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Building new practices of solidarity: the community mobilisation in crisis project

18/03/2020

17 pages long

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Building new practices of solidarity: the community mobilisation in crisis project

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‘What can the development and aid sectors do differently?’ Based on our experience of developing and running an innovative digital learning programme – originally intended as a distance learning programme for Syrian refugees in the Middle East, but now grown beyond that – this article seeks to address this very question. Inspired by efforts such […]

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Balancing fidelity, contextualisation, and innovation: learning from an adaption of SASA! to prevent violence against women in the Dadaab refugee camp

11/07/2019

16 pages long

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Balancing fidelity, contextualisation, and innovation: learning from an adaption of SASA! to prevent violence against women in the Dadaab refugee camp

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This article focuses on SASA!, a community mobilisation approach that was developed in Uganda by Raising Voices, with the aim of preventing violence against women. SASA! proved effective in reducing intimate partner violence against women, and has since been used in over 25 countries worldwide. In this article, we draw on recent research into the […]

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Case study

Addressing Violence Against Women and Girls Among the Muslim Community in Odisha

30/12/2015

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4 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam India is part of a global movement working to fight poverty, injustice and inequality; in India, it works in seven focus states. Oxfam India works against social acceptance of Violence Against Women (VAW), which is one of the most pervasive and the least recognised human rights violations across the world. Through its Gender Justice […]

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Rebirth, empowerment, and youth leading social change: non-formal education in Honduras

20/03/2014

16 pages long

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Rebirth, empowerment, and youth leading social change: non-formal education in Honduras

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This article focuses on a non-formal educational approach implemented in Honduras by CARE Honduras. The project sought to address the gendered barriers to education, in a way that would be community-owned, holistic in its scope of analysis and action, and sustainable beyond CARE’s support. The central elements of the model included the provision of community-led […]

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Building new practices of solidarity: the community mobilisation in crisis project

Balancing fidelity, contextualisation, and innovation: learning from an adaption of SASA! to prevent violence against women in the Dadaab refugee camp

Addressing Violence Against Women and Girls Among the Muslim Community in Odisha

Rebirth, empowerment, and youth leading social change: non-formal education in Honduras