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Briefing paper

Funding the ERP: Analysis of funding for the implementation of the Education Response Plan (ERP) for refugees and host communities

14/12/2021

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Languages: English

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This paper is an analytical review of the financial performance of the Education Response Plan for refugees by the end of June 2020. This analysis gives an in-depth review of the education financing for Government of Uganda supported schools in refugee settlements in Lamwo District Local Government. The total contribution of the Government of Uganda […]

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Case study

Unleashing the Potential of Gender Responsible Budgeting and Technology to Reduce Gender Disparities in Education in Pakistan

04/11/2020

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23 pages long

Languages: English

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The case study shows how improvements in gender justice are possible even in one of the world’s most gender unequal countries. It illustrates how the mandatory introduction and mainstreaming of Gender Responsible Budgeting by the Pakistan government, and the introduction of a mobile app to enhance budget monitoring by local women and girls, contributed to […]

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Media briefing

Under The Radar: Private sector debt and coronavirus in developing countries

14/10/2020

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9 pages long

Languages: English

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The coronavirus pandemic is leaving a trail of devastation in low-income countries – from widespread loss of life from the virus itself, to huge economic disruption that has left hundreds of millions of people – already struggling to make ends meet – without jobs or sufficient food. Despite this huge economic shock, many developing countries […]

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Research report

Fighting Inequality in the time of COVID-19: The Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index 2020

08/10/2020

13 documents

66 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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The coronavirus pandemic has swept across a world unprepared to fight it, because countries had failed to choose policies to fight inequality. Only one in six countries assessed for the CRI Index 2020 were spending enough on health, only a third of the global workforce had adequate social protection, and in more than 100 countries at […]

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Journal article

Using digital storytelling as a source of empowerment for rural women in Benin

05/11/2019

13 pages long

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Using digital storytelling as a source of empowerment for rural women in Benin

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Digital storytelling offers a combination of traditional storytelling and new technologies that is attracting attention from feminist researchers aiming to co-create research in empowering ways for participants, allowing them to collaborate, build shared awareness of issues, and share their priority issues with decision-makers and power-holders. This article focuses on digital storytelling in research into the […]

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Research report

Education-focused Gender Analysis Case Studies: Pibor and Juba, South Sudan

05/04/2019

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48 pages long

Languages: English

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This study was conducted with funding from the Danish International Development Agency (Danida) provided specifically to prepare for the launch of Oxfam education projects in Pibor and Juba in South Sudan. However, its findings will also be useful to the wider NGO community working in the country, with recommendations provided for the Government of South […]

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Briefing paper

Fighting Inequality in Nepal: The road to prosperity

11/01/2019

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56 pages long

Languages: English

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Today, more than 8.1 million Nepalis live in poverty. Women and girls are more likely to be poor, despite the significant contribution they make to the economy, especially through unpaid care and household work. More than one-third of Nepal’s children under 5 years are stunted, and 10% suffer wasting due to acute malnutrition. Without a […]

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Research report

The Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index 2018: A global ranking of governments based on what they are doing to tackle the gap between rich and poor

09/10/2018

12 documents

76 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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In 2015, the leaders of 193 governments promised to reduce inequality under Goal 10 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Without reducing inequality, meeting SDG 1 to eliminate poverty will be impossible. In 2017, Development Finance International (DFI) and Oxfam produced the first index to measure the commitment of governments to reduce the gap between […]

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Briefing paper

Building a More Equal Ghana: A 5-point action plan to close the gap between the rich and the rest

19/09/2018

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64 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam estimates that just one of the richest men in Ghana earns from his wealth more in a month than one of the poorest women could earn in 1,000 years. Inequality is slowing down poverty reduction, hampering economic growth and threatening social cohesion. Nearly 300,000 more men, women and children in Ghana could have been […]

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Research report

Equity and Quality in an Education Public-Private Partnership: A study of the World Bank-supported PPP in Punjab, Pakistan

02/08/2018

2 documents

66 pages long

Languages: English

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Public-private partnerships (PPPs) in education are increasing in profile as countries grapple with serious challenges of educational access and quality—and as donors such as the World Bank turn to this approach as they advise countries on potential solutions to these barriers. Evidence is still limited on the impacts of this policy approach, however, and the […]

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