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Ebola Response in Liberia: Community health volunteers

01/05/2015

1 documents

5 pages long

Languages: English

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When Ebola hit Liberia in 2014, an atmosphere of fear and confusion contributed to the spread of the virus by making people unwilling to come forward for testing and treatment. Oxfam trained and equipped community health volunteers to go door-to-door, giving information and advice, encouraging anyone showing symptoms to go for tests, and keeping their family […]

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Peace Beyond Borders: A roadmap to peace for the Great Lakes region

30/04/2015

1 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English

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Recurrent conflict in Rwanda, Burundi and North and South Kivu provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, collectively known as the Great Lakes region, will not be solved by top-down policies. Peace can be effectively attained only by engaging communities in understanding the root causes of the conflict and defining ways to address it. The Peace […]

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Education resource

The Nepal Earthquake

29/04/2015

4 documents

Languages: English

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On Saturday 26 April 2015, an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on the Richter scale struck the poor, landlocked and mountainous Asian state of Nepal. By 29 April 2015, the death toll in Nepal had risen to more than 5,000. This resource consists of an assembly, a slideshow presentation and an accompanying script. The assembly was […]

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Briefing paper

40 Years of Exile: Have the Sahrawi refugees been abandoned by the international community?

28/04/2015

6 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Forty years after the Sahrawi refugee crisis began the social pressures on the men and women who live in these camps and the problems concerning their humanitarian situation are becoming ever more unbearable. Today, their voices must be heard. Oxfam has worked with Sahrawi refugees since the 1970s. Based on this experience, this report gives […]

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Research report

Rock Glaciers and Climate Change in the Bolivian Andes: Mapping new water resources

28/04/2015

2 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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Climate change is affecting glaciers worldwide, and the vulnerability and sensitivity of glaciers in the Bolivian Andes is a warning indicator for mountain regions in other areas. Reduced water security is projected for the Bolivian Andes due to an expected increase in demand and a decline in the supply of water. In turn, this will […]

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Briefing paper

Pitfalls and Potentials: The role of bioenergy in the EU climate and energy policy post-2020

28/04/2015

1 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English

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European Governments are increasingly relying on bioenergy as a cheap way to meet targets for renewable energy. Bioenergy represented 62 percent of the EU’s renewable energy use in 2012. But new evidence on the real climate impacts and other environmental and social impacts of bioenergy has made its use increasingly controversial. Sustainable bioenergy has a […]

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Case study

AGIR: Strengthening Mozambican civil society 2010-2014

21/04/2015

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

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In Mozambique, as in many other countries, civil society organisations could be more effective in standing up for citizens. The government tends to see the role of civil society as providing services, rather than holding government to account. Donors also hinder the effectiveness of civil society organisations by imposing a confusing range of requirements. The […]

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Education resource

If I Were President… Learning resources for ages 7-14

21/04/2015

3 documents

Languages: English

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Presidents have both power and responsibility. This resource for 7-14 year olds shares photographs and quotations from children living in Mukuru slum in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi. Ten children were asked: “What would you do if you were president for the day?” Learners in the UK can explore the stories from Mukuru and consider how […]

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Oxfam in Action: Community-Based Monitoring to Ensure Right to Food in Bihar

20/04/2015

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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Koshish and Oxfam have set up justice committees (called nyay [justice] dal [committee]) and vigilance committees at the village level in two districts in the Indian state of Bihar. These committees support the local government (Panchayati Raj) institutions as well as the community. The community is empowered to demand, access and monitor the implementation of […]

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Briefing paper

Never Again: Building resilient health systems and learning from the Ebola crisis

16/04/2015

4 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English, French

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It took the threat of a global health crisis to illustrate the failings of Africa’s health systems. Resilient health systems, free at the point of use, are evidently a global public good. They are essential for the provision of universal health coverage and for a prompt response to outbreaks of disease. Resilient health systems require […]

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