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Research report

Centering Women’s Rights Organizations: Evaluative research on Oxfam’s COVID-19 response in Colombia, Iraq, and Kenya

01/07/2024

13 documents

54 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Kurdish, Spanish

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The purpose of this research is to understand the broader context of the humanitarian response to COVID-19 from the perspective of women’s rights organizations (WROs) and to understand how well Oxfam has upheld local humanitarian leadership (LHL) commitments in relation to its partnerships with WROs. From the literature, as well as from Oxfam’s experience in […]

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Briefing paper

The Ukraine Crisis: Adapting to an evolving crisis through partnerships

31/01/2024

3 documents

31 pages long

Languages: English, Polish, Ukrainian

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As the war in Ukraine continues, communities affected by the crisis are having to constantly adapt to new realities. In response, humanitarian action needs to be flexible, agile and responsive to people’s needs. Since February 2022, Oxfam has been working with local Ukrainian NGOs to support communities that have been particularly affected by the conflict. […]

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Case study

Locally Led Emergency Response Fund (LL-ERF) Project: Experiences from Bangladesh, Puerto Rico, and Uganda

18/01/2024

1 documents

34 pages long

Languages: English

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This report contains learning from a pilot implementation of the Locally Led Emergency Response Fund (LL-ERF) Project in three countries. The LL-ERF is a funding innovation that provides flexible, quick humanitarian funding to local actors in order to save lives during emergencies, advocate for the rights of people affected, and advance the shifting of power […]

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Discussion paper

Claiming and Reclaiming the Digital World as a Public Space: Experiences and insights from feminists in the Middle East and North Africa

25/11/2020

1 documents

26 pages long

Languages: English

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This paper seeks to highlight the experiences and aspirations of young women and feminist activists in the MENA region around digital spaces, safety and rights. It explores individual women’s experiences engaging with the digital world, the opportunities and challenges that women’s rights and feminist organizations find in these platforms, and the digital world as a […]

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Research report

Feminist Movement Building in Lebanon: Challenges and opportunities

07/08/2019

1 documents

37 pages long

Languages: English

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This research report explores key characteristics of feminist organizing in Lebanon through the lens of movement building. The authors produced it as part of their work with the RootsLab pilot program in Lebanon, a social innovation partnership between FRIDA | Young Feminist Fund, Global Fund for Women, Oxfam and Young Foundation. The pilot brought together […]

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Evaluation report

RootsLab Lebanon Pilot Evaluation Report and Project Completion Report

07/08/2019

2 documents

38 pages long

Languages: English

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RootsLab is a collaborative pilot project supported by FRIDA | Young Feminist Fund, Global Fund for Women, Oxfam and Young Foundation. The aim of the first pilot, which took place in Lebanon, was to determine the best ways of incubating social change led by young women and trans* activists. The evaluation report examines whether the […]

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Briefing note

Leave No One Behind: Ensure the needs of women and girls are prioritized at the Beira Conference 2019

31/05/2019

1 documents

5 pages long

Languages: English

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In the wake of cyclone Idai, more than half of the estimated 750,000 people requiring immediate help are women. Their vulnerabilities are both extensive and multi-sectoral, yet funding to address these needs falls far short. The Beira Conference in May/June 2019 provides a critical opportunity to invest in transformative change so that women and girls […]

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Research report

Now is the Time: Research on Gender Justice, Conflict and Fragility in the Middle East and North Africa

05/06/2017

7 documents

61 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

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This study examines the impact of fragility and conflict on gender justice and women’s rights in the MENA, as a part of an Oxfam project entitled ‘Promoting the Needs of Women in Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa’ funded through the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. It specifically aims to understand how conflict […]

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