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Journal article

Anyone here been raped and speak English?’: workshops for editors and journalists on gender-based violence and sex-trafficking

01/11/2007

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Anyone here been raped and speak English?’: workshops for editors and journalists on gender-based violence and sex-trafficking

Keywords

Overview

Editors and journalists who have been trained to understand issues of gender-based violence and human rights can have a positive influence on educating public and political understanding of these issues. This article describes two workshops held recently in Senegal and Albania for male and female editors and journalists. The UNFPA workshop for journalists and editors […]

Journal article

Lipstick evangelism: avon trading circles and gender empowerment in South Africa

01/07/2009

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Lipstick evangelism: avon trading circles and gender empowerment in South Africa

Keywords

Overview

Increasing numbers of corporations are vying to capture one of the largest untapped consumer markets – the world’s poor – in ways that are not only economically profitable but socially responsible. One type of initiative that has gained increased traction is trading partnerships between multinational corporations and women’s informal exchange networks, creating micro-enterprise opportunities that […]

Case study

Effective Cooperation: A new role for cotton producer co-ops in Mali

09/06/2011

2 documents

17 pages long

Languages: English, French

Keywords

Overview

Falling prices and increased privatization had left small-scale cotton producers in Mali facing an uncertain future. In particular, the role of the state-owned cotton company, on which farmers depended for essential services such as inputs and training, had been greatly diminished. In response, a new initiative involving a coalition of partners has helped to build […]

Case study

Bridging the Gap: Building a financial services system that serves poor people in Sri Lanka

09/06/2011

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Providing financial services for poor people in Sri Lanka in partnership with financial institutions, donors, service providers, and policy-makers, Oxfam GB is helping to build democratic, inclusive financial systems in Sri Lanka that serve the majority – poor people. Oxfam’s indirect, facilitative approach aims to cultivate links between the formal financial services sector and people […]

Evaluation report

Programme Impact Report 2004: Oxfam GB’s work with partners and allies around the world

01/07/2004

1 documents

74 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report is the culmination of our annual review process, that looks at the contribution Oxfam is making – together with our partners and allies – to overcoming poverty and suffering in the world. We are encouraged by what our programmes are achieving. The review this year shows that programmes are having an increasing influence […]

Case study

Increasing Children’s Access to Safe Drinking Water Through Low-cost Technologies in Mali

13/09/2011

1 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper aims to share Oxfam GB’s experience of working in partnership with local authorities, communities and other organisations to provide WASH facilities to villages and schools, using low-cost water technologies. In Mali, a pilot project has introduced the rope pump – a new, low-cost, easy-to-maintain type of technology, which has increased access to water […]

Evaluation report

Haiti Progress Report: January – December 2011

10/01/2012

3 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

As we reported in the one-year progress report, Oxfam raised approximately $98 million for its three-year earthquake response program. A further $8 million income was raised in 2011, bringing total income raised to $106 million. By the end of 2011, Oxfam will have spent approximately $96 million. These funds have been used to meet the […]

Journal article

Shampoo, saris and SIM cards: seeking entrepreneurial futures at the bottom of the pyramid

23/03/2012

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

In recent years bottom-of-the-pyramid (BoP) models have emerged as a popular strategy for offering poor women the opportunity to earn an income by distributing goods and services door-to-door. In this article, we explore one recent example of BoP entrepreneurship: the CARE Bangladesh Rural Sales Program (RSP). The RSP is a partnership between CARE and several […]

Research report

A Gender Analysis of Targeted AIDS Interventions (TAI)

01/12/2005

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report looks at the work of the Targeted AIDS Intervention (TAI) Project, an NGO in Pietermaritzburg, Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa, which is dedicated to HIV education and training, especially with men and boys. It looks at the impact of TAI’s work on both changing risk behaviour to reduce HIV, as well as the role […]

Briefing paper

Salt, Sugar, and Malaria Pills: How the Affordable Medicine Facility-malaria endangers public health

24/10/2012

4 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

The Affordable Medicine Facility-malaria has shown no evidence that it has saved the lives of the most vulnerable or delayed drug resistance. Rather, this global subsidy has incentivised medicine sales without diagnosis and shown no evidence that it has served poor people. It poses a risk to public health and could skew investment away from […]

