where NGOs do […]

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Civil society, basic education, and sector-wide aid: insights from Sub-Saharan Africa

01/06/2010

14 pages long

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Emerging trends in reforms of education-sector plans indicate a shift not only in how foreign aid is disbursed, but also in how civil-society actors engage in new policy and advocacy roles. This contribution examines these changing civil-society roles in four countries: Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mali, and Tanzania. While sector-wide approaches have created new opportunities for […]

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Case study

A Call For Action: Young people’s views on climate change – Viet Nam

04/05/2010

1 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English, Vietnamese

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This booklet contains a small selection from 20,000 entries in the “Climate is changing, so is our life” competition for students throughout Viet Nam. In collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Training and Save the Children, Oxfam organised this competition as part of the climate change awareness raising campaign. The messages are aimed at […]

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Relations between gender-focused NGOs, advocacy work, and government: a Ugandan case study

01/05/2010

12 pages long

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Relations between gender-focused NGOs, advocacy work, and government: a Ugandan case study

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Relations between the Ugandan government and NGOs engaged in gender-focused NGO advocacy tend to keep NGOs visibly engaged but do not necessarily alter the status of poor women. These relations manifest themselves in government advising NGO advocacy work; sympathising with the NGOs; co-opting NGOs and individuals; publicising gender issues; and de-legitimising gender-focused NGO activities. The […]

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Monitoring and evaluating advocacy: lessons from Oxfam GB’s Climate Change campaign

01/04/2010

10 pages long

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This article examines Oxfam GB’s learning from its attempts to improve monitoring and evaluation (M&E) processes within a global advocacy campaign. It outlines the Climate Change campaign team’s practical experience of piloting different approaches to M&E, and the lessons emerging from the process. The experience suggests that while some ‘traditional’ elements of M&E are helpful […]

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Book

Speaking Out: Case studies on how poor people influence decision-making

09/11/2009

1 documents

176 pages long

Languages: English

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Many poor people around the world are denied the opportunity to have their say. Politics generally works well for those in power, but those in poverty are often excluded from forums that directly affect their welfare and so are unable to hold decision-makers to account. Speaking Out describes different ways to strengthen the participation of […]

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Women’s Leadership and Participation: Case studies on learning for action

09/11/2009

1 documents

144 pages long

Languages: English

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Women across the world bear a disproportionate burden of poverty in terms of material deprivation, discrimination, and denial of their basic rights. This means they often have little opportunity to influence the processes and institutions which shape their lives. The under-representation of women’s voices in decision-making and agenda-setting at all levels mean that their interests […]

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Transnational peace building: bringing salt and light to Colombia and the USA

01/08/2009

12 pages long

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In 2003, Lutheran World Relief (LWR), an international relief and development NGO, began a peace-building initiative in Colombia. It facilitated the formation of a partnership between peace-sanctuary churches in Colombia and six communities of faith in the US Midwest, co-ordinated by LWR staff. This partnership, called ‘Sal y Luz’ (Salt and Light), has the goal […]

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Four steps to community media as a development tool

01/06/2009

12 pages long

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Community media represent a crucial input in development processes, playing an important role in democratisation, social struggles, and awareness raising. But they often face difficulties on the financial and legal levels due to the constraints created by national media laws. This paper shows the link between community communication and human development. It provides suggestions for […]

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Case study

Supporting Women to Aspire to Election to Political Office in Sierra Leone: The experience of the PACER project

20/01/2009

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11 pages long

Languages: English

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The Promoting a Culture of Equal Representation (PACER) project is implemented jointly by the 50/50 Group of Sierra Leone and Oxfam GB, and is co-funded by DFID and UNDEF. It contributes to the Government of Sierra Leone’s efforts to reduce marginalisation and vulnerability by developing a culture of equal representation and participation of women and […]

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