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The functioning of the Egyptian food-subsidy system during food-price shocks

22/06/2011

12 pages long

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Egypt has an extensive system of food subsidies which provides bread and other basic staples to the population at low prices. This article examines the functioning of the food-subsidy system during two recent periods of rapid food-price inflation to evaluate its effectiveness as a social safety net. Three aspects are considered: the difference in rural […]

Journal article

Unintended consequences of development interventions: a case of diarrhoeal diseases, Ruhiira, Uganda

01/02/2012

19 pages long

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The present article conducts a cross-sectoral analysis of development interventions in order to identify unintended consequences resulting in increased risk of acquisition of diarrhoeal diseases. Data were gathered using qualitative methods in relevant sectors (health, education, and infrastructure) in a Millennium Village Project in Ruhiira, Uganda. The article shows that while interventions may be successful […]

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Voices from the field: optimising performance for humanitarian workers

01/04/2012

10 pages long

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Humanitarians find themselves working and living day-by-day in a physically and psychologically demanding and politically complex environment. As there are very limited training mechanisms, each humanitarian is often making their own way through the field, learning from their own mistakes and successes. This practical note highlights some of the innovative (and sometimes unusual) practices that […]

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Evaluation of Dutch support to capacity development

18/02/2013

13 pages long

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Support for capacity development accounts for about 25 per cent of all international donor assistance. Yet there have been few evaluations to assess the effectiveness of this support. This paper presents the findings and lessons of an evaluation on Dutch support for capacity development that has tried to avoid some of the shortcomings of earlier […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Humanitarian Indicator Toolkit – Rapid Onset

18/07/2013

2 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Humanitarian practice

Overview

Oxfam’s humanitarian effectiveness reviews critically examine the performance of selected humanitarian responses against 12 recognised quality benchmarks. Following the protocol of the Humanitarian Indicator Tool (HIT), external humanitarian experts review existing documentation and interview the response’s key stakeholders to assign ratings against each benchmark. These methodological guidance documents, which are currently under revision, form the HIT […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Humanitarian Indicator Toolkit – Slow Onset

18/07/2013

2 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Humanitarian practice

Overview

The humanitarian effectiveness reviews critically examine the performance of selected humanitarian responses against 12 recognised quality benchmarks. Following the protocol of the Humanitarian Indicator Tool (HIT), external humanitarian experts review existing documentation and interview the response’s key stakeholders to assign ratings against each benchmark. These methodological guidance documents, which are currently under revision form the HIT […]

Case study

Development Finance and Inequality: Good practice in Ecuador, Rwanda and Thailand

08/08/2013

1 documents

46 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Inequality is central to Oxfam’s mission to fight poverty. While growth is good for poverty reduction, its effectiveness is severely reduced in places where high levels of inequality persist and privileged elites are able to hoard the rewards. In those cases, marginalized groups will see little of the positive benefits from high growth rates. However, […]

Technical briefing

Key Elements of Accountability For Emergency Capacity Building Project Agencies

01/01/2010

3 documents

5 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Overview

The Emergency Capacity Building (ECB) Project’s overall objective is to improve the speed, quality and effectiveness of the humanitarian sector’s ability to save lives, protect livelihoods and defend the rights of disaster-vulnerable communities. The ECB Project’s Accountability and Impact Measurement (AIM) advisors developed The Key Elements of Accountability to use as the impetus for a […]

Case study

The Yemen cash transfer programme: How Oxfam used social welfare fund lists and the Post Office system to distribute funds and rebuild donor trust

25/09/2013

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

In October 2011, Oxfam partnered with the Social Welfare Fund and the Post Office in Al Hodeidah governorate in Yemen to deliver cash transfers to vulnerable households during a period of worsening food crisis. With other donors stalling and expressing a lack of trust in this approach, the Oxfam team had to work hard to […]

Research report

Applying Cost Benefit Analysis at a Community Level: A review of its use for community based climate and disaster risk management

01/03/2013

3 documents

45 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report reviews 23 studies that have applied cost benefit analysis (CBA) to assess community-based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation projects. The review shows that CBA at a community level is adding value to our understanding of the effectiveness of efforts to reduce climate and disaster risk. The report concludes with key messages emerging from […]

