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Research report

The Future of Work: Findings of research commissioned by the Oxfam Empower Youth for Work Program

28/07/2020

2 documents

47 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

Oxfam’s Empower Youth for Work program commissioned the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) to conduct research on ‘The Future of Work’. IDS explored the expected changes in work and income-generating activities for young people in rural areas and whether existing policies anticipate the future of work. The research approaches the future of work according to […]

Journal article

Feminist Participatory Action Research as a tool for climate justice

10/12/2020

22 pages long

Free access through journal website

Feminist Participatory Action Research as a tool for climate justice

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The Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) uses Feminist Participatory Action Research (FPAR) to strengthen grassroots women’s movements to advocate for an alternative development model – the ‘Feminist Fossil Fuel Free Future’ (5Fs) – to ensure new, gender-just, economic, political, and social relationships in a world free from climate injustices. Grassroots women […]

Discussion paper

Centring Gender and Power in Evaluation and Research: Sharing experiences from Oxfam GB’s quantitative impact evaluations

19/07/2021

3 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Overview

Bringing a feminist intent to research, monitoring and evaluation practices leads to defining these as tools to contribute to transforming the lives of women, girls and non-binary people, and to bringing about social justice. This has meant putting gender and power at the centre of our practice, which has in turn shaped the technical choices […]

Technical briefing

The Impact of Food Insecurity on Women and Girls: Research from Pibor and Akobo counties, Jonglei State, South Sudan

05/05/2022

1 documents

26 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

This briefing presents research undertaken in the midst of a critical food insecurity crisis in Pibor and Akobo counties in order to understand its impact on the lives of women and girls. The research found that women and girls’ household chores, their livelihood opportunities and their access to education have all been impacted. It also […]

Book

Development and Agroforestry: Scaling up the impacts of research

01/01/2002

1 documents

216 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

Agriculturalists have been benefiting from the range of products and services that trees can supply for thousands of years. Through the intergration of trees into agricultural landscapes, farmers and land users at all levels can enjoy diversified production, and a range of social, economic, and environmental benefits. Agroforestry is the scientific application of this widespread […]

Journal article

Scaling-up natural resource management: insights from research in Latin America

01/04/2006

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

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Overview

Scaling-up local innovations in natural resource management (NRM) involves learning that is centred around three themes: promoting local-level innovation, understanding why local innovations work in specific contexts, and reflecting on their relevance in other geographical and social contexts. Successful scaling-up depends in part upon the relationships among multiple stakeholders at different levels around this learning. […]

Journal article

Research into local culture: Implications for participatory development

01/03/1993

4 pages long

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This paper examines the importance of culture and participation in development efforts. In this regard, it looks at the problems which have arisen as the result of those receiving aid, being regarded as objects rather than subjects with their own culture and behavioural patterns. The paper looks at why research into culture is important, and […]

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/02/1997

5 pages long

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Research round up. Includes ‘Children, conflict and displacement’ and ‘The community re-integration of Romanian orphanage graduates’. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/05/1997

4 pages long

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Research round-up based upon ‘REFLECT: A new approach to literacy and social change’. Regenerated Freirean Literacy through Empowering Community Techniques (REFLECT) is an approach to adult literacy programmes which borrows from Paolo Freire’s `active dialogue’ method and Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) techniques. Developed by ACTIONAID, the authors describe and assess the use of REFLECT in […]

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/11/1997

4 pages long

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Based on ‘Understanding the informal sector using sub-sector analysis’. The author describes the sub-sector analysis method and applies it to tailors working in the informal sector in Kenya. The results of the analysis allow the author to discuss the factors which influence the success, or otherwise, of micro-enterprise in this sector; he also advocates the […]

Showing 456 matching results from Policy & Practice

Research report

The Future of Work: Findings of research commissioned by the Oxfam Empower Youth for Work Program

28/07/2020

2 documents

47 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam’s Empower Youth for Work program commissioned the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) to conduct research on ‘The Future of Work’. IDS explored the expected changes in work and income-generating activities for young people in rural areas and whether existing policies anticipate the future of work. The research approaches the future of work according to […]

Journal article

Feminist Participatory Action Research as a tool for climate justice

10/12/2020

22 pages long

Free access through journal website

Feminist Participatory Action Research as a tool for climate justice

Keywords

Overview

The Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) uses Feminist Participatory Action Research (FPAR) to strengthen grassroots women’s movements to advocate for an alternative development model – the ‘Feminist Fossil Fuel Free Future’ (5Fs) – to ensure new, gender-just, economic, political, and social relationships in a world free from climate injustices. Grassroots women […]

Discussion paper

Centring Gender and Power in Evaluation and Research: Sharing experiences from Oxfam GB’s quantitative impact evaluations

19/07/2021

3 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Bringing a feminist intent to research, monitoring and evaluation practices leads to defining these as tools to contribute to transforming the lives of women, girls and non-binary people, and to bringing about social justice. This has meant putting gender and power at the centre of our practice, which has in turn shaped the technical choices […]

Technical briefing

The Impact of Food Insecurity on Women and Girls: Research from Pibor and Akobo counties, Jonglei State, South Sudan

05/05/2022

1 documents

26 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This briefing presents research undertaken in the midst of a critical food insecurity crisis in Pibor and Akobo counties in order to understand its impact on the lives of women and girls. The research found that women and girls’ household chores, their livelihood opportunities and their access to education have all been impacted. It also […]

