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Case study

Influencing Financial Inclusion in Programmes: Overcoming barriers to agriculture and enterprise finance

27/10/2016

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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Barriers to agriculture and enterprise finance are the result of the risks that service providers and investors usually perceive when supporting smallholder farmers, particularly women. Some of Oxfam’s programmes have successfully increased access to financial and other services through building the capacity of communities and engaging with a network of stakeholders. By successfully influencing the […]

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Case study

Economic Recovery in the Gaza Strip: From emergency aid to more sustainable development

27/10/2016

1 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English

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Gaza’s economy has been decimated both by frequent escalations of violence and by the Israeli-imposed blockade, which has severely restricted the movement of goods and people since 2008 and hindered recovery from the devastating conflict of 2014. This case study shows how Oxfam aims to contribute to economic recovery in Gaza, moving from emergency aid […]

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Case study

Transforming Lives in Zimbabwe: Rural Sustainable Energy Development Project

17/08/2015

1 documents

27 pages long

Languages: English

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This case study contains a series of mini-reports on the renewable energy access work undertaken by Oxfam and Practical Action in the Ruti and Himalaya communal areas of Zimbabwe. The project, entitled Rural Sustainable Energy Development (RuSED), began in 2011 and will run until January 2016. It is being led and implemented in association with […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Women’s Economic Leadership in LAC Book 2: A guide to implementation

01/10/2014

2 documents

56 pages long

Languages: English

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This three book series supports the development and delivery of Women’s Economic Leadership (WEL) programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean. It builds on work done by Oxfam GB and Value for Women on the delivery of market-based livelihood programmes with a focus on gender justice. This second book covers the implementation of an effective […]

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Evaluation report

Impact Evaluation Report: Nepal – Pavitra Vegetable Seed Cooperative Project

20/05/2014

1 documents

57 pages long

Languages: English

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This impact evaluation analyses the findings and lessons emerging from the Oxfam Enterprise Development Programme’s (EDP) work with Pavitra enterprise in Nepal. EDP is designed to improve the livelihoods of smallholder producers and promote positive gender outcomes, by supporting the development of viable commercial enterprises, typically owned and run by the smallholder farmers themselves. In […]

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Research report

Policy Options for Agricultural Investments and Governance of Markets: In support of small-scale farmers in Guatemala

29/08/2013

2 documents

67 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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In 2012 Oxfam and IIED joined forces to create Tipping the Balance a global report exploring the connection between the policy and practice of investment and market governance in small scale agriculture in four countries: Nigeria, Tanzania, Guatemala and the Philippines. This is the study from Guatemala evidence of which fed into the main Tipping […]

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Case study

Functional Adult Literacy: Sustainable, women-focused capacity-building in Ethiopia

23/07/2013

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

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In Limu, Ethiopia, Oxfam worked with partners and local government to develop a Functional Adult Literacy (FAL) programme for smallholders to enhance women’s economic leadership, increase production and improve the quality of organic coffee. The programme combined literacy classes with training on agricultural and financial capacity-building. This approach increased attendance and improved smallholders’ skills across […]

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Technical briefing

Executive brief: Engaging with markets in humanitarian responses

10/07/2013

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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In late 2012, Oxfam and WFP undertook joint research to understand how humanitarian agencies are engaging with markets. This brief represents the views of Oxfam and WFP on the main findings of this research and from other ongoing initiatives.

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Research report

Managing Price Risk in Local Food Reserves: Analysing the prospects for a stabilisation fund in Mali and Niger

02/07/2013

2 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English, French

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Local food reserves can contribute to food security strategies and have the potential to empower communities. These collective initiatives are set up and owned by small-scale producers with the objective of increasing the availability and access to food, or of increasing income by managing the food-price cycle. But the rate of failure among local food […]

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Journal article

Feminist solidarity: no boys allowed? Views of pro-feminist men on collaboration and alliance-building with women’s movements

01/07/2013

16 pages long

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Feminist solidarity: no boys allowed? Views of pro-feminist men on collaboration and alliance-building with women’s movements

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The field of men’s pro-feminist organising continues to build global momentum. Boys and men are both capable, and interested, to take action to support the feminist movement. This article explores the experiences of five men active in pro-feminist organising, focusing in particular on their ways of building solidarity and alliances with women’s rights networks. The […]

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