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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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Evaluation report

DWP & Oxfam Livelihoods Training Project Evaluation

01/06/2017

5 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English, Welsh

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Livelihoods

Overview

Oxfam Cymru in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) commissioned the Sustainable Housing & Urban Studies Unit (SHUSU) at the University of Salford to carry out an evaluation of the Livelihoods Training Project (April 2016 – September 2017). The overall aim of the Project is to embed understandings of poverty within the […]

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Research report

‘We’re Not There Yet…’ Voices of refugees from Syria in Lebanon

31/05/2017

1 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English

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As the Syrian crisis enters its sixth year, the world is witness to what has been characterized as the largest humanitarian emergency of our time. More than 11 million people have fled their homes, of whom around five million have sought refuge in neighbouring countries. Lebanon is hosting 1.5 million refugees from Syria, and 31,500 […]

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Research report

Gender and Conflict Analysis in ISIS Affected Communities of Iraq

30/05/2017

1 documents

44 pages long

Languages: English

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This gender and conflict analysis of ISIS-affected communities of Iraq aims to improve understanding of gender dynamics in the context of conflict and displacement. The report sets out to identify the differential impact of ISIS occupation on women, girls, men and boys in order to explore shifts in prevailing gender norms held by study participants […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

A ‘How To’ Guide To Measuring Women’s Empowerment: Sharing experience from Oxfam’s impact evaluations

25/05/2017

1 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English

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This paper shares Oxfam GB’s experience of developing an approach to measuring women’s empowerment over the course of five years, for use in its series of Effectiveness Reviews. Oxfam’s aim is for this to be an easy and practical guide which shares experience and lessons learned in order to support other evaluators and practitioners who […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Oxfam’s Conceptual Framework on Women’s Economic Empowerment

23/05/2017

3 documents

52 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Effective economic empowerment for women occurs when women enjoy their rights to control and benefit from: resources assets income their own time the ability to manage risk improve their economic status and wellbeing. However, for this to become real, women must also have the autonomy and self-belief to make changes in their own lives, including […]

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Case study

Enhancing the Evidence Base for Vulnerability and Risk Assessment in Badin, Pakistan

23/05/2017

1 documents

6 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

In Pakistan, thousands of people are affected by the impacts of climate change. District Badin (Sindh) is one of the most vulnerable areas, where coastal communities are affected by sea intrusion which has damaged natural resources and productive assets, such as water resources, cultivable land and associated livelihood opportunities. Insufficient investment in district annual development […]

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Briefing note

On The Brink: As famine looms, world leaders must pay up and deliver political solutions to save lives

19/05/2017

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

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As famine takes hold in South Sudan and threatens to spread to northeastern Nigeria, Somalia, and Yemen, world leaders must immediately step up to fully fund the United Nations’ appeal for $6.3 billion. Of this amount, $4.9 billion is urgently needed by July for critical assistance, including health, food, nutrition, and water. If lives are […]

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Annual report

Oxfam Enterprise Development Programme: Annual report 2016

12/05/2017

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

Oxfam has more than 70 years’ experience working with the world’s poorest people. Time and again these people tell us that what they need – more than anything else – is a stable income so they can provide the basics for their families. The World Bank says the most effective way to reduce extreme poverty […]

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Case study

Innovation in the Horn, East and Central Africa (HECA): Perspectives from on-the-ground experiences

04/05/2017

1 documents

22 pages long

Languages: English

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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, […]

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