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The future of caregiving is shared: advancing a global agenda that calls men into care

16/03/2026

21 pages long

Free access through journal website

The future of caregiving is shared: advancing a global agenda that calls men into care

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Overview

Nearly 30 years after the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA), caregiving remains deeply feminised and undervalued in both policy and practice. While global efforts have focused on reducing women’s unpaid care burdens, far less attention has been paid to creating opportunities to engage men in care, to how patriarchal gender norms constrain […]

Book

The Power is in People: Reflections from our development practice in South Africa

01/05/2016

1 documents

188 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This Oxfam Australia publication captures experiences, learning, knowledge and underlying principles of the development of the programs in South Africa from 1998 to 2016. In this light, it seeks to do many things: Describe the journey in South Africa through the eyes of Oxfam staff, highlighting key moments and reflecting on the changes over the years; Capture […]

Technical briefing

Environmental Assessment and Risk Screening for Rural Water Supply: Guidance note developed for the SWIFT Consortium

24/07/2015

1 documents

56 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Improving access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services is a vital element for poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa. Long-term increase in coverage depends on many factors, including sound financing, community engagement in the design and implementation of schemes, and the training of village mechanics, local government and entrepreneurs in the upkeep and repair of […]

Media briefing

Unregulated and Unaccountable: How the private health care sector in India is putting women’s lives at risk

06/02/2013

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Decades of appallingly low investment in the public health sector has left India with a crumbling health system, unable to meet the needs of its citizens. Despite efforts in recent years to strengthen the public health system, India has one of the lowest levels of government investment in health in the world, just one percent […]

Book

Zahra: A policewoman in Afghanistan

21/12/2020

2 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

As part of Oxfam’s Strategic Partnership project ‘Towards a Worldwide Influencing Network’, the graphic story Zahra: A policewoman in Afghanistan was developed by Jorrit Kamminga, Cristina Durán and Miguel Ángel Giner Bou. The project is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. The graphic story is part of a long-standing Oxfam campaign that […]

Research report

The Impact of Food Assistance on Pastoralist Livelihoods in Humanitarian Crises: An evidence synthesis protocol

21/06/2016

1 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This protocol outlines plans for conducting an evidence synthesis on the impact of food aid on pastoralist livelihoods. The distinctiveness of pastoralists – including factors related to the erosion of their livelihood strategies and the difficulty posed by identification of frequently mobile households – and their particular vulnerability to humanitarian crises suggest that the effects […]

Journal article

Development? Freedom? Whose development and freedom?

01/04/2006

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

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Overview

This paper critiques the ‘freedom-centred’ view of development by arguing that while development must be about expanding peoples’ freedoms, the dynamics of power between ‘developers’ and ‘developees’ must not be ignored. There is little analysis of the implications of multi-party political system (seemingly equated with democracy) in facilitating development and freedom. Using Malawi as an […]

Journal article

Developing small production and marketing enterprises: mushroom contract farming in Bangladesh

01/09/2009

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

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Overview

This article presents a case study of an activity implemented under the FAO component of the Local Partnerships for Urban Poverty Alleviation Project, funded by UNDP in Bangladesh. In Mymensingh city the project is linking poor urban dwellers with a niche market for oyster mushroom. This small enterprise activity appears to be sustainable, in that […]

Research report

A Leap of Faith: Conversations with funders of women’s organizations

01/07/2019

1 documents

26 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Investment in women and girls is growing: as we see the launch of new funds dedicated to work in this area and an increasing discussion among funders around gender (in)equality, how can we maximize this momentum? Private philanthropy offers a huge opportunity to offer creative solutions to chronically underfunded issues. Through conversations with Trusts, Foundations […]

Briefing paper

Trading Away Access to Medicines – Revisited: How the European trade agenda continues to undermine access to medicines

29/09/2014

1 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Insufficient innovation and a lack of access to affordable medicines are major barriers to achieving the right to health in low- and middle-income countries. This paper argues that European Union trade policies should not be used to bolster pharmaceutical companies’ profits by extending their monopolies on medicine prices to supposedly reward research. Instead, the incoming […]