Showing 313 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Anyone here been raped and speak English?’: workshops for editors and journalists on gender-based violence and sex-trafficking

01/11/2007

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Anyone here been raped and speak English?’: workshops for editors and journalists on gender-based violence and sex-trafficking

Keywords

Overview

Editors and journalists who have been trained to understand issues of gender-based violence and human rights can have a positive influence on educating public and political understanding of these issues. This article describes two workshops held recently in Senegal and Albania for male and female editors and journalists. The UNFPA workshop for journalists and editors […]

Journal article

Lipstick evangelism: avon trading circles and gender empowerment in South Africa

01/07/2009

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Lipstick evangelism: avon trading circles and gender empowerment in South Africa

Keywords

Overview

Increasing numbers of corporations are vying to capture one of the largest untapped consumer markets – the world’s poor – in ways that are not only economically profitable but socially responsible. One type of initiative that has gained increased traction is trading partnerships between multinational corporations and women’s informal exchange networks, creating micro-enterprise opportunities that […]

Case study

Effective Cooperation: A new role for cotton producer co-ops in Mali

09/06/2011

2 documents

17 pages long

Languages: English, French

Keywords

Overview

Falling prices and increased privatization had left small-scale cotton producers in Mali facing an uncertain future. In particular, the role of the state-owned cotton company, on which farmers depended for essential services such as inputs and training, had been greatly diminished. In response, a new initiative involving a coalition of partners has helped to build […]

Case study

Bridging the Gap: Building a financial services system that serves poor people in Sri Lanka

09/06/2011

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Providing financial services for poor people in Sri Lanka in partnership with financial institutions, donors, service providers, and policy-makers, Oxfam GB is helping to build democratic, inclusive financial systems in Sri Lanka that serve the majority – poor people. Oxfam’s indirect, facilitative approach aims to cultivate links between the formal financial services sector and people […]

Evaluation report

Programme Impact Report 2004: Oxfam GB’s work with partners and allies around the world

01/07/2004

1 documents

74 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report is the culmination of our annual review process, that looks at the contribution Oxfam is making – together with our partners and allies – to overcoming poverty and suffering in the world. We are encouraged by what our programmes are achieving. The review this year shows that programmes are having an increasing influence […]

Case study

Increasing Children’s Access to Safe Drinking Water Through Low-cost Technologies in Mali

13/09/2011

1 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper aims to share Oxfam GB’s experience of working in partnership with local authorities, communities and other organisations to provide WASH facilities to villages and schools, using low-cost water technologies. In Mali, a pilot project has introduced the rope pump – a new, low-cost, easy-to-maintain type of technology, which has increased access to water […]

Evaluation report

Haiti Progress Report: January – December 2011

10/01/2012

3 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

As we reported in the one-year progress report, Oxfam raised approximately $98 million for its three-year earthquake response program. A further $8 million income was raised in 2011, bringing total income raised to $106 million. By the end of 2011, Oxfam will have spent approximately $96 million. These funds have been used to meet the […]

Journal article

Shampoo, saris and SIM cards: seeking entrepreneurial futures at the bottom of the pyramid

23/03/2012

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

In recent years bottom-of-the-pyramid (BoP) models have emerged as a popular strategy for offering poor women the opportunity to earn an income by distributing goods and services door-to-door. In this article, we explore one recent example of BoP entrepreneurship: the CARE Bangladesh Rural Sales Program (RSP). The RSP is a partnership between CARE and several […]

Research report

A Gender Analysis of Targeted AIDS Interventions (TAI)

01/12/2005

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report looks at the work of the Targeted AIDS Intervention (TAI) Project, an NGO in Pietermaritzburg, Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa, which is dedicated to HIV education and training, especially with men and boys. It looks at the impact of TAI’s work on both changing risk behaviour to reduce HIV, as well as the role […]

Briefing paper

Salt, Sugar, and Malaria Pills: How the Affordable Medicine Facility-malaria endangers public health

24/10/2012

4 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

The Affordable Medicine Facility-malaria has shown no evidence that it has saved the lives of the most vulnerable or delayed drug resistance. Rather, this global subsidy has incentivised medicine sales without diagnosis and shown no evidence that it has served poor people. It poses a risk to public health and could skew investment away from […]

