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Journal article

Post-war aid: patterns and purposes

01/11/2005

10 pages long

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A recent report by the World Bank reiterates the widely held view that donor agencies commit large amounts of funding in the immediate post-conflict phase, only for this to taper off to more ‘normal’ levels once the crisis is over. The World Bank criticises this phenomenon, referred to as ‘frontloading’, claiming that it damages the […]

Journal article

Bridging research and policy in international development: an analytical and practical framework

01/02/2006

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

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Overview

Better use of research-based evidence in development policy and practice can help save lives, reduce poverty, and improve the quality of life. But for this to happen more effectively researchers need to do three things. First, they need to develop a detailed understanding of (a) the policy-making process; what are the key influencing factors, and […]

Journal article

How people can influence government policy – stories from the Caucasus

01/08/2010

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

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It is very motivating to see vulnerable people becoming strong advocates for their own rights and persuading their government to act; or to see passionate young economists influencing the state and effecting positive change for tens of thousands of poor households. It is impressive to see dedicated work by a national NGO to build successful […]

Journal article

The gendered impact of HIV/AIDS on education in South Africa and Swaziland: save the Children’s experiences

01/03/2006

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

The gendered impact of HIV/AIDS on education in South Africa and Swaziland: save the Children’s experiences

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Overview

Children are dropping out of school in large numbers in communities affected by HIV/AIDS, despite policies and programmes that are designed to support their continued attendance. Research carried out by Save the Children in South Africa and Swaziland concludes that factors influencing drop-out are poverty related, exacerbated by HIV/AIDS. These factors also play out in […]

Journal article

Climate change and migration: a case study from rural Bangladesh

01/03/2011

16 pages long

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Climate change and migration: a case study from rural Bangladesh

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Migration in response to climate change should not be seen as a failure to adapt, but as a strategy undertaken to increase household resilience. This will, however, happen when migration is planned and supported and not under distress. This article focuses on people’s movements in the aftermath of cyclone Aila. It looks at factors influencing […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction: A training pack

08/07/2011

5 documents

84 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Understanding how gender relations shape women’s and men’s lives is critical to disaster risk reduction (DRR). This is because women’s and men’s different roles, responsibilities, and access to resources influence how each will be affected by different hazards, and how they will cope with and recover from disaster. Unequal power relations between women and men […]

Book

Small Farmers, Big Change: Scaling up impact in smallholder agriculture

29/09/2011

1 documents

142 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Support for smallholder agriculture is increasingly important, both to boost productivity during food crises and to raise the incomes of rural poor people. However, in order to maximize the potential of agricultural investment, NGOs and other development organizations need to act as facilitators of multistakeholder processes that establish new types of farmer organization; to create […]

Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: Pakistan Flood Response 2011/12

09/10/2012

3 documents

46 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The report presents the findings of an effectiveness review carried out on Oxfam’s response to the 2011/12 floods in Pakistan that was undertaken through the application of Oxfam’s Humanitarian Indicator Tool. The cumulative score of 19 indicates an overall response partially meeting Oxfam’s quality standards. The report provides examples of how learning from the previous […]

Journal article

Collective action and promotion of forest based associations on non-wood forest products in Cameroon

01/11/2012

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This paper documents collective actions undertaken by forest-based associations to access better prices for their non-wood forest products via group sales. Group sales can increase the income of group sellers by up to 40 per cent compared to individual sellers. The institutionalisation of group sales reinforces social relations and cohesion as well as mutual trust. […]

Policy position

Oxfam’s Role in Humanitarian Action

26/06/2013

4 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

As humanitarian agencies face enormous challenges in crises such as Syria, and a rapidly changing world, this new policy compendium note sets out Oxfam’s vision of its own role in humanitarian action. Like many international NGOs, its humanitarian work focuses increasingly on supporting the capacity of other organizations and partners – and on building the […]

Showing 103 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Post-war aid: patterns and purposes

01/11/2005

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

A recent report by the World Bank reiterates the widely held view that donor agencies commit large amounts of funding in the immediate post-conflict phase, only for this to taper off to more ‘normal’ levels once the crisis is over. The World Bank criticises this phenomenon, referred to as ‘frontloading’, claiming that it damages the […]

Journal article

Bridging research and policy in international development: an analytical and practical framework

01/02/2006

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Better use of research-based evidence in development policy and practice can help save lives, reduce poverty, and improve the quality of life. But for this to happen more effectively researchers need to do three things. First, they need to develop a detailed understanding of (a) the policy-making process; what are the key influencing factors, and […]

Journal article

How people can influence government policy – stories from the Caucasus

01/08/2010

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

It is very motivating to see vulnerable people becoming strong advocates for their own rights and persuading their government to act; or to see passionate young economists influencing the state and effecting positive change for tens of thousands of poor households. It is impressive to see dedicated work by a national NGO to build successful […]

Journal article

The gendered impact of HIV/AIDS on education in South Africa and Swaziland: save the Children’s experiences

01/03/2006

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

The gendered impact of HIV/AIDS on education in South Africa and Swaziland: save the Children’s experiences

Keywords

Overview

Children are dropping out of school in large numbers in communities affected by HIV/AIDS, despite policies and programmes that are designed to support their continued attendance. Research carried out by Save the Children in South Africa and Swaziland concludes that factors influencing drop-out are poverty related, exacerbated by HIV/AIDS. These factors also play out in […]

Journal article

Climate change and migration: a case study from rural Bangladesh

01/03/2011

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Climate change and migration: a case study from rural Bangladesh

Keywords

Overview

Migration in response to climate change should not be seen as a failure to adapt, but as a strategy undertaken to increase household resilience. This will, however, happen when migration is planned and supported and not under distress. This article focuses on people’s movements in the aftermath of cyclone Aila. It looks at factors influencing […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction: A training pack

