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Effectiveness Review: Evaluation of Oxfam’s Humanitarian Response in Chad

26/02/2014

3 documents

63 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

This report presents the findings of an effectiveness review carried out on Oxfam’s response to the 2011/2012 food insecurity response in Chad that was undertaken through the application of Oxfam’s Humanitarian Indicator Tool. Overall the response scored 64% and met or almost met eight of the 12 standards. This is marginally above the 60% cut-off […]

Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: Summary of 2012/13 Findings and Key Lessons Learned

05/03/2014

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The attached four-page document summarises the latest set of effectiveness reviews, carried out throughout 2012 and 2013. The review scrutinised 23 randomly-selected Oxfam projects under six main areas – humanitarian support, adapation and risk reduction, livelihoods, women’s empowerment, citizen voice and policy influencing. The document evaluates what was learned from this process.

Research report

Understanding the Effectiveness of Agricultural Training for Women: A desk review of indicators, methods and best practices

16/02/2016

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This desk review provides an introduction to some of the indicators, methods, tools, challenges and best practices that will help development practitioners measure the effectiveness of agricultural training, specifically as it relates to women and women’s economic empowerment. Contracted by Oxfam, it is part of ongoing work to improve monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) for […]

Evaluation report

Effectiveness in Building Resilience: Synthesis report for Oxfam’s Resilience Outcome Area

09/02/2016

1 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

As risks related to climate change, natural hazards, population growth, chronic poverty, food insecurity, and inequality intensify for the world’s poorest people, Oxfam has prioritized building resilience to shocks and stresses as an important, cross-cutting outcome area across its programming. Resilience capacities aim to enhance the ability of individuals, households, and communities to persist in […]

Research report

Measuring Impact: A Meta-Analysis of Oxfam’s Livelihoods Effectiveness Reviews

08/11/2017

1 documents

56 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper presents the results of a meta-analysis examining the overall impact of 23 livelihoods projects evaluated as part of Oxfam GB’s Effectiveness Reviews between 2011 and 2016. Results show a statistically significant, positive impact on the welfare of participants, measured by household consumption and wealth. Analysis indicates an increase in household consumption of approximately […]

Research report

USAID’s AVANSE Project in Haiti: An assessment of its conformity with aid effectiveness principles

13/03/2019

1 documents

35 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In 2013, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) launched Appui à la Valorisation du Potentiel Agricole du Nord, pour la Sécurité Économique et Environnementale—Aid to Realize the Agricultural Potential of the North, for Economic and Environmental Security, or AVANSE—in northern Haiti. This $87 million project, also known as Feed the Future North, runs through […]

Journal article

The effectiveness of NGO campaigning: lessons from practice

01/05/2000

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

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Overview

This article looks at the lessons learned in reviewing two long-running international campaigns, one to promote breastfeeding in Ghana, and the other against the use of child labour in the carpet industry in India. In particular, it focuses on understanding the nature of campaigns and what makes them effective. It asserts that campaigns are not […]

Journal article

Accountability and effectiveness of NGOs: adapting business tools successfully

01/08/2006

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

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Overview

The central argument of this article is that many of the tools developed to strengthen for-profit businesses can be applied to NGOs to make them more effective and accountable. The authors address a gap in the development literature by defining and describing how business tools can be effectively transferred to NGOs. They examine the implementation […]

Journal article

Improving the effectiveness of humanitarian action: progress in implementing the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Gender Marker

25/06/2012

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Improving the effectiveness of humanitarian action: progress in implementing the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Gender Marker

Keywords

Overview

The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Gender Marker is a tool that tracks and measures whether humanitarian projects mainstream gender adequately and respond effectively to the distinct needs of women, girls, boys, and men. The Gender Marker represents an important opportunity to improve the quality of humanitarian programming by addressing gender inequality. This article explores the […]

Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: We Can Campaign, Bangladesh

08/10/2012

4 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam’s We Can Campaign seeks to change deeply ingrained attitudes and practices that endorse gender discrimination and violence. It was initially launched in 2004 in six South Asian countries and has since been replicated in several African and Middle Eastern countries. These full and summary reports document the findings of a quasi-experimental impact evaluation carried […]

