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Briefing paper

The Ukraine Crisis: Adapting to an evolving crisis through partnerships

31/01/2024

3 documents

31 pages long

Languages: English, Polish, Ukrainian

Keywords

Overview

As the war in Ukraine continues, communities affected by the crisis are having to constantly adapt to new realities. In response, humanitarian action needs to be flexible, agile and responsive to people’s needs. Since February 2022, Oxfam has been working with local Ukrainian NGOs to support communities that have been particularly affected by the conflict. […]

Case study

Working in Partnership to Improve Education in Niger

13/09/2011

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This case study focuses on Oxfam’s programme in the Tillabéri region of Niger, where many people have little or no access to basic services. The programme aims to improve children’s (and especially girls’) access to basic education in the pastoral and agro-pastoral communities where we work, and to improve the school environment so that fewer […]

Journal article

Knowledge to action: evaluation for learning in a multi-organisational global partnership

01/08/2002

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Many organisations do not learn. There are many reasons for this, and a lack of donor support tends to be cited as one of the greatest. But this is not the primary reason for a lack of learning. We fail to learn because we are unable to see the importance of doing so. We become […]

Evaluation report

2014 Programme Partnership Arrangements (PPA) Evaluation Report

01/09/2015

1 documents

197 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation report focuses on the effects and impacts specifically achieved from the 2011 to 2014 round of PPA funding. Specifically, the evaluation seeks to understand the investment decisions that PPA holders have been able to make because of the unrestricted and flexible nature of PPA funding and the effects of these investments. The evaluation […]

Briefing note

The New Alliance: A new direction needed. Reforming the G8’s public-private partnership on agriculture and food security

25/09/2013

4 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, launched at the G8 summit in 2012, promised to reduce poverty for 50 million people over the next ten years by increasing private investment and agriculture-led growth in selected African countries. This briefing shows how, one year on, evidence about its implementation presents a worrying picture of […]

Journal article

Relationships, learning, and trust: lessons from the SNV-RECOFTC partnership

01/09/2009

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The term ‘partnership’ has become a watch-word for development organisations that aim to mobilise the resources and collaboration needed to achieve long-term goals such as poverty reduction and sustainable resource management. Achieving effective collaboration in practice, however, can be challenging. This article adds to recent discussions on what makes effective partnerships, offering lessons from an […]

Evaluation report

Oxfam GB in Partnership: A Global Strategic Evaluation 2006/07

28/09/2007

9 documents

97 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam GB has recently completed a global strategic evaluation of its partnerships in order to understand; how our partners feel we are performing in partnership; what we are learning about what contributes to an effective and empowering partnership; what we should be considering as we develop new partnerships in the future. The evaluation was undertaken […]

Research report

The Politics of Partnership: How donors manage risk while letting recipients lead their own development

13/12/2011

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper provides recommendations for the US government as it continues grappling with ways of improving foreign aid, taking lessons from successful donor partnerships with recipient countries. The underlying field research comes from Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Malawi, and Tanzania. Our research findings suggest that aid works best through genuine partnerships; partnerships that truly support the visions and […]

Journal article

Building civil society through partnership: lessons from a case study of the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee

01/02/2005

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Civil society is seen increasingly as a necessary element of sustainable human development. Some Northern NGOs hope to contribute to the development of civil society by partnering with Southern NGOs. However, recent scholarship shows that such partnerships are frequently dominated by the Northern NGO, thus inhibiting the establishment of vibrant, locally owned and locally managed […]

Journal article

Partnerships in fair trade: reflections from a case study of Cafe direct

01/05/2000

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

In the 1990s, fair trade, as practised by alternative trading organisations (ATOs), has evolved from a solidarity to a partnership model. This paper explores the nature of fair trade partnership using a case study of Cafedirect and one of its suppliers, the KNCU in Tanzania. For ATOs, fair trade is articulated in terms of a […]

