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Case study

From Grove to Market: Oxfam’s multi-stakeholder network approach in the West Bank

27/10/2016

1 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam and partners have been working since 2005 to develop and overcome challenges facing the West Bank’s olive oil sector, focusing on its export potential through quality improvements, organic production and attractiveness to the Fair Trade market. Oxfam has engaged many stakeholders in this process and has been instrumental in developing a collective vision for […]

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Case study

Understanding Networks: The application of Social Network Analysis methodology in the South Caucasus context

27/10/2016

1 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam has had many experiences of building networks to leverage change for people living in poverty worldwide, and aims to learn from these about what makes such alliances more or less effective. This case study focuses on two networks developed in the South Caucasus region which were recently analysed using Social Network Analysis (SNA) methodology. […]

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Case study

Strengthening Livelihoods in Jordan: The Jordan Local Economic Empowerment and Development Consortium (JOLEED)

27/10/2016

1 documents

6 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam has been working in Jordan on strengthening civil society since the early 90s. In 2013, Oxfam also started providing humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees in Jordan. In 2013, Oxfam and four other agencies came together to create an informal working group called Jordan Local Economic Empowerment and Development Consortium (JOLEED) with the aim of […]

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Case study

Including Women in Livelihoods Programming in Iraq: Influencing communities and other agencies in a fragile context

27/10/2016

1 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English

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The number of displaced people in Iraq now exceeds 3.3 million (10 percent of the population). Women and girls have been particularly affected, and their ability to engage in livelihoods activities disrupted. Through a series of studies and projects, Oxfam in Iraq is working towards understanding community and conflict dynamics in order to engage vulnerable […]

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Case study

Enhancing Market-Oriented Urban Agriculture in the Gaza Strip: Networking for policy change and resilience

27/10/2016

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

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The protracted conflict and the Israeli-imposed blockade have had a devastating effect on Gaza’s economy. The movement of people and goods is severely restricted; 90 percent of factories and workshops have had to close; 80 percent of people are in need of aid; and exports recently fell to less than two percent. Oxfam is working […]

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Briefing paper

Burning Land, Burning the Climate: The biofuel industry’s capture of EU bioenergy policy

26/10/2016

7 documents

44 pages long

Languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish

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There is overwhelming evidence of the harm caused by the European Union’s current bioenergy policy to people in developing countries, to the climate and to Europe’s own sustainable development. The policy is on a collision course with the Paris climate agreement and the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. This briefing follows the trail of […]

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Briefing note

The Risks of Defending Human Rights: The rising tide of attacks against human rights activists in Latin America

25/10/2016

2 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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Oxfam is deeply concerned about the worsening levels of violence, murder and repression against the men and women defending human rights in Latin America. This situation is linked to an economic model that fosters extreme inequality and has a negative impact on people’s basic rights. It is the result of harassment entrenched in a patriarchal […]

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Research report

Independent Evaluation of Land Issues: TCCC’s and PepsiCo’s sugar supply chains in Brazil

20/10/2016

2 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

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Following the publication of detailed claims that their sugar supply chains were linked to land-related human rights issues, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo committed to showing zero tolerance for land grabs. As of early 2016, both companies have taken an important step by assessing the risks and impacts of their cane sugar sourcing on land rights in […]

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Briefing note

Land Rights and Soda Giants: Reviewing Coca-Cola’s and PepsiCo’s land assessments in Brazil

20/10/2016

2 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English, Portuguese

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In 2013, Oxfam’s Behind the Brands campaign highlighted the risks and impacts for communities’ land rights from the sourcing of sugarcane by Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and other companies, and called for the companies to commit to demonstrating zero tolerance for land grabs. Coca-Cola and PepsiCo committed to showing ‘zero tolerance’ for land grabs in late 2013 […]

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Research report

From the Ground Up: Gender and conflict analysis in Yemen

20/10/2016

1 documents

57 pages long

Languages: English

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Conflicts and humanitarian crises affect men, women, girls, and boys differently due to their different societal roles and the deep-rooted socio-cultural and economic inequalities which become exacerbated during crises. Men and boys form the vast majority of direct victims of armed conflict and associated impacts like forced recruitment or arbitrary detention. Women bear the burdens […]

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