Showing 308 matching results from Policy & Practice

Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: Evaluation of Oxfam’s Humanitarian Response in Chad

26/02/2014

3 documents

63 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report presents the findings of an effectiveness review carried out on Oxfam’s response to the 2011/2012 food insecurity response in Chad that was undertaken through the application of Oxfam’s Humanitarian Indicator Tool. Overall the response scored 64% and met or almost met eight of the 12 standards. This is marginally above the 60% cut-off […]

Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: Summary of 2012/13 Findings and Key Lessons Learned

05/03/2014

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The attached four-page document summarises the latest set of effectiveness reviews, carried out throughout 2012 and 2013. The review scrutinised 23 randomly-selected Oxfam projects under six main areas – humanitarian support, adapation and risk reduction, livelihoods, women’s empowerment, citizen voice and policy influencing. The document evaluates what was learned from this process.

Research report

Understanding the Effectiveness of Agricultural Training for Women: A desk review of indicators, methods and best practices

16/02/2016

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This desk review provides an introduction to some of the indicators, methods, tools, challenges and best practices that will help development practitioners measure the effectiveness of agricultural training, specifically as it relates to women and women’s economic empowerment. Contracted by Oxfam, it is part of ongoing work to improve monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) for […]

Evaluation report

Effectiveness in Building Resilience: Synthesis report for Oxfam’s Resilience Outcome Area

09/02/2016

1 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

As risks related to climate change, natural hazards, population growth, chronic poverty, food insecurity, and inequality intensify for the world’s poorest people, Oxfam has prioritized building resilience to shocks and stresses as an important, cross-cutting outcome area across its programming. Resilience capacities aim to enhance the ability of individuals, households, and communities to persist in […]

Research report

Measuring Impact: A Meta-Analysis of Oxfam’s Livelihoods Effectiveness Reviews

08/11/2017

1 documents

56 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper presents the results of a meta-analysis examining the overall impact of 23 livelihoods projects evaluated as part of Oxfam GB’s Effectiveness Reviews between 2011 and 2016. Results show a statistically significant, positive impact on the welfare of participants, measured by household consumption and wealth. Analysis indicates an increase in household consumption of approximately […]

Research report

USAID’s AVANSE Project in Haiti: An assessment of its conformity with aid effectiveness principles

13/03/2019

1 documents

35 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In 2013, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) launched Appui à la Valorisation du Potentiel Agricole du Nord, pour la Sécurité Économique et Environnementale—Aid to Realize the Agricultural Potential of the North, for Economic and Environmental Security, or AVANSE—in northern Haiti. This $87 million project, also known as Feed the Future North, runs through […]

Journal article

The effectiveness of NGO campaigning: lessons from practice

01/05/2000

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article looks at the lessons learned in reviewing two long-running international campaigns, one to promote breastfeeding in Ghana, and the other against the use of child labour in the carpet industry in India. In particular, it focuses on understanding the nature of campaigns and what makes them effective. It asserts that campaigns are not […]

Journal article

Accountability and effectiveness of NGOs: adapting business tools successfully

01/08/2006

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The central argument of this article is that many of the tools developed to strengthen for-profit businesses can be applied to NGOs to make them more effective and accountable. The authors address a gap in the development literature by defining and describing how business tools can be effectively transferred to NGOs. They examine the implementation […]

Journal article

Improving the effectiveness of humanitarian action: progress in implementing the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Gender Marker

25/06/2012

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Improving the effectiveness of humanitarian action: progress in implementing the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Gender Marker

Keywords

Overview

The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Gender Marker is a tool that tracks and measures whether humanitarian projects mainstream gender adequately and respond effectively to the distinct needs of women, girls, boys, and men. The Gender Marker represents an important opportunity to improve the quality of humanitarian programming by addressing gender inequality. This article explores the […]

Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: We Can Campaign, Bangladesh

08/10/2012

4 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam’s We Can Campaign seeks to change deeply ingrained attitudes and practices that endorse gender discrimination and violence. It was initially launched in 2004 in six South Asian countries and has since been replicated in several African and Middle Eastern countries. These full and summary reports document the findings of a quasi-experimental impact evaluation carried […]