08/07/2011

5 documents

84 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Understanding how gender relations shape women’s and men’s lives is critical to disaster risk reduction (DRR). This is because women’s and men’s different roles, responsibilities, and access to resources influence how each will be affected by different hazards, and how they will cope with and recover from disaster. Unequal power relations between women and men […]

Book

Small Farmers, Big Change: Scaling up impact in smallholder agriculture

29/09/2011

1 documents

142 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Support for smallholder agriculture is increasingly important, both to boost productivity during food crises and to raise the incomes of rural poor people. However, in order to maximize the potential of agricultural investment, NGOs and other development organizations need to act as facilitators of multistakeholder processes that establish new types of farmer organization; to create […]

Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: Pakistan Flood Response 2011/12

09/10/2012

3 documents

46 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The report presents the findings of an effectiveness review carried out on Oxfam’s response to the 2011/12 floods in Pakistan that was undertaken through the application of Oxfam’s Humanitarian Indicator Tool. The cumulative score of 19 indicates an overall response partially meeting Oxfam’s quality standards. The report provides examples of how learning from the previous […]

Journal article

Collective action and promotion of forest based associations on non-wood forest products in Cameroon

01/11/2012

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This paper documents collective actions undertaken by forest-based associations to access better prices for their non-wood forest products via group sales. Group sales can increase the income of group sellers by up to 40 per cent compared to individual sellers. The institutionalisation of group sales reinforces social relations and cohesion as well as mutual trust. […]

Policy position

Oxfam’s Role in Humanitarian Action

26/06/2013

4 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

As humanitarian agencies face enormous challenges in crises such as Syria, and a rapidly changing world, this new policy compendium note sets out Oxfam’s vision of its own role in humanitarian action. Like many international NGOs, its humanitarian work focuses increasingly on supporting the capacity of other organizations and partners – and on building the […]

Showing 103 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Post-war aid: patterns and purposes

01/11/2005

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

A recent report by the World Bank reiterates the widely held view that donor agencies commit large amounts of funding in the immediate post-conflict phase, only for this to taper off to more ‘normal’ levels once the crisis is over. The World Bank criticises this phenomenon, referred to as ‘frontloading’, claiming that it damages the […]

Journal article

Bridging research and policy in international development: an analytical and practical framework

01/02/2006

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Better use of research-based evidence in development policy and practice can help save lives, reduce poverty, and improve the quality of life. But for this to happen more effectively researchers need to do three things. First, they need to develop a detailed understanding of (a) the policy-making process; what are the key influencing factors, and […]

Journal article

How people can influence government policy – stories from the Caucasus

01/08/2010

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

It is very motivating to see vulnerable people becoming strong advocates for their own rights and persuading their government to act; or to see passionate young economists influencing the state and effecting positive change for tens of thousands of poor households. It is impressive to see dedicated work by a national NGO to build successful […]

Journal article

The gendered impact of HIV/AIDS on education in South Africa and Swaziland: save the Children’s experiences

01/03/2006

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

The gendered impact of HIV/AIDS on education in South Africa and Swaziland: save the Children’s experiences

Keywords

Overview

Children are dropping out of school in large numbers in communities affected by HIV/AIDS, despite policies and programmes that are designed to support their continued attendance. Research carried out by Save the Children in South Africa and Swaziland concludes that factors influencing drop-out are poverty related, exacerbated by HIV/AIDS. These factors also play out in […]

Journal article

Climate change and migration: a case study from rural Bangladesh

01/03/2011

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Climate change and migration: a case study from rural Bangladesh

Keywords

Overview

Migration in response to climate change should not be seen as a failure to adapt, but as a strategy undertaken to increase household resilience. This will, however, happen when migration is planned and supported and not under distress. This article focuses on people’s movements in the aftermath of cyclone Aila. It looks at factors influencing […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction: A training pack

08/07/2011

5 documents

84 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Understanding how gender relations shape women’s and men’s lives is critical to disaster risk reduction (DRR). This is because women’s and men’s different roles, responsibilities, and access to resources influence how each will be affected by different hazards, and how they will cope with and recover from disaster. Unequal power relations between women and men […]

Book

Small Farmers, Big Change: Scaling up impact in smallholder agriculture

29/09/2011

1 documents

142 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Support for smallholder agriculture is increasingly important, both to boost productivity during food crises and to raise the incomes of rural poor people. However, in order to maximize the potential of agricultural investment, NGOs and other development organizations need to act as facilitators of multistakeholder processes that establish new types of farmer organization; to create […]

Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: Pakistan Flood Response 2011/12

09/10/2012

3 documents

46 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The report presents the findings of an effectiveness review carried out on Oxfam’s response to the 2011/12 floods in Pakistan that was undertaken through the application of Oxfam’s Humanitarian Indicator Tool. The cumulative score of 19 indicates an overall response partially meeting Oxfam’s quality standards. The report provides examples of how learning from the previous […]

Journal article

Collective action and promotion of forest based associations on non-wood forest products in Cameroon

01/11/2012

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This paper documents collective actions undertaken by forest-based associations to access better prices for their non-wood forest products via group sales. Group sales can increase the income of group sellers by up to 40 per cent compared to individual sellers. The institutionalisation of group sales reinforces social relations and cohesion as well as mutual trust. […]

Policy position

Oxfam’s Role in Humanitarian Action

26/06/2013

4 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

As humanitarian agencies face enormous challenges in crises such as Syria, and a rapidly changing world, this new policy compendium note sets out Oxfam’s vision of its own role in humanitarian action. Like many international NGOs, its humanitarian work focuses increasingly on supporting the capacity of other organizations and partners – and on building the […]