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Case study

Social Accountability in Pakistan: Participatory governance in urban WASH

22/03/2017

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The urban context in Pakistan is complex and posses major risks for the most vulnerable groups. Following the results of a participatory analysis, Oxfam developed a strategy for improving urban WASH governance and accountability in Pakistan. The model is centred on citizens, with strong elements for influencing and networking. The inclusion of social accountability mechanisms […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Oxfam’s Conceptual Framework on Women’s Economic Empowerment

23/05/2017

3 documents

52 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Effective economic empowerment for women occurs when women enjoy their rights to control and benefit from: resources assets income their own time the ability to manage risk improve their economic status and wellbeing. However, for this to become real, women must also have the autonomy and self-belief to make changes in their own lives, including […]

Case study

Adapting Programming to an Urban Environment in Pakistan

10/07/2017

3 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The programme seeks to ensure that women, men and young people living in poverty in cities in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan have improved access to decent income opportunities and a dignified, healthy habitat. To achieve this goal, the programme is structured around three pillars: bringing together citizens to contribute to local governance; improving […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Sharing Oxfam’s Experience of Using Two Approaches for Network Assessment: Social Network Analysis and Qualitative Assessment Scorecard

29/11/2017

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In this paper, the authors share Oxfam’s experience of using and adapting two approaches to network assessment: Social Network Analysis (SNA) and Qualitative Assessment Scorecard (QAS). Network assessments are useful throughout the lifetime of a network for different purposes: at network formation stage, the design of influencing and advocacy interventions and for the monitoring and […]

Briefing note

Harmful Side Effects: How drug companies undermine global health

18/09/2018

1 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

New Oxfam research shows that four pharmaceutical companies – Abbott, Johnson & Johnson, Merck and Pfizer – systematically hide their profits in overseas tax havens. They appear to deprive developing countries of more than $100m (around £80m) every year – money that is urgently needed to meet the health needs of people in these countries […]

Briefing paper

Prescription for Poverty: Drug companies as tax dodgers, price gougers, and influence peddlers

18/09/2018

7 documents

80 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

New Oxfam research shows that four pharmaceutical corporations – Abbott, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, and Pfizer – systematically hide their profits in overseas tax havens. This activity could deprive developing countries of more than $100 million every year – money that is urgently needed to meet the health needs of people in these countries – […]

Evaluation report

Using Community-Centred Approaches to Build Resilience at Scale

28/08/2018

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This Evidence Brief synthesises evidence of how Oxfam is working to support community-centred approaches to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction, delivering outcomes for people who are at risk from disasters and climate change. It highlights how such efforts have improved accountability between communities and governments to achieve impacts beyond the local level, influencing […]

Research report

Participatory Vulnerability Analysis in the North of the Gaza Strip

07/03/2019

1 documents

68 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In the Gaza Strip, people are suffering as a result of the long-lasting blockade with all its negative impacts on daily life, and from recent restriction measures and cuts by the Palestinian Authority. In this context of a protracted conflict with a worsening socio-economic situation, a participatory vulnerability analysis (PVA) to understand the root causes […]

Research report

We Worked and Overcame Hardship: Stories of change from youth participating in youth group microenterprises in Ethiopia

22/01/2019

1 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Empower Youth for Work (EYW) is a five-year programme, funded by the IKEA Foundation. The programme focuses on enabling young people (especially young women) in rural climate-affected areas of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Ethiopia to seek and obtain economic independence. To realize these goals, the programme applies a holistic approach to drive young people’s economic […]

Journal article

Using digital storytelling as a source of empowerment for rural women in Benin

05/11/2019

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Using digital storytelling as a source of empowerment for rural women in Benin

Keywords

Overview

Digital storytelling offers a combination of traditional storytelling and new technologies that is attracting attention from feminist researchers aiming to co-create research in empowering ways for participants, allowing them to collaborate, build shared awareness of issues, and share their priority issues with decision-makers and power-holders. This article focuses on digital storytelling in research into the […]