Book

Development and Agroforestry: Scaling up the impacts of research

01/01/2002

1 documents

216 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Agriculturalists have been benefiting from the range of products and services that trees can supply for thousands of years. Through the intergration of trees into agricultural landscapes, farmers and land users at all levels can enjoy diversified production, and a range of social, economic, and environmental benefits. Agroforestry is the scientific application of this widespread […]

Journal article

Scaling-up natural resource management: insights from research in Latin America

01/04/2006

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Scaling-up local innovations in natural resource management (NRM) involves learning that is centred around three themes: promoting local-level innovation, understanding why local innovations work in specific contexts, and reflecting on their relevance in other geographical and social contexts. Successful scaling-up depends in part upon the relationships among multiple stakeholders at different levels around this learning. […]

Journal article

Research into local culture: Implications for participatory development

01/03/1993

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This paper examines the importance of culture and participation in development efforts. In this regard, it looks at the problems which have arisen as the result of those receiving aid, being regarded as objects rather than subjects with their own culture and behavioural patterns. The paper looks at why research into culture is important, and […]

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/02/1997

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Research round up. Includes ‘Children, conflict and displacement’ and ‘The community re-integration of Romanian orphanage graduates’. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/05/1997

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Research round-up based upon ‘REFLECT: A new approach to literacy and social change’. Regenerated Freirean Literacy through Empowering Community Techniques (REFLECT) is an approach to adult literacy programmes which borrows from Paolo Freire’s `active dialogue’ method and Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) techniques. Developed by ACTIONAID, the authors describe and assess the use of REFLECT in […]

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/11/1997

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Based on ‘Understanding the informal sector using sub-sector analysis’. The author describes the sub-sector analysis method and applies it to tailors working in the informal sector in Kenya. The results of the analysis allow the author to discuss the factors which influence the success, or otherwise, of micro-enterprise in this sector; he also advocates the […]

Showing 456 matching results from Policy & Practice

Research report

The Future of Work: Findings of research commissioned by the Oxfam Empower Youth for Work Program

28/07/2020

2 documents

47 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam’s Empower Youth for Work program commissioned the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) to conduct research on ‘The Future of Work’. IDS explored the expected changes in work and income-generating activities for young people in rural areas and whether existing policies anticipate the future of work. The research approaches the future of work according to […]

Journal article

Feminist Participatory Action Research as a tool for climate justice

10/12/2020

22 pages long

Free access through journal website

Feminist Participatory Action Research as a tool for climate justice

Keywords

Overview

The Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) uses Feminist Participatory Action Research (FPAR) to strengthen grassroots women’s movements to advocate for an alternative development model – the ‘Feminist Fossil Fuel Free Future’ (5Fs) – to ensure new, gender-just, economic, political, and social relationships in a world free from climate injustices. Grassroots women […]

Discussion paper

Centring Gender and Power in Evaluation and Research: Sharing experiences from Oxfam GB’s quantitative impact evaluations

19/07/2021

3 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Bringing a feminist intent to research, monitoring and evaluation practices leads to defining these as tools to contribute to transforming the lives of women, girls and non-binary people, and to bringing about social justice. This has meant putting gender and power at the centre of our practice, which has in turn shaped the technical choices […]

Technical briefing

The Impact of Food Insecurity on Women and Girls: Research from Pibor and Akobo counties, Jonglei State, South Sudan

05/05/2022

1 documents

26 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This briefing presents research undertaken in the midst of a critical food insecurity crisis in Pibor and Akobo counties in order to understand its impact on the lives of women and girls. The research found that women and girls’ household chores, their livelihood opportunities and their access to education have all been impacted. It also […]

Book

Development and Agroforestry: Scaling up the impacts of research

01/01/2002

1 documents

216 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Agriculturalists have been benefiting from the range of products and services that trees can supply for thousands of years. Through the intergration of trees into agricultural landscapes, farmers and land users at all levels can enjoy diversified production, and a range of social, economic, and environmental benefits. Agroforestry is the scientific application of this widespread […]

Journal article

Scaling-up natural resource management: insights from research in Latin America

01/04/2006

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Scaling-up local innovations in natural resource management (NRM) involves learning that is centred around three themes: promoting local-level innovation, understanding why local innovations work in specific contexts, and reflecting on their relevance in other geographical and social contexts. Successful scaling-up depends in part upon the relationships among multiple stakeholders at different levels around this learning. […]

Journal article

Research into local culture: Implications for participatory development

01/03/1993

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This paper examines the importance of culture and participation in development efforts. In this regard, it looks at the problems which have arisen as the result of those receiving aid, being regarded as objects rather than subjects with their own culture and behavioural patterns. The paper looks at why research into culture is important, and […]

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/02/1997

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Research round up. Includes ‘Children, conflict and displacement’ and ‘The community re-integration of Romanian orphanage graduates’. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/05/1997

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Research round-up based upon ‘REFLECT: A new approach to literacy and social change’. Regenerated Freirean Literacy through Empowering Community Techniques (REFLECT) is an approach to adult literacy programmes which borrows from Paolo Freire’s `active dialogue’ method and Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) techniques. Developed by ACTIONAID, the authors describe and assess the use of REFLECT in […]

Journal article

Research Round-up

01/11/1997

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Based on ‘Understanding the informal sector using sub-sector analysis’. The author describes the sub-sector analysis method and applies it to tailors working in the informal sector in Kenya. The results of the analysis allow the author to discuss the factors which influence the success, or otherwise, of micro-enterprise in this sector; he also advocates the […]