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Evaluation report

Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance: Phase 2 Synthesis Evaluation, final report

23/06/2017

3 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English

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ACCRA, which began implementing its programme in Mozambique, Uganda and Ethiopia in 2009, works with national and local governments and civil society groups in the countries where its programmes are implemented to tackle complex climate change issues and work towards increasing community adaptive capacities, transforming governance systems and achieving climate justice. This evaluation of phase […]

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Research report

Protection and Governance: Linking good practice in protection and governance programmes in the DRC

12/06/2017

1 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam’s programmes in the Democratic Republic of Congo work in a context in which violent and non-violent conflict affect communities and protection and governance concerns are closely linked. Some protection threats, such as illegal taxes and arbitrary arrests, stem from structural governance issues, and other protection threats, such as forced marriage, are exacerbated through the […]

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Briefing paper

Starting with People: A human economy approach to inclusive growth in Africa

02/05/2017

4 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese

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High levels of inequality across Africa have prevented much of the benefits of recent growth from reaching the continent’s poorest people. To combat inequality in Africa, political and business leaders have to shape a profoundly different type of economy. It must start with the needs of Africa’s women and young people for good quality sustainable […]

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Case study

Social Accountability in Pakistan: Participatory governance in urban WASH

22/03/2017

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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The urban context in Pakistan is complex and posses major risks for the most vulnerable groups. Following the results of a participatory analysis, Oxfam developed a strategy for improving urban WASH governance and accountability in Pakistan. The model is centred on citizens, with strong elements for influencing and networking. The inclusion of social accountability mechanisms […]

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Briefing paper

Even it Up: How to tackle inequality in Vietnam

12/01/2017

2 documents

54 pages long

Languages: English

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Vietnam has a strong record of poverty reduction, but today, increasing inequality is threatening decades of progress. Vietnam’s 210 super-rich earn more than enough in one year to lift 3.2 million people out of poverty and end extreme poverty in Vietnam. Economic inequality is reinforced by inequality of voice and opportunity, with the poorest excluded […]

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Case study

Building Dialogue Between Citizens and the State: Six factors contributing to change in the Within and Without the State programme in DRC

08/06/2016

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

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This case study reflects on progress of Oxfam’s Within and Without the State (WWS) programme in the Équateur Province of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following a visit by the WWS Programme Coordinator in March 2016. Despite the project being relatively new in DRC, signs of change are already being seen. This case study outlines six key contributing factors to […]

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Briefing paper

A Case for Gender-Responsive Budgeting in Myanmar

24/03/2016

2 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

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A country’s budget can be a powerful lever for social transformation. A budget is the tool a government has to help it translate national resources into allocations which meet the needs and aspirations of its population, and set the country on a path to sustainable and equitable development. If a budget does not account for […]

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Case study

Community-Based Monitoring and Grievance Redressal in Schools in Delhi

10/12/2015

1 documents

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 states. Oxfam India believes that right to education is important to close the gap between the ‘haves’ and the ‘havenots’. As a founding member of the Right to Education (RTE) Forum, it is working […]

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Discussion paper

Deepening Democracy in Myanmar: What role for public financial management in deepening social accountability and promoting legitimate governance?

30/09/2015

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

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This discussion paper outlines some of the challenges and opportunities for public financial management (PFM) reform in contributing to deeper social accountability and legitimate governance in the context of Myanmar’s wider decentralization and peace process. The paper poses a set of key questions for development actors to consider as they seek to support inclusive reform […]

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Annual report

My Rights, My Voice Annual Progress Report 2014

31/05/2015

1 documents

60 pages long

Languages: English

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The 2014 My Rights, My Voice (MRMV) Annual Progress Report provides an overview of the programme’s progress as well as developments and highlights in the third year. Children and youth, especially girls and young women, living in poverty are among the most marginalized and voiceless within society. Almost half the world’s population are under the […]

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