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Book

Partnerships for Girls’ Education

01/12/2004

1 documents

170 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The idea of partnerships – involving multinational donors, governments, international non-government organisations, the private sector, civil society, and local communities – is increasingly current in debates about development. They are widely seen as the most effective way to achieve sustainable economic and social benefits for the poorest people. How does this vision translate into reality […]

Briefing paper

Faith is Not Enough: Ensuring that aid donor-private sector partnerships contribute to sustainable development

08/07/2019

3 documents

50 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Aid donors increasingly assume uncritically that private-sector partnerships are crucial for global development. In the right context and with the right regulatory frameworks in place, the private sector can generate growth that reduces poverty and economic and gender inequality. However, donor engagement with for-profit entities entails important inherent risks. Donors must institute checks and balances […]

Journal article

Reflections on relationships: the nature of partnership according to five NGOs in southern Mexico

01/08/2007

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article is based on interviews with several staff members of NGOs located in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, regarding partnerships between them and their funding sources, such as foundations or agencies of the North that do or support development work in the South. The motive behind the interviews was an interest in […]

Journal article

Building partnerships between Northern and Southern development NGOs: Issues for the 1990s

01/03/1991

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) involved in development in the North and the South has increased dramatically over the last ten years, provoking calls for new partnerships between them. But Southern NGOs have often been disadvantaged in the search for true NGO partnerships, because they know too little about their Northern counterparts. This article […]

Journal article

On the agenda: North-South research partnerships and agenda-setting processes

01/11/2008

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Co-operation between researchers in the global North and South is critical to the production of new knowledge to inform development policies. However, the agenda-setting process is a formidable obstacle in many development research partnerships. The first section of this article examines how bilateral donor strategies affect collaborative agenda-setting processes. The second section explores researchers’ motivations […]

Evaluation report

DFID and Oxfam GB Partnership Programme Agreement 2001/02 – 2004/05

20/12/2006

1 documents

26 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report looks back over the four years (2001-2005) of Oxfam GB’s first Partnership Programme Agreement (PPA) with DFID. Activities and developments since April 2005 will be reported under the second PPA (2005-2011). However, some references to events and changes during 2005 have been made in this report for clarity. The Agreement noted that Oxfam […]

Policy position

Statement of Partnership Principles

18/12/2013

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In September 2009 Oxfam’s need for an OI Partnership Policy was confirmed. An internal consultation determined the document should take the form of a Statement of Partnership Principles. The Statement of Principles provides a unified framework and foundation for addressing partnership issues across the confederation. Its primary purpose is to contribute to a common understanding […]

Evaluation report

Building Resilience Through Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships

28/08/2018

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Partnerships are at the core of Oxfam’s work to bring about sustainable and transformative change. Oxfam is working in partnership with governments, civil society and the private sector to build the resilience of poor women and men in the Asia-Pacific region. Investment in these partnerships is delivering positive impact, ensuring locally relevant and innovative approaches to […]

Journal article

Is this a partnership or a relationship? Concern Worldwide maps the difference

01/08/2010

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Despite its adoption of a partnership approach within its countries of operation, Concern Worldwide has struggled to match its definition of partnership with the range of relationships in which it actually engages on the ground. A relationship-mapping diagram conceived during its Partnership Policy formulation workshop has now helped to bridge this gap between theory and […]

Discussion paper

Fair Company-Community Partnerships in Palm Oil Development

21/05/2014

2 documents

58 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Palm oil production can lead to greenhouse gas emissions, land grabs and exploitation. This paper points to four key principles for designing partnerships between communities and companies in palm oil that can benefit both: freedom of choice, accountability, improvement and respect for rights (FAIR). These principles for FAIR partnerships are intended to prompt a rethink […]

Showing 317 matching results from Policy & Practice

Book

Partnerships for Girls’ Education

01/12/2004

1 documents

170 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The idea of partnerships – involving multinational donors, governments, international non-government organisations, the private sector, civil society, and local communities – is increasingly current in debates about development. They are widely seen as the most effective way to achieve sustainable economic and social benefits for the poorest people. How does this vision translate into reality […]

Briefing paper

Faith is Not Enough: Ensuring that aid donor-private sector partnerships contribute to sustainable development

08/07/2019

3 documents

50 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Aid donors increasingly assume uncritically that private-sector partnerships are crucial for global development. In the right context and with the right regulatory frameworks in place, the private sector can generate growth that reduces poverty and economic and gender inequality. However, donor engagement with for-profit entities entails important inherent risks. Donors must institute checks and balances […]

Journal article

Reflections on relationships: the nature of partnership according to five NGOs in southern Mexico

01/08/2007

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article is based on interviews with several staff members of NGOs located in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, regarding partnerships between them and their funding sources, such as foundations or agencies of the North that do or support development work in the South. The motive behind the interviews was an interest in […]

Journal article

Building partnerships between Northern and Southern development NGOs: Issues for the 1990s

01/03/1991

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) involved in development in the North and the South has increased dramatically over the last ten years, provoking calls for new partnerships between them. But Southern NGOs have often been disadvantaged in the search for true NGO partnerships, because they know too little about their Northern counterparts. This article […]

Journal article

On the agenda: North-South research partnerships and agenda-setting processes

01/11/2008

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Co-operation between researchers in the global North and South is critical to the production of new knowledge to inform development policies. However, the agenda-setting process is a formidable obstacle in many development research partnerships. The first section of this article examines how bilateral donor strategies affect collaborative agenda-setting processes. The second section explores researchers’ motivations […]