Showing 324 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

The future of caregiving is shared: advancing a global agenda that calls men into care

16/03/2026

21 pages long

Free access through journal website

The future of caregiving is shared: advancing a global agenda that calls men into care

Keywords

Overview

Nearly 30 years after the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA), caregiving remains deeply feminised and undervalued in both policy and practice. While global efforts have focused on reducing women’s unpaid care burdens, far less attention has been paid to creating opportunities to engage men in care, to how patriarchal gender norms constrain […]

Book

The Power is in People: Reflections from our development practice in South Africa

01/05/2016

1 documents

188 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This Oxfam Australia publication captures experiences, learning, knowledge and underlying principles of the development of the programs in South Africa from 1998 to 2016. In this light, it seeks to do many things: Describe the journey in South Africa through the eyes of Oxfam staff, highlighting key moments and reflecting on the changes over the years; Capture […]

Technical briefing

Environmental Assessment and Risk Screening for Rural Water Supply: Guidance note developed for the SWIFT Consortium

24/07/2015

1 documents

56 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Improving access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services is a vital element for poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa. Long-term increase in coverage depends on many factors, including sound financing, community engagement in the design and implementation of schemes, and the training of village mechanics, local government and entrepreneurs in the upkeep and repair of […]

Media briefing

Unregulated and Unaccountable: How the private health care sector in India is putting women’s lives at risk

06/02/2013

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Decades of appallingly low investment in the public health sector has left India with a crumbling health system, unable to meet the needs of its citizens. Despite efforts in recent years to strengthen the public health system, India has one of the lowest levels of government investment in health in the world, just one percent […]

Book

Zahra: A policewoman in Afghanistan

21/12/2020

2 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

As part of Oxfam’s Strategic Partnership project ‘Towards a Worldwide Influencing Network’, the graphic story Zahra: A policewoman in Afghanistan was developed by Jorrit Kamminga, Cristina Durán and Miguel Ángel Giner Bou. The project is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. The graphic story is part of a long-standing Oxfam campaign that […]

Research report

The Impact of Food Assistance on Pastoralist Livelihoods in Humanitarian Crises: An evidence synthesis protocol

21/06/2016

1 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This protocol outlines plans for conducting an evidence synthesis on the impact of food aid on pastoralist livelihoods. The distinctiveness of pastoralists – including factors related to the erosion of their livelihood strategies and the difficulty posed by identification of frequently mobile households – and their particular vulnerability to humanitarian crises suggest that the effects […]

Journal article

Development? Freedom? Whose development and freedom?

01/04/2006

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This paper critiques the ‘freedom-centred’ view of development by arguing that while development must be about expanding peoples’ freedoms, the dynamics of power between ‘developers’ and ‘developees’ must not be ignored. There is little analysis of the implications of multi-party political system (seemingly equated with democracy) in facilitating development and freedom. Using Malawi as an […]

Journal article

Developing small production and marketing enterprises: mushroom contract farming in Bangladesh

01/09/2009

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article presents a case study of an activity implemented under the FAO component of the Local Partnerships for Urban Poverty Alleviation Project, funded by UNDP in Bangladesh. In Mymensingh city the project is linking poor urban dwellers with a niche market for oyster mushroom. This small enterprise activity appears to be sustainable, in that […]

Research report

A Leap of Faith: Conversations with funders of women’s organizations

01/07/2019

1 documents

26 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Investment in women and girls is growing: as we see the launch of new funds dedicated to work in this area and an increasing discussion among funders around gender (in)equality, how can we maximize this momentum? Private philanthropy offers a huge opportunity to offer creative solutions to chronically underfunded issues. Through conversations with Trusts, Foundations […]

Briefing paper

Trading Away Access to Medicines – Revisited: How the European trade agenda continues to undermine access to medicines

29/09/2014

1 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Insufficient innovation and a lack of access to affordable medicines are major barriers to achieving the right to health in low- and middle-income countries. This paper argues that European Union trade policies should not be used to bolster pharmaceutical companies’ profits by extending their monopolies on medicine prices to supposedly reward research. Instead, the incoming […]