Showing 313 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Anyone here been raped and speak English?’: workshops for editors and journalists on gender-based violence and sex-trafficking

01/11/2007

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Anyone here been raped and speak English?’: workshops for editors and journalists on gender-based violence and sex-trafficking

Keywords

Overview

Editors and journalists who have been trained to understand issues of gender-based violence and human rights can have a positive influence on educating public and political understanding of these issues. This article describes two workshops held recently in Senegal and Albania for male and female editors and journalists. The UNFPA workshop for journalists and editors […]

Journal article

Lipstick evangelism: avon trading circles and gender empowerment in South Africa

01/07/2009

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Lipstick evangelism: avon trading circles and gender empowerment in South Africa

Keywords

Overview

Increasing numbers of corporations are vying to capture one of the largest untapped consumer markets – the world’s poor – in ways that are not only economically profitable but socially responsible. One type of initiative that has gained increased traction is trading partnerships between multinational corporations and women’s informal exchange networks, creating micro-enterprise opportunities that […]

Case study

Effective Cooperation: A new role for cotton producer co-ops in Mali

09/06/2011

2 documents

17 pages long

Languages: English, French

Keywords

Overview

Falling prices and increased privatization had left small-scale cotton producers in Mali facing an uncertain future. In particular, the role of the state-owned cotton company, on which farmers depended for essential services such as inputs and training, had been greatly diminished. In response, a new initiative involving a coalition of partners has helped to build […]

Case study

Bridging the Gap: Building a financial services system that serves poor people in Sri Lanka

09/06/2011

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Providing financial services for poor people in Sri Lanka in partnership with financial institutions, donors, service providers, and policy-makers, Oxfam GB is helping to build democratic, inclusive financial systems in Sri Lanka that serve the majority – poor people. Oxfam’s indirect, facilitative approach aims to cultivate links between the formal financial services sector and people […]

Evaluation report

Programme Impact Report 2004: Oxfam GB’s work with partners and allies around the world

01/07/2004

1 documents

74 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report is the culmination of our annual review process, that looks at the contribution Oxfam is making – together with our partners and allies – to overcoming poverty and suffering in the world. We are encouraged by what our programmes are achieving. The review this year shows that programmes are having an increasing influence […]

Case study

Increasing Children’s Access to Safe Drinking Water Through Low-cost Technologies in Mali

13/09/2011

1 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper aims to share Oxfam GB’s experience of working in partnership with local authorities, communities and other organisations to provide WASH facilities to villages and schools, using low-cost water technologies. In Mali, a pilot project has introduced the rope pump – a new, low-cost, easy-to-maintain type of technology, which has increased access to water […]

Evaluation report

Haiti Progress Report: January – December 2011

10/01/2012

3 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

As we reported in the one-year progress report, Oxfam raised approximately $98 million for its three-year earthquake response program. A further $8 million income was raised in 2011, bringing total income raised to $106 million. By the end of 2011, Oxfam will have spent approximately $96 million. These funds have been used to meet the […]

Journal article

Shampoo, saris and SIM cards: seeking entrepreneurial futures at the bottom of the pyramid

23/03/2012

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

In recent years bottom-of-the-pyramid (BoP) models have emerged as a popular strategy for offering poor women the opportunity to earn an income by distributing goods and services door-to-door. In this article, we explore one recent example of BoP entrepreneurship: the CARE Bangladesh Rural Sales Program (RSP). The RSP is a partnership between CARE and several […]

Research report

A Gender Analysis of Targeted AIDS Interventions (TAI)

01/12/2005

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report looks at the work of the Targeted AIDS Intervention (TAI) Project, an NGO in Pietermaritzburg, Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa, which is dedicated to HIV education and training, especially with men and boys. It looks at the impact of TAI’s work on both changing risk behaviour to reduce HIV, as well as the role […]

Briefing paper

Salt, Sugar, and Malaria Pills: How the Affordable Medicine Facility-malaria endangers public health

24/10/2012

4 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

The Affordable Medicine Facility-malaria has shown no evidence that it has saved the lives of the most vulnerable or delayed drug resistance. Rather, this global subsidy has incentivised medicine sales without diagnosis and shown no evidence that it has served poor people. It poses a risk to public health and could skew investment away from […]