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Guidelines and toolkits

Top Tips to Build and Support Effective Networks for Change: Learning from Oxfam’s influencing work in the South Caucasus, Vietnam and the ECSN-BRICSAM programme

29/11/2017

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This short paper summarizes the experience of Oxfam staff and network representatives who met in Yerevan, Armenia in December 2016, and suggests practical ways to address some of the typical challenges facing networks, whether when starting out or expanding. The aim is to maximize the potential for networks to act as catalysts for pro-poor change […]

Webpage

About Policy & Practice

Policy & Practice shares knowledge, evidence, and ideas from our experience and from our work in partnership.

Annual report

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Care (WE-Care) – Oxfam: Phase II Interim Report

12/09/2017

1 documents

24 pages long

Languages: French

Keywords

Overview

This report examines the second phase of Oxfam’s Women’s Economic Empowerment and Care (We-Care) programme. The first phase focused on building evidence for influencing policy change on women’s heavy and unequal unpaid care work in six countries. The second phase of the programme seeks to continue deepening the evidence base; strengthen influencing capacity on unpaid […]

Case study

Lessons learned from supporting the development of a network of networks for advocacy in the Global South

31/05/2016

1 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam regards working with partners as central to its model of change. While Oxfam is an organization with a strong global and international presence, working within networks and with other civil society organizations brings significantly more depth, outreach and legitimacy to its influencing work. The ECSN BRICSAM (Empowering Civil Society Networks in an Unequal Multi-Polar […]

Journal article

Democratising development: NGOs and the state

01/11/1992

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Many NGOs are moving beyond conventional project work, with its emphasis on ‘doing’, and are attempting to enhance their impact through ‘influencing’. There are four interconnected approaches: Project Replication, Grassroots Mobilisation, Influencing Policy Reform, and International Advocacy. Each calls for a more strategic relationship between NGOs and governments. For NGOs to move to an effective […]

Research report

Pursuing Decent Work in the Informal Sector: Understanding employers’ views on decent work principles in the informal sector in Rangpur and Barisal, Bangladesh

14/02/2019

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Empower Youth for Work (EYW) programme in Bangladesh aims to make a positive impact on the lives of young women and men by improving employment or entrepreneurship opportunities. Oxfam’s local partner organizations are working to support young men and women to gain employment, which in this context is mainly available in the informal sector. […]

Research report

Intersecting Injustices: The links between social norms, access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, and violence against women and girls

12/11/2020

2 documents

42 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In the Philippines, poor sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of women and girls is a grave public health challenge: one in five girls is a mother by age 19, two-thirds of women are not using any form of birth control, and more than a third of women’s pregnancies are unwanted. This study provides insights into […]

Case study

Can we Influence the Local Government through an Emergency Response?

31/05/2016

1 documents

6 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper examines the experience of the flood relief programme implemented in Bangladesh in 2015. It highlights the need for humanitarian partners to have the capacity to undertake the local-level influencing that is vital to working effectively in humanitarian contexts. Partnering for Impact series To do the work it does, Oxfam works closely with partners […]

Discussion paper

Care & the Platform Economy in the UK: A Mapping Exercise

03/07/2025

1 documents

38 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In the UK and globally, in-home domestic childcare and adult care services are increasingly being provided via digital platforms, with significant implications for in-home/domestic care workers. This paper maps what we already know about this phenomenon and identifies knowledge gaps that could be filled through focused research in support of influencing initiatives aimed at improving […]

Case study

Strengthening Women’s Political Participation in Pakistan

24/11/2020

1 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Strengthening Women’s Political participation initiative built on a long struggle for women’s rights in Pakistan. Raising Her Voice (RHV) was one of the first global campaigns to address both invisible and visible structural causes of gender injustice. It sought to challenge social norms, empower women, increase their political participation and change government policy. In […]

Showing 113 matching results from Policy & Practice

Guidelines and toolkits

Top Tips to Build and Support Effective Networks for Change: Learning from Oxfam’s influencing work in the South Caucasus, Vietnam and the ECSN-BRICSAM programme

29/11/2017

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This short paper summarizes the experience of Oxfam staff and network representatives who met in Yerevan, Armenia in December 2016, and suggests practical ways to address some of the typical challenges facing networks, whether when starting out or expanding. The aim is to maximize the potential for networks to act as catalysts for pro-poor change […]

Webpage

About Policy & Practice

Policy & Practice shares knowledge, evidence, and ideas from our experience and from our work in partnership.

Annual report

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Care (WE-Care) – Oxfam: Phase II Interim Report

12/09/2017

1 documents

24 pages long

Languages: French

Keywords

Overview

This report examines the second phase of Oxfam’s Women’s Economic Empowerment and Care (We-Care) programme. The first phase focused on building evidence for influencing policy change on women’s heavy and unequal unpaid care work in six countries. The second phase of the programme seeks to continue deepening the evidence base; strengthen influencing capacity on unpaid […]

Case study

Lessons learned from supporting the development of a network of networks for advocacy in the Global South

31/05/2016

1 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam regards working with partners as central to its model of change. While Oxfam is an organization with a strong global and international presence, working within networks and with other civil society organizations brings significantly more depth, outreach and legitimacy to its influencing work. The ECSN BRICSAM (Empowering Civil Society Networks in an Unequal Multi-Polar […]

Journal article

Democratising development: NGOs and the state

01/11/1992

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Many NGOs are moving beyond conventional project work, with its emphasis on ‘doing’, and are attempting to enhance their impact through ‘influencing’. There are four interconnected approaches: Project Replication, Grassroots Mobilisation, Influencing Policy Reform, and International Advocacy. Each calls for a more strategic relationship between NGOs and governments. For NGOs to move to an effective […]

Research report

Pursuing Decent Work in the Informal Sector: Understanding employers’ views on decent work principles in the informal sector in Rangpur and Barisal, Bangladesh

14/02/2019

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Empower Youth for Work (EYW) programme in Bangladesh aims to make a positive impact on the lives of young women and men by improving employment or entrepreneurship opportunities. Oxfam’s local partner organizations are working to support young men and women to gain employment, which in this context is mainly available in the informal sector. […]

Research report

Intersecting Injustices: The links between social norms, access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, and violence against women and girls

12/11/2020

2 documents

42 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In the Philippines, poor sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of women and girls is a grave public health challenge: one in five girls is a mother by age 19, two-thirds of women are not using any form of birth control, and more than a third of women’s pregnancies are unwanted. This study provides insights into […]

Case study

Can we Influence the Local Government through an Emergency Response?