Showing 324 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

The future of caregiving is shared: advancing a global agenda that calls men into care

16/03/2026

21 pages long

Free access through journal website

The future of caregiving is shared: advancing a global agenda that calls men into care

Keywords

Overview

Nearly 30 years after the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA), caregiving remains deeply feminised and undervalued in both policy and practice. While global efforts have focused on reducing women’s unpaid care burdens, far less attention has been paid to creating opportunities to engage men in care, to how patriarchal gender norms constrain […]

Book

The Power is in People: Reflections from our development practice in South Africa

01/05/2016

1 documents

188 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This Oxfam Australia publication captures experiences, learning, knowledge and underlying principles of the development of the programs in South Africa from 1998 to 2016. In this light, it seeks to do many things: Describe the journey in South Africa through the eyes of Oxfam staff, highlighting key moments and reflecting on the changes over the years; Capture […]

Technical briefing

Environmental Assessment and Risk Screening for Rural Water Supply: Guidance note developed for the SWIFT Consortium

24/07/2015

1 documents

56 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Improving access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services is a vital element for poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa. Long-term increase in coverage depends on many factors, including sound financing, community engagement in the design and implementation of schemes, and the training of village mechanics, local government and entrepreneurs in the upkeep and repair of […]

Media briefing

Unregulated and Unaccountable: How the private health care sector in India is putting women’s lives at risk

06/02/2013

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Decades of appallingly low investment in the public health sector has left India with a crumbling health system, unable to meet the needs of its citizens. Despite efforts in recent years to strengthen the public health system, India has one of the lowest levels of government investment in health in the world, just one percent […]

Book

Zahra: A policewoman in Afghanistan

21/12/2020

2 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

As part of Oxfam’s Strategic Partnership project ‘Towards a Worldwide Influencing Network’, the graphic story Zahra: A policewoman in Afghanistan was developed by Jorrit Kamminga, Cristina Durán and Miguel Ángel Giner Bou. The project is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. The graphic story is part of a long-standing Oxfam campaign that […]

Research report

The Impact of Food Assistance on Pastoralist Livelihoods in Humanitarian Crises: An evidence synthesis protocol

21/06/2016

1 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This protocol outlines plans for conducting an evidence synthesis on the impact of food aid on pastoralist livelihoods. The distinctiveness of pastoralists – including factors related to the erosion of their livelihood strategies and the difficulty posed by identification of frequently mobile households – and their particular vulnerability to humanitarian crises suggest that the effects […]

Journal article

Development? Freedom? Whose development and freedom?

01/04/2006

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This paper critiques the ‘freedom-centred’ view of development by arguing that while development must be about expanding peoples’ freedoms, the dynamics of power between ‘developers’ and ‘developees’ must not be ignored. There is little analysis of the implications of multi-party political system (seemingly equated with democracy) in facilitating development and freedom. Using Malawi as an […]

Journal article

Developing small production and marketing enterprises: mushroom contract farming in Bangladesh

01/09/2009

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article presents a case study of an activity implemented under the FAO component of the Local Partnerships for Urban Poverty Alleviation Project, funded by UNDP in Bangladesh. In Mymensingh city the project is linking poor urban dwellers with a niche market for oyster mushroom. This small enterprise activity appears to be sustainable, in that […]

Research report

A Leap of Faith: Conversations with funders of women’s organizations

01/07/2019

1 documents

26 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Investment in women and girls is growing: as we see the launch of new funds dedicated to work in this area and an increasing discussion among funders around gender (in)equality, how can we maximize this momentum? Private philanthropy offers a huge opportunity to offer creative solutions to chronically underfunded issues. Through conversations with Trusts, Foundations […]

Briefing paper

Trading Away Access to Medicines – Revisited: How the European trade agenda continues to undermine access to medicines

29/09/2014

1 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Insufficient innovation and a lack of access to affordable medicines are major barriers to achieving the right to health in low- and middle-income countries. This paper argues that European Union trade policies should not be used to bolster pharmaceutical companies’ profits by extending their monopolies on medicine prices to supposedly reward research. Instead, the incoming […]