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Discussion paper

A More Feminist, Decolonial Approach to Humanitarian Aid

17/06/2026

1 documents

15 pages long

Languages: English

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This discussion paper explores how Scotland can contribute to addressing global challenges. It focuses on the actions the Scottish Government can take to continuously evolve its humanitarian response by further embedding a feminist, decolonial and locally-led approach during a global humanitarian funding crisis.

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Research report

Building a More Equal Scotland: Designing Scotland’s Poverty and Inequality Commission

27/04/2017

1 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English

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In 2015 Oxfam Scotland called for the creation of an Inequality Commission, building on Scotland’s politicians from across all parties stating their support to tackle economic inequality. The Scottish government has committed to establishing a Poverty and Inequality Commission in 2017–18, but its design will be critical. This report, produced in collaboration with the Fraser […]

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Research report

Decent Work for Scotland’s Low-Paid Workers: A job to be done

07/09/2016

2 documents

56 pages long

Languages: English

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This report presents findings from a unique research project aimed at establishing what low-paid workers in Scotland value as important when it comes to ‘decent work’. While recognizing variations for specific groups, the research has identified remarkable consistency in respondents’ priorities for decent work. There is a significant job to be done to improve the […]

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Research report

What Makes For Decent Work? A study with low-paid workers in Scotland

09/03/2016

1 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English

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The experience of work and its security and rewards have changed significantly in recent decades. Increasingly, large numbers of people experience work which is insecure and which is paid at levels which do not allow families to live above the poverty line. In Scotland, around half of the working age adults experiencing poverty live in […]

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Campaign report

Even It Up: Scotland’s role in tackling poverty by reducing inequality at home and abroad – Oxfam’s policy priorities for the Scottish Parliament

08/10/2015

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

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In this report, Oxfam Scotland urges the Scottish Parliament to use its powers to reduce inequality and poverty, both at home in Scotland and abroad. Around one in five people in Scotland live in poverty, and recently there has been a large increase in the number of people needing emergency food support. Oxfam argues that […]

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Evaluation report

Policy Influence in Scotland: Evaluation of Beyond the Horizon

21/11/2014

3 documents

39 pages long

Languages: English

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This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2013/14, randomly selected for review under the policy influence thematic area. This report documents the findings of a qualitative impact evaluation, carried out in February 2014 to assess the effectiveness of the ‘Beyond the Horizon’ project in Scotland. The ‘Beyond the Horizon’ project included […]

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A More Feminist, Decolonial Approach to Humanitarian Aid

Building a More Equal Scotland: Designing Scotland’s Poverty and Inequality Commission

Decent Work for Scotland’s Low-Paid Workers: A job to be done

What Makes For Decent Work? A study with low-paid workers in Scotland

Even It Up: Scotland’s role in tackling poverty by reducing inequality at home and abroad – Oxfam’s policy priorities for the Scottish Parliament

Policy Influence in Scotland: Evaluation of Beyond the Horizon