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WASH Interventions in Disease Outbreak Response

28/02/2017

3 documents

88 pages long

Languages: English

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Water, sanitation and hygiene interventions (WASH) are commonly implemented as part of emergency response activities (i.e. in response to disease outbreaks) in low and middle-income countries. But what does the existing evidence tell us about what works? How does the use of WASH interventions reduce disease outbreaks? What are the programme design and implementation characteristics […]

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Book

The Power is in People: Reflections from our development practice in South Africa

01/05/2016

1 documents

188 pages long

Languages: English

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This Oxfam Australia publication captures experiences, learning, knowledge and underlying principles of the development of the programs in South Africa from 1998 to 2016. In this light, it seeks to do many things: Describe the journey in South Africa through the eyes of Oxfam staff, highlighting key moments and reflecting on the changes over the years; Capture […]

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Research report

Relationships Between Recovery and Relapse, and Default and Repeated Episodes of Default in the Management of Acute Malnutrition in Children in Humanitarian Emergencies: A systematic review protocol

13/04/2016

1 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English

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This protocol outlines plans for conducting a mixed-methods systematic review on acute malnutrition in humanitarian crises. The review will investigate the relationship between recovery/cure and relapse, and between relapse and default and/or return defaults/episodes of default in the management of acute malnutrition in children under five in humanitarian emergencies. The review will also explore the […]

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Research report

Impact of WASH Interventions During Disease Outbreaks in Humanitarian Emergencies: A systematic review protocol

13/04/2016

1 documents

68 pages long

Languages: English

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The purpose of this document is to clearly describe the proposed research questions and methodology for a systematic review on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions in disease outbreaks. The systematic review has a singular overarching objective in assessing the impact of emergency hygiene interventions. The primary research question will be answered through four secondary […]

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Research report

The Impact of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Programmes for Populations Affected by Humanitarian Emergencies: A systematic review protocol

13/04/2016

1 documents

68 pages long

Languages: English

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This protocol outlines plans for conducting a mixed-methods systematic review on the impact of mental health and psychosocial support programmes in humanitarian emergencies. It outlines the reasons for the review questions, how the review will be conducted, plans for critical appraisal of included studies and methods of synthesis. This review will identify studies by conducting […]

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Case study

Wisdom from Everyday Development: A collection of vignettes from South Africa

01/03/2016

1 documents

122 pages long

Languages: English

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This collection of stories of change brings together various short vignettes from community based organizations in South Africa under five key themes from programme work in country. The key areas of focus of these stories are: food security and livelihoods; active citizenship; gender and vulnerability; embracing community complexity; and partnerships. These are all crucial areas […]

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Research report

Facilitating Civic Engagement through Consultation: Learning from local communities through the NHI-Accountability Project in South Africa

01/02/2016

1 documents

60 pages long

Languages: English

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This publication is closely based on a technicalÂ report examining public consultation in theÂ National Health Insurance (NHI) discourse. TheÂ report, Governance and Accountability in theÂ Health Sector: A People’s Policy for HealthÂ in South Africa was prepared in 2015 for theÂ Oxfam-Monash partnership, following theÂ conclusion of its project. It is hoped that this content builds on this work and offers […]

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Case study

Space to Grow: Creating safe spaces to foster youth active citizenship

15/09/2015

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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My Rights, My Voice is an innovative four year global programme which aims to engage marginalized children and youth in their rights to health and education services in eight countries – Afghanistan, Georgia, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Tanzania and Vietnam. Children and young people have huge potential to transform their lives and communities. With the […]

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Case study

Putting Young People at the Heart of Development: Supporting youth-led change through the My Rights, My Voice programme

15/09/2015

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

My Rights, My Voice is an innovative four year global programme which aims to engage marginalized children and youth in their rights to health and education services in eight countries – Afghanistan, Georgia, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Tanzania and Vietnam. Children and young people have huge potential to transform their lives and communities. With the […]

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Case study

Raising Voices, Demanding Rights: Enabling young people to engage with duty-bearers in difficult contexts

15/09/2015

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

My Rights, My Voice is an innovative four year global programme which aims to engage marginalized children and youth in their rights to health and education services in eight countries – Afghanistan, Georgia, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Tanzania and Vietnam. Children and young people have huge potential to transform their lives and communities. With the […]

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