Evaluation report

DFID and Oxfam GB Partnership Programme Agreement 2001/02 – 2004/05

20/12/2006

1 documents

26 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report looks back over the four years (2001-2005) of Oxfam GB’s first Partnership Programme Agreement (PPA) with DFID. Activities and developments since April 2005 will be reported under the second PPA (2005-2011). However, some references to events and changes during 2005 have been made in this report for clarity. The Agreement noted that Oxfam […]

Policy position

Statement of Partnership Principles

18/12/2013

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In September 2009 Oxfam’s need for an OI Partnership Policy was confirmed. An internal consultation determined the document should take the form of a Statement of Partnership Principles. The Statement of Principles provides a unified framework and foundation for addressing partnership issues across the confederation. Its primary purpose is to contribute to a common understanding […]

Evaluation report

Building Resilience Through Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships

28/08/2018

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Partnerships are at the core of Oxfam’s work to bring about sustainable and transformative change. Oxfam is working in partnership with governments, civil society and the private sector to build the resilience of poor women and men in the Asia-Pacific region. Investment in these partnerships is delivering positive impact, ensuring locally relevant and innovative approaches to […]

Journal article

Is this a partnership or a relationship? Concern Worldwide maps the difference

01/08/2010

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Despite its adoption of a partnership approach within its countries of operation, Concern Worldwide has struggled to match its definition of partnership with the range of relationships in which it actually engages on the ground. A relationship-mapping diagram conceived during its Partnership Policy formulation workshop has now helped to bridge this gap between theory and […]

Discussion paper

Fair Company-Community Partnerships in Palm Oil Development

21/05/2014

2 documents

58 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Palm oil production can lead to greenhouse gas emissions, land grabs and exploitation. This paper points to four key principles for designing partnerships between communities and companies in palm oil that can benefit both: freedom of choice, accountability, improvement and respect for rights (FAIR). These principles for FAIR partnerships are intended to prompt a rethink […]

Showing 317 matching results from Policy & Practice

Book

Partnerships for Girls’ Education

01/12/2004

1 documents

170 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The idea of partnerships – involving multinational donors, governments, international non-government organisations, the private sector, civil society, and local communities – is increasingly current in debates about development. They are widely seen as the most effective way to achieve sustainable economic and social benefits for the poorest people. How does this vision translate into reality […]

Briefing paper

Faith is Not Enough: Ensuring that aid donor-private sector partnerships contribute to sustainable development

08/07/2019

3 documents

50 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Aid donors increasingly assume uncritically that private-sector partnerships are crucial for global development. In the right context and with the right regulatory frameworks in place, the private sector can generate growth that reduces poverty and economic and gender inequality. However, donor engagement with for-profit entities entails important inherent risks. Donors must institute checks and balances […]

Journal article

Reflections on relationships: the nature of partnership according to five NGOs in southern Mexico

01/08/2007

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article is based on interviews with several staff members of NGOs located in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, regarding partnerships between them and their funding sources, such as foundations or agencies of the North that do or support development work in the South. The motive behind the interviews was an interest in […]

Journal article

Building partnerships between Northern and Southern development NGOs: Issues for the 1990s

01/03/1991

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) involved in development in the North and the South has increased dramatically over the last ten years, provoking calls for new partnerships between them. But Southern NGOs have often been disadvantaged in the search for true NGO partnerships, because they know too little about their Northern counterparts. This article […]

Journal article

On the agenda: North-South research partnerships and agenda-setting processes

01/11/2008

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Co-operation between researchers in the global North and South is critical to the production of new knowledge to inform development policies. However, the agenda-setting process is a formidable obstacle in many development research partnerships. The first section of this article examines how bilateral donor strategies affect collaborative agenda-setting processes. The second section explores researchers’ motivations […]

Evaluation report

DFID and Oxfam GB Partnership Programme Agreement 2001/02 – 2004/05

20/12/2006

1 documents

26 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report looks back over the four years (2001-2005) of Oxfam GB’s first Partnership Programme Agreement (PPA) with DFID. Activities and developments since April 2005 will be reported under the second PPA (2005-2011). However, some references to events and changes during 2005 have been made in this report for clarity. The Agreement noted that Oxfam […]

Policy position

Statement of Partnership Principles

18/12/2013

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In September 2009 Oxfam’s need for an OI Partnership Policy was confirmed. An internal consultation determined the document should take the form of a Statement of Partnership Principles. The Statement of Principles provides a unified framework and foundation for addressing partnership issues across the confederation. Its primary purpose is to contribute to a common understanding […]

Evaluation report

Building Resilience Through Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships

28/08/2018

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Partnerships are at the core of Oxfam’s work to bring about sustainable and transformative change. Oxfam is working in partnership with governments, civil society and the private sector to build the resilience of poor women and men in the Asia-Pacific region. Investment in these partnerships is delivering positive impact, ensuring locally relevant and innovative approaches to […]

Journal article

Is this a partnership or a relationship? Concern Worldwide maps the difference

01/08/2010

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Despite its adoption of a partnership approach within its countries of operation, Concern Worldwide has struggled to match its definition of partnership with the range of relationships in which it actually engages on the ground. A relationship-mapping diagram conceived during its Partnership Policy formulation workshop has now helped to bridge this gap between theory and […]

Discussion paper

Fair Company-Community Partnerships in Palm Oil Development

21/05/2014

2 documents

58 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Palm oil production can lead to greenhouse gas emissions, land grabs and exploitation. This paper points to four key principles for designing partnerships between communities and companies in palm oil that can benefit both: freedom of choice, accountability, improvement and respect for rights (FAIR). These principles for FAIR partnerships are intended to prompt a rethink […]