Showing 321 matching results from Policy & Practice

Briefing paper

The Ukraine Crisis: Adapting to an evolving crisis through partnerships

31/01/2024

3 documents

31 pages long

Languages: English, Polish, Ukrainian

Keywords

Overview

As the war in Ukraine continues, communities affected by the crisis are having to constantly adapt to new realities. In response, humanitarian action needs to be flexible, agile and responsive to people’s needs. Since February 2022, Oxfam has been working with local Ukrainian NGOs to support communities that have been particularly affected by the conflict. […]

Case study

Working in Partnership to Improve Education in Niger

13/09/2011

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This case study focuses on Oxfam’s programme in the Tillabéri region of Niger, where many people have little or no access to basic services. The programme aims to improve children’s (and especially girls’) access to basic education in the pastoral and agro-pastoral communities where we work, and to improve the school environment so that fewer […]

Journal article

Knowledge to action: evaluation for learning in a multi-organisational global partnership

01/08/2002

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Many organisations do not learn. There are many reasons for this, and a lack of donor support tends to be cited as one of the greatest. But this is not the primary reason for a lack of learning. We fail to learn because we are unable to see the importance of doing so. We become […]

Evaluation report

2014 Programme Partnership Arrangements (PPA) Evaluation Report

01/09/2015

1 documents

197 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation report focuses on the effects and impacts specifically achieved from the 2011 to 2014 round of PPA funding. Specifically, the evaluation seeks to understand the investment decisions that PPA holders have been able to make because of the unrestricted and flexible nature of PPA funding and the effects of these investments. The evaluation […]

Briefing note

The New Alliance: A new direction needed. Reforming the G8’s public-private partnership on agriculture and food security

25/09/2013

4 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, launched at the G8 summit in 2012, promised to reduce poverty for 50 million people over the next ten years by increasing private investment and agriculture-led growth in selected African countries. This briefing shows how, one year on, evidence about its implementation presents a worrying picture of […]

Journal article

Relationships, learning, and trust: lessons from the SNV-RECOFTC partnership

01/09/2009

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The term ‘partnership’ has become a watch-word for development organisations that aim to mobilise the resources and collaboration needed to achieve long-term goals such as poverty reduction and sustainable resource management. Achieving effective collaboration in practice, however, can be challenging. This article adds to recent discussions on what makes effective partnerships, offering lessons from an […]

Evaluation report

Oxfam GB in Partnership: A Global Strategic Evaluation 2006/07

28/09/2007

9 documents

97 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam GB has recently completed a global strategic evaluation of its partnerships in order to understand; how our partners feel we are performing in partnership; what we are learning about what contributes to an effective and empowering partnership; what we should be considering as we develop new partnerships in the future. The evaluation was undertaken […]

Research report

The Politics of Partnership: How donors manage risk while letting recipients lead their own development

13/12/2011

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper provides recommendations for the US government as it continues grappling with ways of improving foreign aid, taking lessons from successful donor partnerships with recipient countries. The underlying field research comes from Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Malawi, and Tanzania. Our research findings suggest that aid works best through genuine partnerships; partnerships that truly support the visions and […]

Journal article

Building civil society through partnership: lessons from a case study of the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee

01/02/2005

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Civil society is seen increasingly as a necessary element of sustainable human development. Some Northern NGOs hope to contribute to the development of civil society by partnering with Southern NGOs. However, recent scholarship shows that such partnerships are frequently dominated by the Northern NGO, thus inhibiting the establishment of vibrant, locally owned and locally managed […]

Journal article

Partnerships in fair trade: reflections from a case study of Cafe direct

01/05/2000

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

In the 1990s, fair trade, as practised by alternative trading organisations (ATOs), has evolved from a solidarity to a partnership model. This paper explores the nature of fair trade partnership using a case study of Cafedirect and one of its suppliers, the KNCU in Tanzania. For ATOs, fair trade is articulated in terms of a […]

