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Research report

Social Protection and Food Security in Burkina Faso: Boutiques temoins

07/04/2015

1 documents

56 pages long

Languages: French

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Overview

In the Sahel, social protection policies related to food security play a crucial role in improving the well-being of the population. Organizations working on food security in the region (farmer organizations as well as consumer organizations) can benefit from examining these policies and the concrete measures introduced, which can help to facilitate the design of […]

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Research report

Social Protection and Food Security in Burkina Faso: School canteens

07/04/2015

1 documents

46 pages long

Languages: French

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Overview

Social protection policies related to food security in Burkina Faso play a crucial role in improving the well-being of the population. This report examines the school feeding programme in Burkina Faso; looking at the way it works and identifying key good practices. The government’s stable commitment and the gradually planned handover by WFP and CRS […]

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Issue briefing

The Suffering of Others: The human cost of the International Finance Corporation’s lending through financial intermediaries

02/04/2015

3 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Overview

Increasingly, development money is being channelled through third parties such as banks or private equity funds. The world’s leading proponent of this financing model, the International Finance Corporation, spent $36bn this way in just the four years leading up to June 2013. But what does this ‘hands-off’ form of development financing mean for people? Are […]

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Briefing note

Syria Crisis Fair Share Analysis 2015

30/03/2015

4 documents

8 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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Overview

Oxfam has calculated that nearly half of the world’s top donors didn’t give their fair share of aid to the Syria crisis in 2014, based on the size of their economies. The numbers of people in need as a result of the conflict in Syria continues to rise, but the international humanitarian response has not […]

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Evaluation report

Resilience in Mali: Evaluation of increasing food security

26/03/2015

5 documents

65 pages long

Languages: English, French

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Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2013/14, selected for review under the resilience thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental evaluation carried out in March/April 2014 that sought to assess the impact of the activities of the ‘Increasing Food Security’ project. This project includes two related initiatives […]

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Briefing paper

Failing Syria: Assessing the impact of UN Security Council Resolutions in protecting and assisting civilians in Syria

12/03/2015

4 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Overview

The unanimous adoption of UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2139 at the end of February 2014 brought with it much needed hope for people in Syria and across the Middle East. In it, the UNSC called for an urgent increase in access for humanitarian aid in Syria and demanded that all parties immediately cease attacks […]

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Briefing paper

Secure Insecurity: The continuing abuse of civilians in eastern DRC as the state extends its control

06/03/2015

5 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Overview

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) used to make international headlines for the conflict that has flared up repeatedly over the past 20 years. When the M23 rebel group was defeated in November 2013, there seemed to be a shift away from these repeated cycles of violence. The country appeared to be turning a corner […]

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Briefing note

Hanging by a Thread: The ongoing threat to Somalia’s remittance lifeline

19/02/2015

5 documents

24 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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Finance

Overview

Every year, the Somali diaspora sends home approximately $1.3bn. Remittances account for 25-45 percent of Somalia’s economy and exceed the amount it receives in humanitarian aid, development aid and foreign direct investment combined. As Somali money transfer operators lose their bank accounts, Somali families are losing their only formal or transparent channel through which to […]

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Evaluation report

Oxfam Sense Making Exercise for a Selection of Evaluations 2013-2014

01/02/2015

4 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Overview

This document reviews a sample of evaluations carried out between January 2013 and October 2014; it is an exercise required by Oxfam’s Policy of Program Evaluation. The findings tell us about the nature of Oxfam’s programming, helping identify strengths and weaknesses, and lessons, from our programs; the report includes remarks on our evaluation quality. The review is motivated […]

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Evaluation report

Evaluation of the Global Leaders Empowered to Alleviate Poverty (LEAP) Program

30/01/2015

6 documents

104 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

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Overview

Oxfam’s Global Leaders Empowered to Alleviate Poverty (LEAP) program ran for four years from 2011, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Its main purpose was to promote political leadership for global development. The global reach and the range of partnerships involved in the LEAP project enabled Oxfam to identify and demonstrate improvements in […]

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