Social media

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, […]

On 14 February 2017, celebrated as St Valentine’s Day in many contexts throughout the world and associated with lovers, a new campaign called ‘ACTÚA, Detén la violencia’, was launched in Bolivia. The campaign aims to tackle violence in young people’s relationships by encouraging individuals to take action in the presence of violence. A little over […]

Gender-based violence (GBV), a global issue that disproportionately affects women, is especially pervasive in India and reinforced by existing gender norms. Starting late 2012, India experienced increased GBV-related media attention, when a young Delhi woman was fatally gang raped. Public outcry ensued through Twitter. Social media platforms, such as Twitter, can erode social boundaries and […]

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, […]