Showing 321 matching results from Policy & Practice

Briefing paper

The Ukraine Crisis: Adapting to an evolving crisis through partnerships

31/01/2024

3 documents

31 pages long

Languages: English, Polish, Ukrainian

Keywords

Overview

As the war in Ukraine continues, communities affected by the crisis are having to constantly adapt to new realities. In response, humanitarian action needs to be flexible, agile and responsive to people’s needs. Since February 2022, Oxfam has been working with local Ukrainian NGOs to support communities that have been particularly affected by the conflict. […]

Case study

Working in Partnership to Improve Education in Niger

13/09/2011

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This case study focuses on Oxfam’s programme in the Tillabéri region of Niger, where many people have little or no access to basic services. The programme aims to improve children’s (and especially girls’) access to basic education in the pastoral and agro-pastoral communities where we work, and to improve the school environment so that fewer […]

Journal article

Knowledge to action: evaluation for learning in a multi-organisational global partnership

01/08/2002

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Many organisations do not learn. There are many reasons for this, and a lack of donor support tends to be cited as one of the greatest. But this is not the primary reason for a lack of learning. We fail to learn because we are unable to see the importance of doing so. We become […]

Evaluation report

2014 Programme Partnership Arrangements (PPA) Evaluation Report

01/09/2015

1 documents

197 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation report focuses on the effects and impacts specifically achieved from the 2011 to 2014 round of PPA funding. Specifically, the evaluation seeks to understand the investment decisions that PPA holders have been able to make because of the unrestricted and flexible nature of PPA funding and the effects of these investments. The evaluation […]

Briefing note

The New Alliance: A new direction needed. Reforming the G8’s public-private partnership on agriculture and food security

25/09/2013

4 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, launched at the G8 summit in 2012, promised to reduce poverty for 50 million people over the next ten years by increasing private investment and agriculture-led growth in selected African countries. This briefing shows how, one year on, evidence about its implementation presents a worrying picture of […]

Journal article

Relationships, learning, and trust: lessons from the SNV-RECOFTC partnership

01/09/2009

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The term ‘partnership’ has become a watch-word for development organisations that aim to mobilise the resources and collaboration needed to achieve long-term goals such as poverty reduction and sustainable resource management. Achieving effective collaboration in practice, however, can be challenging. This article adds to recent discussions on what makes effective partnerships, offering lessons from an […]

Evaluation report

Oxfam GB in Partnership: A Global Strategic Evaluation 2006/07

28/09/2007

9 documents

97 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam GB has recently completed a global strategic evaluation of its partnerships in order to understand; how our partners feel we are performing in partnership; what we are learning about what contributes to an effective and empowering partnership; what we should be considering as we develop new partnerships in the future. The evaluation was undertaken […]

Research report

The Politics of Partnership: How donors manage risk while letting recipients lead their own development

13/12/2011

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper provides recommendations for the US government as it continues grappling with ways of improving foreign aid, taking lessons from successful donor partnerships with recipient countries. The underlying field research comes from Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Malawi, and Tanzania. Our research findings suggest that aid works best through genuine partnerships; partnerships that truly support the visions and […]

Journal article

Building civil society through partnership: lessons from a case study of the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee

01/02/2005

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Civil society is seen increasingly as a necessary element of sustainable human development. Some Northern NGOs hope to contribute to the development of civil society by partnering with Southern NGOs. However, recent scholarship shows that such partnerships are frequently dominated by the Northern NGO, thus inhibiting the establishment of vibrant, locally owned and locally managed […]

Journal article

Partnerships in fair trade: reflections from a case study of Cafe direct

01/05/2000

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

In the 1990s, fair trade, as practised by alternative trading organisations (ATOs), has evolved from a solidarity to a partnership model. This paper explores the nature of fair trade partnership using a case study of Cafedirect and one of its suppliers, the KNCU in Tanzania. For ATOs, fair trade is articulated in terms of a […]