31/05/2016

1 documents

6 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper examines the experience of the flood relief programme implemented in Bangladesh in 2015. It highlights the need for humanitarian partners to have the capacity to undertake the local-level influencing that is vital to working effectively in humanitarian contexts. Partnering for Impact series To do the work it does, Oxfam works closely with partners […]

Discussion paper

Care & the Platform Economy in the UK: A Mapping Exercise

03/07/2025

1 documents

38 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In the UK and globally, in-home domestic childcare and adult care services are increasingly being provided via digital platforms, with significant implications for in-home/domestic care workers. This paper maps what we already know about this phenomenon and identifies knowledge gaps that could be filled through focused research in support of influencing initiatives aimed at improving […]

Case study

Strengthening Women’s Political Participation in Pakistan

24/11/2020

1 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Strengthening Women’s Political participation initiative built on a long struggle for women’s rights in Pakistan. Raising Her Voice (RHV) was one of the first global campaigns to address both invisible and visible structural causes of gender injustice. It sought to challenge social norms, empower women, increase their political participation and change government policy. In […]

Showing 113 matching results from Policy & Practice

Guidelines and toolkits

Top Tips to Build and Support Effective Networks for Change: Learning from Oxfam’s influencing work in the South Caucasus, Vietnam and the ECSN-BRICSAM programme

29/11/2017

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This short paper summarizes the experience of Oxfam staff and network representatives who met in Yerevan, Armenia in December 2016, and suggests practical ways to address some of the typical challenges facing networks, whether when starting out or expanding. The aim is to maximize the potential for networks to act as catalysts for pro-poor change […]

Webpage

About Policy & Practice

Policy & Practice shares knowledge, evidence, and ideas from our experience and from our work in partnership.

Annual report

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Care (WE-Care) – Oxfam: Phase II Interim Report

12/09/2017

1 documents

24 pages long

Languages: French

Keywords

Overview

This report examines the second phase of Oxfam’s Women’s Economic Empowerment and Care (We-Care) programme. The first phase focused on building evidence for influencing policy change on women’s heavy and unequal unpaid care work in six countries. The second phase of the programme seeks to continue deepening the evidence base; strengthen influencing capacity on unpaid […]

Case study

Lessons learned from supporting the development of a network of networks for advocacy in the Global South

31/05/2016

1 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam regards working with partners as central to its model of change. While Oxfam is an organization with a strong global and international presence, working within networks and with other civil society organizations brings significantly more depth, outreach and legitimacy to its influencing work. The ECSN BRICSAM (Empowering Civil Society Networks in an Unequal Multi-Polar […]

Journal article

Democratising development: NGOs and the state

01/11/1992

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Many NGOs are moving beyond conventional project work, with its emphasis on ‘doing’, and are attempting to enhance their impact through ‘influencing’. There are four interconnected approaches: Project Replication, Grassroots Mobilisation, Influencing Policy Reform, and International Advocacy. Each calls for a more strategic relationship between NGOs and governments. For NGOs to move to an effective […]

Research report

Pursuing Decent Work in the Informal Sector: Understanding employers’ views on decent work principles in the informal sector in Rangpur and Barisal, Bangladesh

14/02/2019

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Empower Youth for Work (EYW) programme in Bangladesh aims to make a positive impact on the lives of young women and men by improving employment or entrepreneurship opportunities. Oxfam’s local partner organizations are working to support young men and women to gain employment, which in this context is mainly available in the informal sector. […]

Research report

Intersecting Injustices: The links between social norms, access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, and violence against women and girls

12/11/2020

2 documents

42 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In the Philippines, poor sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of women and girls is a grave public health challenge: one in five girls is a mother by age 19, two-thirds of women are not using any form of birth control, and more than a third of women’s pregnancies are unwanted. This study provides insights into […]

Case study

Can we Influence the Local Government through an Emergency Response?

31/05/2016

1 documents

6 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper examines the experience of the flood relief programme implemented in Bangladesh in 2015. It highlights the need for humanitarian partners to have the capacity to undertake the local-level influencing that is vital to working effectively in humanitarian contexts. Partnering for Impact series To do the work it does, Oxfam works closely with partners […]

Discussion paper

Care & the Platform Economy in the UK: A Mapping Exercise

03/07/2025

1 documents

38 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In the UK and globally, in-home domestic childcare and adult care services are increasingly being provided via digital platforms, with significant implications for in-home/domestic care workers. This paper maps what we already know about this phenomenon and identifies knowledge gaps that could be filled through focused research in support of influencing initiatives aimed at improving […]

Case study

Strengthening Women’s Political Participation in Pakistan

24/11/2020

1 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Strengthening Women’s Political participation initiative built on a long struggle for women’s rights in Pakistan. Raising Her Voice (RHV) was one of the first global campaigns to address both invisible and visible structural causes of gender injustice. It sought to challenge social norms, empower women, increase their political participation and change government policy. In […]