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Evaluation report

Exit Evaluation of Oxfam’s Program in Puerto Rico

20/08/2026

1 documents

37 pages long

Languages: English

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This exit evaluation examines Oxfam’s Puerto Rico program from its launch following Hurricane María in 2017 through its closure, assessing the experience through the lenses of local humanitarian leadership and feminist principles. Over seven years, Oxfam worked with more than 20 Puerto Rican organizations on humanitarian response, gender justice, energy and climate resilience, and policy […]

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Discussion paper

A More Feminist, Decolonial Approach to Humanitarian Aid

17/06/2026

1 documents

15 pages long

Languages: English

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This discussion paper explores how Scotland can contribute to addressing global challenges. It focuses on the actions the Scottish Government can take to continuously evolve its humanitarian response by further embedding a feminist, decolonial and locally-led approach during a global humanitarian funding crisis.

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Journal article

Where the future was built: Fifty years of feminist advocacy at the United Nations

15/06/2026

32 pages long

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Where the future was built: Fifty years of feminist advocacy at the United Nations

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The fifty-year history of the global feminist movement and the United Nations is often untold and yet remains a critical foundation for global feminist advocacy today. This article explores the origins and evolution of feminist advocacy at and with the UN from 1975 to 2025, beginning with the UN World Conferences on Women. Within a […]

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Discussion paper

Feminist perspectives on beyond GDP in Asia

24/11/2025

2 documents

61 pages long

Languages: English

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Asia's rapid GDP growth masks severe costs, including displacement, environmental depletion, and high inequality. A shift beyond GDP is essential, and alternatives must be feminist, ecologically just, and decolonial. While Asia explores wellbeing metrics, most merely complement GDP, failing to challenge the growth paradigm or address systemic injustices fundamentally. True transformation requires an equity- and […]

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Discussion paper

Green, Fair and Caring: A feminist roadmap for Wales

23/10/2025

3 documents

43 pages long

Languages: English

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This report contributes to a global vision for a green new deal by grounding it in the Welsh context. It recognises that the economic and climate crises are deeply interconnected as interlocking consequences of unjust systems—patriarchy, neoliberalism, and extractive economics—that exploit people while degrading the environment. Within this, the undervaluing of care—both paid and unpaid—illustrates […]

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Journal article

Hanya ada Satu Kata: Lawan! On decolonising and building a mutual collaborative research practice on gender and climate change

12/12/2023

20 pages long

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Hanya ada Satu Kata: Lawan! On decolonising and building a mutual collaborative research practice on gender and climate change

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Our title is borrowed from a famous line of Wiji Thukul’s poem Peringatan (translated as Warning), about the everyday lives of the working class and their struggles to be heard, resonating with many of our experiences in working to decolonise climate knowledge production. As in Thukul’s words: ‘There is only one word: Fight!’ We critically reflect on […]

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Journal article

#EndSARS movement in Nigeria: tensions and solidarities amongst protesters

07/12/2021

16 pages long

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#EndSARS movement in Nigeria: tensions and solidarities amongst protesters

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During Nigeria’s #EndSARS movement, queer organisers and activists created and built solidarities that resulted in a truly complex organising for justice. Without the work of queer organisers, the movement to #EndSARS would have largely centred on the narratives and voices of cis heterosexual men and women. In creating systems that sustained the participation of queer […]

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Discussion paper

Women, Voice and Power: How transformative feminist leadership is challenging inequalities and the root causes of extreme vulnerability

06/10/2021

5 documents

52 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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The evidence can no longer be ignored: when women and feminist activists are able to use their collective power to challenge inequalities, they are having a transformational impact. From women’s rights organizations and movements breaking down harmful social norms, to political leaders advancing highly progressive policies, there is a growing body of evidence from feminist […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Feminist Principles

09/10/2020

2 documents

6 pages long

Languages: English

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As an intersectional feminist ally, Oxfam believes in ending sexism and that women should be free of political, social, and economic oppression and exploitation. In support of this aim, our work will be guided by 11 principles: 1. I share power 2. I challenge my behaviour 3. I support the feminist movement 4. Nothing about […]

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Discussion paper

Transforming Power to Put Women at the Heart of Peacebuilding: A collection of regional-focused essays on feminist peace and security

21/09/2020

1 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

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The twentieth anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) is in October 2020. It is a landmark resolution on women’s role in peacebuilding, but progress on women’s rights and leadership in peace and security decision making continues to fall short. This discussion paper brings together three regional essays commissioned to explore what needs to […]

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