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Media briefing

Walking the Talk: Food and beverage companies slowly start turning policy into practice in Oxfam’s Behind the Brands campaign

31/03/2015

1 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam launched its award-winning international ‘Behind the Brands’ campaign in February 2013. It ranks the biggest international food and beverage companies, the ‘Big 10’, on the strength of their policies on transparency, women, agricultural workers, farmers, land, water and climate change. The aim of the campaign is to create a race to the top, encouraging […]

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Evaluation report

Livelihoods in Colombia: Evaluation of market access and food security in the central region

26/03/2015

5 documents

43 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2013/14, selected for review under the livelihoods thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental evaluation carried out in February 2014 that sought to assess the impact of the activities of the project ‘Market Access and Food Security in the Central Region […]

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Evaluation report

Resilience in Mali: Evaluation of increasing food security

26/03/2015

5 documents

65 pages long

Languages: English, French

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This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2013/14, selected for review under the resilience thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental evaluation carried out in March/April 2014 that sought to assess the impact of the activities of the ‘Increasing Food Security’ project. This project includes two related initiatives […]

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Evaluation report

Livelihoods in Armenia: Evaluation of new economic opportunities for small-scale farmers in Tavush and Vayots Dzor regions

26/03/2015

3 documents

94 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2013/14, selected for review under the livelihoods thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental evaluation carried out in April 2014 that sought to assess the impact of the activities of the ‘new economic opportunities for small scale farmers in Tavush and […]

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Evaluation report

Resilience in Niger: Evaluation of improving livelihoods through integrated water resource management

26/03/2015

3 documents

60 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2013/14, selected for review under the resilience thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental evaluation carried out in March 2014 that sought to assess the impact of the activities of the project ‘Improving Livelihoods through Integrated Water Resource Management in Niger’. […]

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Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in Rwanda: Evaluation of women’s economic leadership through horticulture planting material business

26/03/2015

3 documents

61 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2013/14, selected for review under the women’s empowerment thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental evaluation carried out in March 2014 that sought to assess the impact of the activities of the ‘Women’s Economic Leadership through Horticulture Planting-Material Business’ project.This project […]

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Evaluation report

Oxfam Sense Making Exercise for a Selection of Evaluations 2013-2014

01/02/2015

4 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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This document reviews a sample of evaluations carried out between January 2013 and October 2014; it is an exercise required by Oxfam’s Policy of Program Evaluation. The findings tell us about the nature of Oxfam’s programming, helping identify strengths and weaknesses, and lessons, from our programs; the report includes remarks on our evaluation quality. The review is motivated […]

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Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in Ethiopia: Evaluation of women’s beekeeping and access to financial services

21/11/2014

3 documents

64 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2013/14, selected for review under the women’s empowerment thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental evaluation carried out in November 2013 that sought to assess the impact of the activities of the ‘Facilitating Access to Financial Services for Women Beekeepers in […]

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Case study

Women Strawberry Workers in Morocco: Accessing rights to secure and decent work

30/10/2014

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

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This case study explores how positive action brought about change and enabled women strawberry pickers in Morocco to claim their rights Following training and literacy classes, they now help to empower other women. In its work with strawberry workers to claim their rights, Oxfam has collaborated with the Ethical Trading Initiative and its British retailer members, as […]

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Briefing paper

Standing on the Sidelines: Why food and beverage companies must do more to tackle climate change

20/05/2014

9 documents

34 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

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For the food and beverage industry, climate change is a major threat. For millions of people, it means more extreme weather and greater hunger. The Big 10 companies are significant contributors to this crisis, yet they are not doing nearly enough to help tackle it. In this paper, Oxfam calls on the Big 10 to […]

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