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Going Digital: Web data collection using Twitter as an example

20/02/2020

1 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

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This is the fifth instalment of the Going Digital series, where learning on the added value of using digital technology to conduct our impact evaluations is shared. Oxfam is continuously developing its methods of data collection through the use of digital technology. In this paper, we discuss how web data, in particular social media data, […]

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Journal article

The space between us: feminist values and humanitarian power dynamics in research with refugees

05/11/2019

17 pages long

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The space between us: feminist values and humanitarian power dynamics in research with refugees

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International humanitarian and development agencies striving to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment sometimes neglect to recognise the power hierarchies present in their own engagement with communities. Drawing on research on Syrian refugees and humanitarian workers in Jordan, this article explores the research and monitoring and evaluation practices of international humanitarian agencies. It suggests that […]

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Case study

Going Digital: Privacy and data security under GDPR for quantitative impact evaluation

18/10/2019

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

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The Going Digital journey continues with our fourth instalment, which follows (1) Using digital technology to conduct Oxfam’s Effectiveness Reviews, (2) Using and sharing real-time data during fieldwork and (3) Improving data quality with digital data collection. In this paper, we discuss privacy and data security from a rights-based perspective, with a focus on quantitative […]

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Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in Lebanon: Impact Evaluation of the Women’s Access to Justice project

12/09/2019

2 documents

68 pages long

Languages: English

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This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2017/18. The ‘Women’s Access to Justice Programme: Phase 2 (WAJ2) in Lebanon was selected for review under the ‘Women’s Empowerment’ thematic area. The overall objective of the project was to contribute to equitable access to formal and informal justice for poor and vulnerable women […]

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Briefing paper

Accountability Deficit? Assessing the effectiveness of private finance blending in ensuring that small-scale farmers are not left behind

30/04/2019

2 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English, French

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To boost agricultural development in developing countries, donors are increasingly resorting to blended finance: the practice of combining public development funds with private resources. Blended finance may open opportunities to inject more resources into the food and agriculture sector, but the assumptions that blended finance is inherently beneficial for agricultural development and that it is […]

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Evaluation report

We’re Listening: An evaluation of user-centred community engagement in emergency sanitation

05/02/2019

3 documents

52 pages long

Languages: English

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Community engagement in emergency sanitation is often limited and rarely monitored or evaluated, despite its perceived importance. Documented evidence of the effectiveness of rapid community engagement in emergencies is scarce. In 2017, the Humanitarian Innovation Fund launched a challenge to develop and test innovative community engagement approaches for emergency sanitation and to evaluate their effectiveness […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Outcomes-Based Programming for Water and Sanitation: Oxfam’s vision and monitoring framework

31/10/2018

1 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam aims to achieve greater sustainability and governance of water and sanitation services, especially for the poorest, most marginalized and most vulnerable people. To do this, we need to change the way we programme: from designing the intervention to establishing the monitoring system, we need to focus on outcomes. This framework provides ideas for what […]

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Evaluation report

Women’s empowerment in Honduras: Impact evaluation of the ‘Promoting Women’s Engagement in Governance’ project

22/10/2018

3 documents

53 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2016/17, selected for review under the women’s empowerment thematic area. The Effectiveness Review took place in June 2016 in Honduras. It intended to evaluate the success of the ‘Promoting Women’s Engagement in Government in Honduras’ project in achieving its objective of strengthening women’s political […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Resilient Development Practical Guide: A guide developed by practitioners for practitioners

06/09/2018

3 documents

22 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Implementing a resilience approach in development programmes needs new ways of working and an enabling environment. This practical guide complements The Future is a Choice, Oxfam’s Framework and Guidance for Resilient Development. It was developed for Oxfam staff working on developing and implementing long-term development programmes and humanitarian response, as well as for programmes to […]

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Evaluation report

Accountability Review in Kenya: Evaluation of the ‘Improving Access to Water Sanitation Services’ project

28/08/2018

2 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

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Accountability is one of the 11 standards that Oxfam is expected to meet in its development work. It is the process through which an organisation balances the needs of stakeholders in its decision-making and activities, and delivers against this commitment. One of the three projects randomly selected for an Accountability Review this year was SWIFT, […]

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