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SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: SWIFT supports Kasitu in DRC to become a ‘healthy village’

01/04/2016

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

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The ‘Healthy Villages and Schools’ approach is a step-by-step process of village mobilisation that is supported by DRC’s Ministry of Public Health and UNICEF. Under the SWIFT programme, Oxfam is supporting Kasitu to implement the approach through local partner Centre de Promotion Socio Sanitaire (CEPROSSAN). CEPROSSAN has rehabilitated Kasitu’s water source and capped it to […]

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Case study

SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: Working with residents of Soya, DRC, to improve health and hygiene

01/04/2016

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

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The ‘Healthy Villages and Schools’ approach is a step-by-step process of village mobilisation that is supported by DRC’s Ministry of Public Health and UNICEF. Under the SWIFT programme, Oxfam is supporting Soya to implement the approach through local partner Hydraulique sans Frontières (Hyfro). Hyfro has helped Soya establish a village management committee, and train ‘community […]

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Case study

SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: Supporting community-led committees to transform the village of Soya, DRC

01/04/2016

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

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In the past, residents of Soya in North Kivu relied for water on a stream during the dry season. Few families had access to a latrine; most would defecate in the bush near their houses, and hand-washing was rare. Illnesses such as diarrhoea, stomach aches and skin problems, on the other hand, were common. Under […]

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Evaluation report

Strategic Outcome Area: Saving Lives, Now and in the Future

09/02/2016

1 documents

90 pages long

Languages: English

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The Oxfam Strategic Plan 2013-2019: The Power of People Against Poverty guides the confederation’s programme, advocacy and campaign priorities. Change Goal 3: Saving Lives, Now and in the Future is one of the six change goals set by the Strategic Plan. This report reviews a sample of nine Oxfam’s Humanitarian Crisis responses: the Syrian crisis […]

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Briefing note

Syria Crisis Fair Share Analysis 2016

01/02/2016

4 documents

10 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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The number of people in need as a result of the conflict in Syria continues to rise, but the international aid response has failed to keep up. The donor conference in London on 4 February 2016 is another opportunity to reverse that trend and put Syrian civilians first. Oxfam is calling for rich states to […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

How are effectiveness reviews carried out?

14/01/2016

1 documents

6 pages long

Languages: English

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Since 2011, Oxfam Great Britain (GB) has been conducting rigorous evaluations annually on samples of randomly selected mature projects (projects which are a substantial way through implementation or have finished). The purpose of these evaluations is to help the organization understand and evidence whether its work is resulting in positive change in the lives of […]

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Evaluation report

Humanitarian Quality Assurance – Philippines: Evaluation of Oxfam’s humanitarian response to Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)

06/01/2016

3 documents

128 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

This evaluation report is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2014/15, selected for review under the humanitarian response thematic area using the application of Oxfam’s Humanitarian Indicator Toolkit (HIT). The report presents the findings from the evaluation carried out in January 2014, of Oxfam’s humanitarian response to Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) between November 2013 […]

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Evaluation report

Humanitarian Quality Assurance – South Sudan: Evaluation of the 2013 Juba conflict response

06/01/2016

3 documents

34 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

This evaluation report is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2014/15, selected for review under the humanitarian response thematic area using the application of Oxfam’s Humanitarian Indicator Toolkit (HIT). The report presents the findings from the evaluation carried out between January and February 2015, of Oxfam’s humanitarian response to the 2013 Juba conflict […]

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Annual report

Sida Humanitarian Partnership Agreement Annual Report 2014-15

01/10/2015

1 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

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In June 2014, Oxfam signed a three-year framework agreement (1 April 2014-31 March 2017) – the Humanitarian Partnership Agreement (HPA) – with Sida, this brings together all the humanitarian funding that Oxfam receives within one contract and provides the ability to access three years of funding. The overall goal of Oxfam’s HPA is to ensure […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Introducing the SWIFT Tool for Environmental Assessment and Risk Screening for Rural Water Supply

01/08/2015

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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Achieving long-term increases in rural water-supply coverage depends on many factors. A new tool developed for the SWIFT Consortium supports environmental assessment and risk screening activitiesfor rural water supplies in low-income contexts. When conducting a detailed hydrogeological survey is not an option, the SWIFT tool provides simple guidance to help identify and mitigate environmental risks to long-term water […]

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