Youth Archives - Oxfam Policy & Practice

Briefing paper

Beyond Jobs: Building an inclusive youth economy in Aden

13/08/2026

1 documents

23 pages long

Languages: English

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This policy paper was developed by Oxfam under the European Union-funded project “Fostering Youth Empowerment through Strengthening Civil Society Organizations in Yemen,” implemented in partnership with twelve local civil society and community-based organizations (CSOs/CBOs). The project aims to strengthen youth-led civil society, promote inclusive governance and expand socio-economic opportunities for young women and men across […]

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Journal article

‘We aren’t even allowed to dream of a future in politics’: gender disparities in Indian youth political interest, engagement, and aspirations

18/09/2025

30 pages long

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‘We aren’t even allowed to dream of a future in politics’: gender disparities in Indian youth political interest, engagement, and aspirations

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Across countries and contexts, girls face structural barriers to their political engagement and leadership. This cross-sectional mixed-methods study investigated the moderating role of gender in factors shaping youths’ political engagement in India. Data from 602 high school and college-aged youth (68.9 per cent girls, mean age = 17) from 27 cities in India revealed significant gender disparities. […]

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Book

What Happens If We Meet? A learning journey on how youth experience civic space and how INGOs can support them

01/06/2021

1 documents

37 pages long

Languages: English

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What Happens If We Meet? explores how young people experience shrinking civic space and the role INGOs can play as their partners. The ‘Playbook’ reflects on the realities of youth civic space and invites the reader to join the reflection through a series of exercises. The Playbook brings together the findings generated throughout a four-month Learning […]

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Briefing note

Youth in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Facing huge challenges during a critical period

15/04/2021

1 documents

15 pages long

Languages: English

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Examining the important linkages between wellbeing and living a healthy and productive life, this policy paper answers the following questions: How do Palestinian youth define and assess their wellbeing? What are the main determinants of youth wellbeing? And, what can be done to improve the wellbeing of Palestinian youth? Understanding the needs of youth and the factors […]

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Briefing paper

Youth Wellbeing in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: An in-depth, multi-level and interdisciplinary study into wellbeing and gender equality among Palestinian youth

15/04/2021

1 documents

43 pages long

Languages: English

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This study presents an important opportunity to fill a gap in knowledge by offering a critical understanding of the state of youth wellbeing in the Occupied Palestinian Territory through a comprehensive interdisciplinary and multi-level approach. By combining the economic, political and socio-cultural spheres and a macro (policy/institutional), meso (organizational) and micro (individual) level analysis, we […]

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Case study

Fiscal Justice in Latin America and the Caribbean: Case studies

03/11/2020

6 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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These case studies are part of Oxfam’s Fiscal Justice Track Record programme, and include case studies from Bolivia, Peru, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic. The series provides in-depth updates on Oxfam and partners’ fiscal justice and inequality work. Oxfam’s F.A.I.R.-EiU programme aims to ensure that citizens are empowered to redress inequality of power and […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Introduction to Youth Safeguarding Training

27/10/2020

5 documents

65 pages long

Languages: English

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Introduction to Youth Safeguarding is a three-day training designed to give an overview of Oxfam’s policies and approach to safeguarding young people in its programmes. The training considers youth leaders as people who should be protected from harm, but who also might cause harm. At the end of the workshop, participants should know what Oxfam […]

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Discussion paper

Youth Leadership, Engagement and Participation: Theory of change

28/08/2020

3 documents

11 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Young people have tremendous potential to be both present and future drivers of inclusive sustainable development. In recognition of this potential and the power of collective action, Oxfam has developed a theory of change to explore what needs to happen so that young people, institutions and communities can create equitable, transformative and sustainable change together. […]

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Research report

The Future of Work: Findings of research commissioned by the Oxfam Empower Youth for Work Program

28/07/2020

2 documents

47 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam’s Empower Youth for Work program commissioned the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) to conduct research on ‘The Future of Work’. IDS explored the expected changes in work and income-generating activities for young people in rural areas and whether existing policies anticipate the future of work. The research approaches the future of work according to […]

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Journal article

The Feminist and Women’s Movement Action Plan (fwMAP): mobilising globally for Beijing +25

24/06/2020

14 pages long

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The Feminist and Women’s Movement Action Plan (fwMAP): mobilising globally for Beijing +25

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In 2020, the United Nations will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women when 189 countries signed on to the Beijing Platform for Action. This must be a game-changing year, an opportunity for the feminist and women’s movement to produce a transformative framework and new alliances. Soon-Young Yoon and Melissa Upreti, […]

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