Showing 108 matching results from Policy & Practice

Case study

Social Accountability in Pakistan: Participatory governance in urban WASH

22/03/2017

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The urban context in Pakistan is complex and posses major risks for the most vulnerable groups. Following the results of a participatory analysis, Oxfam developed a strategy for improving urban WASH governance and accountability in Pakistan. The model is centred on citizens, with strong elements for influencing and networking. The inclusion of social accountability mechanisms […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Oxfam’s Conceptual Framework on Women’s Economic Empowerment

23/05/2017

3 documents

52 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Effective economic empowerment for women occurs when women enjoy their rights to control and benefit from: resources assets income their own time the ability to manage risk improve their economic status and wellbeing. However, for this to become real, women must also have the autonomy and self-belief to make changes in their own lives, including […]

Case study

Adapting Programming to an Urban Environment in Pakistan

10/07/2017

3 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The programme seeks to ensure that women, men and young people living in poverty in cities in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan have improved access to decent income opportunities and a dignified, healthy habitat. To achieve this goal, the programme is structured around three pillars: bringing together citizens to contribute to local governance; improving […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Sharing Oxfam’s Experience of Using Two Approaches for Network Assessment: Social Network Analysis and Qualitative Assessment Scorecard

29/11/2017

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In this paper, the authors share Oxfam’s experience of using and adapting two approaches to network assessment: Social Network Analysis (SNA) and Qualitative Assessment Scorecard (QAS). Network assessments are useful throughout the lifetime of a network for different purposes: at network formation stage, the design of influencing and advocacy interventions and for the monitoring and […]

Briefing note

Harmful Side Effects: How drug companies undermine global health

18/09/2018

1 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

New Oxfam research shows that four pharmaceutical companies – Abbott, Johnson & Johnson, Merck and Pfizer – systematically hide their profits in overseas tax havens. They appear to deprive developing countries of more than $100m (around £80m) every year – money that is urgently needed to meet the health needs of people in these countries […]

Briefing paper

Prescription for Poverty: Drug companies as tax dodgers, price gougers, and influence peddlers

18/09/2018

7 documents

80 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

New Oxfam research shows that four pharmaceutical corporations – Abbott, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, and Pfizer – systematically hide their profits in overseas tax havens. This activity could deprive developing countries of more than $100 million every year – money that is urgently needed to meet the health needs of people in these countries – […]

Evaluation report

Using Community-Centred Approaches to Build Resilience at Scale

28/08/2018

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This Evidence Brief synthesises evidence of how Oxfam is working to support community-centred approaches to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction, delivering outcomes for people who are at risk from disasters and climate change. It highlights how such efforts have improved accountability between communities and governments to achieve impacts beyond the local level, influencing […]

Research report

Participatory Vulnerability Analysis in the North of the Gaza Strip

07/03/2019

1 documents

68 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In the Gaza Strip, people are suffering as a result of the long-lasting blockade with all its negative impacts on daily life, and from recent restriction measures and cuts by the Palestinian Authority. In this context of a protracted conflict with a worsening socio-economic situation, a participatory vulnerability analysis (PVA) to understand the root causes […]

Research report

We Worked and Overcame Hardship: Stories of change from youth participating in youth group microenterprises in Ethiopia

22/01/2019

1 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Empower Youth for Work (EYW) is a five-year programme, funded by the IKEA Foundation. The programme focuses on enabling young people (especially young women) in rural climate-affected areas of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Ethiopia to seek and obtain economic independence. To realize these goals, the programme applies a holistic approach to drive young people’s economic […]

Journal article

Using digital storytelling as a source of empowerment for rural women in Benin

05/11/2019

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Using digital storytelling as a source of empowerment for rural women in Benin

Keywords

Overview

Digital storytelling offers a combination of traditional storytelling and new technologies that is attracting attention from feminist researchers aiming to co-create research in empowering ways for participants, allowing them to collaborate, build shared awareness of issues, and share their priority issues with decision-makers and power-holders. This article focuses on digital storytelling in research into the […]

