Innovation Archives - Oxfam Policy & Practice

Discussion paper

Introducing Information Communication Technologies into Humanitarian Programming

31/07/2018

1 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

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Digital technologies are radically transforming the ways in which aid agencies can interact with the communities with whom they work. Oxfam believes that information communication technologies (ICTs) offer a huge opportunity to amplify and improve effectiveness across the organization’s work. From monitoring water points to delivering electronic vouchers through mobile phones and digitalizing protection surveys, […]

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Case study

Innovation in the Horn, East and Central Africa (HECA): Perspectives from on-the-ground experiences

04/05/2017

1 documents

22 pages long

Languages: English

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Innovation involves applying information, imagination and initiative to get greater or different value from resources, and includes all processes by which new ideas are generated and converted into useful processes or products. These case studies showcase some of the innovative ideas that are being implemented by Oxfam in six countries: Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, […]

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Evaluation report

Humanitarian Informal feedback project: Za’atari Refugee Camp, Jordan. Evaluation report 2015/16

14/12/2016

2 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam has piloted the Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF) tool as a way to increase and improve the accountability Oxfam provides to refugees in Za’atari Camp in Jordan. This evaluation finds that there are several technological improvements that can and should be made to the tool, as well as internal improvements to the culture of accountability […]

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Case study

Social Innovation: A BOOST for women, work and wages in the UK

12/12/2016

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam’s UK Programme worked with Sappal Consulting and a range of stakeholders from the business, voluntary, government and other sectors, including women on low incomes, to addres the challenge of ‘How do we create the conditions for tens of thousands of women on low incomes to move into decent work that pays a Living Wage?’ […]

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Case study

The M-Score: Mobile phone scorecards improve public service quality and control corruption in Quang Tri province, Vietnam

31/10/2016

1 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English

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Public administration services in Vietnam are often slow and inefficient. In Quang Tri province, Oxfam developed an innovative mobile phone scorecard tool: the M-Score. This tool enables citizens to score the performance of public administration services via mobile phone and ensures their feedback is recorded and responded to. There have been encouraging results. One inspiring […]

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Case study

Innovative Electronic Cash Transfer Programme for Emergencies: An Oxfam–Visa case study in the Philippines

08/09/2016

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

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Delivering aid to a large, displaced population provides challenges for governments, the private sector and aid organizations in the aftermath of any humanitarian crisis. The increasing scale and impact of disaster events call for innovative solutions for a more efficient and effective delivery of cash to affected populations. This case study describes how Oxfam and […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Systems Thinking: An introduction for Oxfam programme staff

20/10/2015

1 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

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Development organizations frequently face and overcome challenges in programme delivery. But what happens when the proposed solutions fail? How can organizations adapt to changing conditions and ensure the benefits of programmes are shared as widely as possible? This paper introduces the concept of ‘systems thinking’ for Oxfam staff and the broader development community. Systems thinking […]

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Research report

Unlocking Innovation: Enabling and blocking factors in developing innovative programmes in Oxfam GB

24/06/2015

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

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In this rapidly changing world, how can a development and humanitarian NGO like Oxfam GB unlock its people, knowledge, networks, partnerships and resources to achieve greater impact at scale? This report considers examples of innovation in Oxfam GB’s programmes; what factors have been important in their success, and how innovation could be fostered. The research […]

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Discussion paper

Fit for the Future? Development trends and the role of international NGOs

11/06/2015

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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How is our understanding of development changing? What are the implications of these changes, whether practical or conceptual, for the future role of international non-government organizations (NGOs)? This short paper summarizes the main global trends in international development and then examines some pressing questions for international NGOs. It highlights the folly of simple, linear interventions […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Development Impact and You: Practical tools to trigger and support social innovation

01/04/2014

1 documents

138 pages long

Languages: English

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This is a toolkit on how to invent, adopt or adapt ideas that can deliver better results. It’s quick to use, simple to apply, and designed to help busy people working in development. It draws on a study of tools currently being used by practitioners and features only those that were found to be the most useful. […]

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