Showing 310 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

The functioning of the Egyptian food-subsidy system during food-price shocks

22/06/2011

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Egypt has an extensive system of food subsidies which provides bread and other basic staples to the population at low prices. This article examines the functioning of the food-subsidy system during two recent periods of rapid food-price inflation to evaluate its effectiveness as a social safety net. Three aspects are considered: the difference in rural […]

Journal article

Unintended consequences of development interventions: a case of diarrhoeal diseases, Ruhiira, Uganda

01/02/2012

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The present article conducts a cross-sectoral analysis of development interventions in order to identify unintended consequences resulting in increased risk of acquisition of diarrhoeal diseases. Data were gathered using qualitative methods in relevant sectors (health, education, and infrastructure) in a Millennium Village Project in Ruhiira, Uganda. The article shows that while interventions may be successful […]

Journal article

Voices from the field: optimising performance for humanitarian workers

01/04/2012

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Humanitarians find themselves working and living day-by-day in a physically and psychologically demanding and politically complex environment. As there are very limited training mechanisms, each humanitarian is often making their own way through the field, learning from their own mistakes and successes. This practical note highlights some of the innovative (and sometimes unusual) practices that […]

Journal article

Evaluation of Dutch support to capacity development

18/02/2013

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Support for capacity development accounts for about 25 per cent of all international donor assistance. Yet there have been few evaluations to assess the effectiveness of this support. This paper presents the findings and lessons of an evaluation on Dutch support for capacity development that has tried to avoid some of the shortcomings of earlier […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Humanitarian Indicator Toolkit – Rapid Onset

18/07/2013

2 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Humanitarian practice

Overview

Oxfam’s humanitarian effectiveness reviews critically examine the performance of selected humanitarian responses against 12 recognised quality benchmarks. Following the protocol of the Humanitarian Indicator Tool (HIT), external humanitarian experts review existing documentation and interview the response’s key stakeholders to assign ratings against each benchmark. These methodological guidance documents, which are currently under revision, form the HIT […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Humanitarian Indicator Toolkit – Slow Onset

18/07/2013

2 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Humanitarian practice

Overview

The humanitarian effectiveness reviews critically examine the performance of selected humanitarian responses against 12 recognised quality benchmarks. Following the protocol of the Humanitarian Indicator Tool (HIT), external humanitarian experts review existing documentation and interview the response’s key stakeholders to assign ratings against each benchmark. These methodological guidance documents, which are currently under revision form the HIT […]

Case study

Development Finance and Inequality: Good practice in Ecuador, Rwanda and Thailand

08/08/2013

1 documents

46 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Inequality is central to Oxfam’s mission to fight poverty. While growth is good for poverty reduction, its effectiveness is severely reduced in places where high levels of inequality persist and privileged elites are able to hoard the rewards. In those cases, marginalized groups will see little of the positive benefits from high growth rates. However, […]

Technical briefing

Key Elements of Accountability For Emergency Capacity Building Project Agencies

01/01/2010

3 documents

5 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

The Emergency Capacity Building (ECB) Project’s overall objective is to improve the speed, quality and effectiveness of the humanitarian sector’s ability to save lives, protect livelihoods and defend the rights of disaster-vulnerable communities. The ECB Project’s Accountability and Impact Measurement (AIM) advisors developed The Key Elements of Accountability to use as the impetus for a […]

Case study

The Yemen cash transfer programme: How Oxfam used social welfare fund lists and the Post Office system to distribute funds and rebuild donor trust

25/09/2013

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In October 2011, Oxfam partnered with the Social Welfare Fund and the Post Office in Al Hodeidah governorate in Yemen to deliver cash transfers to vulnerable households during a period of worsening food crisis. With other donors stalling and expressing a lack of trust in this approach, the Oxfam team had to work hard to […]

Research report

Applying Cost Benefit Analysis at a Community Level: A review of its use for community based climate and disaster risk management

01/03/2013

3 documents

45 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report reviews 23 studies that have applied cost benefit analysis (CBA) to assess community-based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation projects. The review shows that CBA at a community level is adding value to our understanding of the effectiveness of efforts to reduce climate and disaster risk. The report concludes with key messages emerging from […]