Showing 108 matching results from Policy & Practice

Case study

Social Accountability in Pakistan: Participatory governance in urban WASH

22/03/2017

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The urban context in Pakistan is complex and posses major risks for the most vulnerable groups. Following the results of a participatory analysis, Oxfam developed a strategy for improving urban WASH governance and accountability in Pakistan. The model is centred on citizens, with strong elements for influencing and networking. The inclusion of social accountability mechanisms […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Oxfam’s Conceptual Framework on Women’s Economic Empowerment

23/05/2017

3 documents

52 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Effective economic empowerment for women occurs when women enjoy their rights to control and benefit from: resources assets income their own time the ability to manage risk improve their economic status and wellbeing. However, for this to become real, women must also have the autonomy and self-belief to make changes in their own lives, including […]

Case study

Adapting Programming to an Urban Environment in Pakistan

10/07/2017

3 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The programme seeks to ensure that women, men and young people living in poverty in cities in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan have improved access to decent income opportunities and a dignified, healthy habitat. To achieve this goal, the programme is structured around three pillars: bringing together citizens to contribute to local governance; improving […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Sharing Oxfam’s Experience of Using Two Approaches for Network Assessment: Social Network Analysis and Qualitative Assessment Scorecard

29/11/2017

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In this paper, the authors share Oxfam’s experience of using and adapting two approaches to network assessment: Social Network Analysis (SNA) and Qualitative Assessment Scorecard (QAS). Network assessments are useful throughout the lifetime of a network for different purposes: at network formation stage, the design of influencing and advocacy interventions and for the monitoring and […]

Briefing note

Harmful Side Effects: How drug companies undermine global health

18/09/2018

1 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

New Oxfam research shows that four pharmaceutical companies – Abbott, Johnson & Johnson, Merck and Pfizer – systematically hide their profits in overseas tax havens. They appear to deprive developing countries of more than $100m (around £80m) every year – money that is urgently needed to meet the health needs of people in these countries […]

Briefing paper

Prescription for Poverty: Drug companies as tax dodgers, price gougers, and influence peddlers

18/09/2018

7 documents

80 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

New Oxfam research shows that four pharmaceutical corporations – Abbott, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, and Pfizer – systematically hide their profits in overseas tax havens. This activity could deprive developing countries of more than $100 million every year – money that is urgently needed to meet the health needs of people in these countries – […]

Evaluation report

Using Community-Centred Approaches to Build Resilience at Scale

28/08/2018

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This Evidence Brief synthesises evidence of how Oxfam is working to support community-centred approaches to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction, delivering outcomes for people who are at risk from disasters and climate change. It highlights how such efforts have improved accountability between communities and governments to achieve impacts beyond the local level, influencing […]

Research report

Participatory Vulnerability Analysis in the North of the Gaza Strip

07/03/2019

1 documents

68 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In the Gaza Strip, people are suffering as a result of the long-lasting blockade with all its negative impacts on daily life, and from recent restriction measures and cuts by the Palestinian Authority. In this context of a protracted conflict with a worsening socio-economic situation, a participatory vulnerability analysis (PVA) to understand the root causes […]

Research report

We Worked and Overcame Hardship: Stories of change from youth participating in youth group microenterprises in Ethiopia

22/01/2019

1 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Empower Youth for Work (EYW) is a five-year programme, funded by the IKEA Foundation. The programme focuses on enabling young people (especially young women) in rural climate-affected areas of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Ethiopia to seek and obtain economic independence. To realize these goals, the programme applies a holistic approach to drive young people’s economic […]

Journal article

Using digital storytelling as a source of empowerment for rural women in Benin

05/11/2019

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Using digital storytelling as a source of empowerment for rural women in Benin

Keywords

Overview

Digital storytelling offers a combination of traditional storytelling and new technologies that is attracting attention from feminist researchers aiming to co-create research in empowering ways for participants, allowing them to collaborate, build shared awareness of issues, and share their priority issues with decision-makers and power-holders. This article focuses on digital storytelling in research into the […]