Showing 308 matching results from Policy & Practice

Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: Evaluation of Oxfam’s Humanitarian Response in Chad

26/02/2014

3 documents

63 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report presents the findings of an effectiveness review carried out on Oxfam’s response to the 2011/2012 food insecurity response in Chad that was undertaken through the application of Oxfam’s Humanitarian Indicator Tool. Overall the response scored 64% and met or almost met eight of the 12 standards. This is marginally above the 60% cut-off […]

Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: Summary of 2012/13 Findings and Key Lessons Learned

05/03/2014

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The attached four-page document summarises the latest set of effectiveness reviews, carried out throughout 2012 and 2013. The review scrutinised 23 randomly-selected Oxfam projects under six main areas – humanitarian support, adapation and risk reduction, livelihoods, women’s empowerment, citizen voice and policy influencing. The document evaluates what was learned from this process.

Research report

Understanding the Effectiveness of Agricultural Training for Women: A desk review of indicators, methods and best practices

16/02/2016

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This desk review provides an introduction to some of the indicators, methods, tools, challenges and best practices that will help development practitioners measure the effectiveness of agricultural training, specifically as it relates to women and women’s economic empowerment. Contracted by Oxfam, it is part of ongoing work to improve monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) for […]

Evaluation report

Effectiveness in Building Resilience: Synthesis report for Oxfam’s Resilience Outcome Area

09/02/2016

1 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

As risks related to climate change, natural hazards, population growth, chronic poverty, food insecurity, and inequality intensify for the world’s poorest people, Oxfam has prioritized building resilience to shocks and stresses as an important, cross-cutting outcome area across its programming. Resilience capacities aim to enhance the ability of individuals, households, and communities to persist in […]

Research report

Measuring Impact: A Meta-Analysis of Oxfam’s Livelihoods Effectiveness Reviews

08/11/2017

1 documents

56 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper presents the results of a meta-analysis examining the overall impact of 23 livelihoods projects evaluated as part of Oxfam GB’s Effectiveness Reviews between 2011 and 2016. Results show a statistically significant, positive impact on the welfare of participants, measured by household consumption and wealth. Analysis indicates an increase in household consumption of approximately […]

Research report

USAID’s AVANSE Project in Haiti: An assessment of its conformity with aid effectiveness principles

13/03/2019

1 documents

35 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In 2013, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) launched Appui à la Valorisation du Potentiel Agricole du Nord, pour la Sécurité Économique et Environnementale—Aid to Realize the Agricultural Potential of the North, for Economic and Environmental Security, or AVANSE—in northern Haiti. This $87 million project, also known as Feed the Future North, runs through […]

Journal article

The effectiveness of NGO campaigning: lessons from practice

01/05/2000

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article looks at the lessons learned in reviewing two long-running international campaigns, one to promote breastfeeding in Ghana, and the other against the use of child labour in the carpet industry in India. In particular, it focuses on understanding the nature of campaigns and what makes them effective. It asserts that campaigns are not […]

Journal article

Accountability and effectiveness of NGOs: adapting business tools successfully

01/08/2006

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The central argument of this article is that many of the tools developed to strengthen for-profit businesses can be applied to NGOs to make them more effective and accountable. The authors address a gap in the development literature by defining and describing how business tools can be effectively transferred to NGOs. They examine the implementation […]

Journal article

Improving the effectiveness of humanitarian action: progress in implementing the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Gender Marker

25/06/2012

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Improving the effectiveness of humanitarian action: progress in implementing the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Gender Marker

Keywords

Overview

The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Gender Marker is a tool that tracks and measures whether humanitarian projects mainstream gender adequately and respond effectively to the distinct needs of women, girls, boys, and men. The Gender Marker represents an important opportunity to improve the quality of humanitarian programming by addressing gender inequality. This article explores the […]

Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: We Can Campaign, Bangladesh

08/10/2012

4 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam’s We Can Campaign seeks to change deeply ingrained attitudes and practices that endorse gender discrimination and violence. It was initially launched in 2004 in six South Asian countries and has since been replicated in several African and Middle Eastern countries. These full and summary reports document the findings of a quasi-experimental impact evaluation carried […]