Showing 310 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

The functioning of the Egyptian food-subsidy system during food-price shocks

22/06/2011

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Egypt has an extensive system of food subsidies which provides bread and other basic staples to the population at low prices. This article examines the functioning of the food-subsidy system during two recent periods of rapid food-price inflation to evaluate its effectiveness as a social safety net. Three aspects are considered: the difference in rural […]

Journal article

Unintended consequences of development interventions: a case of diarrhoeal diseases, Ruhiira, Uganda

01/02/2012

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The present article conducts a cross-sectoral analysis of development interventions in order to identify unintended consequences resulting in increased risk of acquisition of diarrhoeal diseases. Data were gathered using qualitative methods in relevant sectors (health, education, and infrastructure) in a Millennium Village Project in Ruhiira, Uganda. The article shows that while interventions may be successful […]

Journal article

Voices from the field: optimising performance for humanitarian workers

01/04/2012

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Humanitarians find themselves working and living day-by-day in a physically and psychologically demanding and politically complex environment. As there are very limited training mechanisms, each humanitarian is often making their own way through the field, learning from their own mistakes and successes. This practical note highlights some of the innovative (and sometimes unusual) practices that […]

Journal article

Evaluation of Dutch support to capacity development

18/02/2013

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Support for capacity development accounts for about 25 per cent of all international donor assistance. Yet there have been few evaluations to assess the effectiveness of this support. This paper presents the findings and lessons of an evaluation on Dutch support for capacity development that has tried to avoid some of the shortcomings of earlier […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Humanitarian Indicator Toolkit – Rapid Onset

18/07/2013

2 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Humanitarian practice

Overview

Oxfam’s humanitarian effectiveness reviews critically examine the performance of selected humanitarian responses against 12 recognised quality benchmarks. Following the protocol of the Humanitarian Indicator Tool (HIT), external humanitarian experts review existing documentation and interview the response’s key stakeholders to assign ratings against each benchmark. These methodological guidance documents, which are currently under revision, form the HIT […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Humanitarian Indicator Toolkit – Slow Onset

18/07/2013

2 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Humanitarian practice

Overview

The humanitarian effectiveness reviews critically examine the performance of selected humanitarian responses against 12 recognised quality benchmarks. Following the protocol of the Humanitarian Indicator Tool (HIT), external humanitarian experts review existing documentation and interview the response’s key stakeholders to assign ratings against each benchmark. These methodological guidance documents, which are currently under revision form the HIT […]

Case study

Development Finance and Inequality: Good practice in Ecuador, Rwanda and Thailand

08/08/2013

1 documents

46 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Inequality is central to Oxfam’s mission to fight poverty. While growth is good for poverty reduction, its effectiveness is severely reduced in places where high levels of inequality persist and privileged elites are able to hoard the rewards. In those cases, marginalized groups will see little of the positive benefits from high growth rates. However, […]

Technical briefing

Key Elements of Accountability For Emergency Capacity Building Project Agencies

01/01/2010

3 documents

5 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

The Emergency Capacity Building (ECB) Project’s overall objective is to improve the speed, quality and effectiveness of the humanitarian sector’s ability to save lives, protect livelihoods and defend the rights of disaster-vulnerable communities. The ECB Project’s Accountability and Impact Measurement (AIM) advisors developed The Key Elements of Accountability to use as the impetus for a […]

Case study

The Yemen cash transfer programme: How Oxfam used social welfare fund lists and the Post Office system to distribute funds and rebuild donor trust

25/09/2013

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In October 2011, Oxfam partnered with the Social Welfare Fund and the Post Office in Al Hodeidah governorate in Yemen to deliver cash transfers to vulnerable households during a period of worsening food crisis. With other donors stalling and expressing a lack of trust in this approach, the Oxfam team had to work hard to […]

Research report

Applying Cost Benefit Analysis at a Community Level: A review of its use for community based climate and disaster risk management

01/03/2013

3 documents

45 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report reviews 23 studies that have applied cost benefit analysis (CBA) to assess community-based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation projects. The review shows that CBA at a community level is adding value to our understanding of the effectiveness of efforts to reduce climate and disaster risk. The report concludes with key messages emerging from […]