Community engagement Archives - Oxfam Policy & Practice

Briefing paper

Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement: Practical guidance for companies in the agriculture and food manufacturing sector – A roadmap for centring workers and communities in your human rights and environmental due diligence

20/05/2026

6 documents

119 pages long

Languages: English

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This practical guidance helps companies in the agriculture and food manufacturing sector strengthen Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement (MSE) as part of human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD). MSE the process of engaging workers, farmers, communities, and other stakeholders in genuine, safe, and ongoing dialogue so their perspectives shape company decisions and outcomes. In complex, high-risk […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Safe Programming in Humanitarian Responses: A guide to managing risk

18/05/2026

15 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

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The Safe Programming booklet outlines the safe programming approach, which exists to prevent harm in our work as Oxfam, centring the needs of communities and partners to be safe to participate. The simple risk assessment (Safe Programming Risk Assessment) is a suggested tool to complete the mandatory process of identifying and acknowledging risks in every […]

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Evaluation report

Impact Evaluation of Regional Influencing Work in Horn, East and Central Africa: A case study of the Rights in Crisis and Extractive Industries initiatives

28/11/2022

1 documents

38 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam’s Horn, East and Central Africa (HECA) Regional Platform was established in 2016. Among the platform’s far-reaching portfolio are two influencing initiatives – the Rights in Crisis network and Extractive Industries programme. Despite their ambitious scope and the challenging context, this report confirms that Oxfam has contributed effectively to change at all levels. These changes […]

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Evaluation report

Governance in Malawi: Impact Evaluation of the ‘Kutukula Umwini pa Chitukuko Cha m’maboma Ang’ono Project: Enhancing Communities’ Capacity in Tracking Development Resources at Local Council Level’

10/11/2021

1 documents

90 pages long

Languages: English

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The Kutukula Umwini pa Chitukuko Cha m’maboma Ang’ono project was carried out in the Phalombe, Dowa and Karonga districts in Malawi between April 2016 and June 2017 by Oxfam together with two local partner organizations, Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) and the Development Communications Trust (DCT). It aimed to enhance community capacity in […]

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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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Evaluation report

Resilience in the West Bank: Impact evaluation of the ‘From Emergency Food Security to Durable Livelihoods: Building Resilience in the Occupied Palestinian Territory’ project

04/10/2021

4 documents

84 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

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The ‘From Emergency Food Security to Durable Livelihoods: Building Resilience in the Occupied Palestinian Territories’ project was implemented in the West Bank, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, between November 2015 and January 2018 by Oxfam, together with two partners: the Land Research Centre (LRC) and the Palestinian Livestock Development Centre (PLDC). The project, funded by […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Planning and Preparing to Exit Communities in Community-Based Protection Programming

17/09/2021

4 documents

6 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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This template tool on planning and preparing to exit communities in community-based protection programming forms part of the Resource Pack on Community-Based Protection. The document discusses the topics capacity strengthening, community engagement, community protection structures, exit strategy, monitoring, and coaching and sustainability.

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Guidelines and toolkits

Terms of Reference for Community Protection Structures

17/09/2021

4 documents

6 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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This template tool on terms of reference for community protection structures forms part of the Resource Pack on Community-Based Protection. The document discusses the topics community engagement, community protection structures, existing structures, internal rules, risk analysis and roles and responsibilities.

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Guidelines and toolkits

Selecting Members for Community Protection Structures

17/09/2021

4 documents

7 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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This template tool on selecting members for community protection structures forms part of the Resource Pack on Community-Based Protection. The document discusses the topics community engagement, community protection structures, existing structures, roles and responsibilities and selection of volunteers.

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Guidelines and toolkits

Community-Based Protection Risk Analysis

17/09/2021

4 documents

7 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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

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