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Research report

Local Humanitarian Leadership and Religious Literacy: Engaging with Religion, Faith, and Faith Actors

31/03/2017

1 documents

44 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

Local humanitarian leadership is built upon the premise that humanitarian action should be led by local humanitarian actors whenever possible, yet this research finds that secular humanitarian INGOs do not engage systematically with local faith actors in their local leadership work. Based primarily on interviews with humanitarian INGO staff, this research also found that neither […]

Briefing note

Drought, Displacement and Livelihoods in Somalia/Somaliland: Time for gender-sensitive and protection-focused approaches

28/06/2018

2 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Thousands of Somali families were displaced to urban centres by the 2017 drought. Research by a group of NGOs indicates that they do not intend to return home anytime soon. It also shows how precarious and limited are the livelihood opportunities for displaced people in Somalia; how far people’s options are affected by gender; and […]

Research report

The Impact of Climate Change on Coffee in Uganda: Lessons from a case study in the Rwenzori Mountains

03/04/2013

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Coffee is a major cash crop in Uganda, but research shows that the smallholder farmers who produce 90% of it could have their already vulnerable livelihoods made more vulnerable by climate change. Oxfam’s research project interviewed coffee farmers in the Rwenzori Mountains and found that they are aware that the climate is changing and becoming […]

Journal article

The lost 1990s? Personal reflections on a history of participatory technology development

01/08/2008

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article traces a history of agricultural participatory research, largely from the author’s personal experience. Participatory research in the 1970s was mostly led by disciplinary scientists, and characterised by innovative activities and open academic debate, with some recognition that policy and development practice was a political process. The 1980s saw a shift to learning from […]

Research report

New Technologies in Cash Transfer Programming and Humanitarian Assistance

01/01/2011

2 documents

122 pages long

Languages: English, French

Keywords

Overview

This study was commissioned by the Cash Learning Partnership (CaLP) to review the current use of new technology in humanitarian cash and voucher programming and the broader implications for humanitarian practice. The research was undertaken to explore (i) preconditions for the use of technological mechanisms identified; (ii) user-friendliness of the technology for the recipient and for the agency; […]

Journal article

Agricultural livelihoods and nutrition – exploring the links with women in Zambia

02/11/2010

23 pages long

Free access through journal website

Agricultural livelihoods and nutrition – exploring the links with women in Zambia

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Overview

This article examines food security, nutrition, and women’s agricultural livelihoods in Western Province, Zambia. It draws on data from field research supported by Concern Worldwide UK. The research aimed to explore links between food procurement, livelihoods and care at the household level, and recognises the role of institutions and access to assets in shaping livelihood […]

Research report

Understanding Wage Issues in the Tea Industry

02/05/2013

1 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Wage levels are an issue of concern across the globe as individuals, companies and governments wrestle with how wages paid to workers relate to costs of living, corporate and national competitiveness, profitability and broader macroeconomic trends and challenges. The project was co-ordinated by Oxfam and the Ethical Tea Partnership (ETP) at a global level, and […]

Journal article

Who knows, who writes, and who decolonises? Dialogues about collaborative partnerships of a rural education initiative in post-accord Colombia

12/12/2023

20 pages long

Free access through journal website

Who knows, who writes, and who decolonises? Dialogues about collaborative partnerships of a rural education initiative in post-accord Colombia

Keywords

Overview

Recognition and preservation of local knowledge, practices, and ways of being are tenets of decolonial practices. However, understanding how, in which ways, and – mainly – who does the decolonial work is still unclear. The Education, Land, and Reconciliation Project (EDUCARE in Spanish) is an action-research initiative co-created between former guerrilla members who are reincorporating into Colombian society while […]

Research report

The Rain Doesn’t Come On Time Anymore: Poverty, vulnerability, and climate variability in Ethiopia

26/04/2010

1 documents

45 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Climate variability in Ethiopia is not new – but now, in addition to the usual struggles, Ethiopians living in poverty are additionally suffering the effects of climate change – both more variable climate and more extreme weather events. People who are already poor and marginalized are struggling with the added burden of climate variability. For […]

Research report

Information Flows Faster than Water: How livelihoods were saved in Pakistan’s 2010 floods

30/05/2014

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam’s Community-based Disaster Risk Management and Livelihoods (CBDRML) Programme sought to reduce the loss of life and livelihoods and promote resilience in disaster-prone communities in Pakistan. When in 2010 the country suffered the worst floods in its history, the CBDRML Programme was already in place, operated by partner organizations in four districts. In December 2011 […]

Showing 463 matching results from Policy & Practice

Research report

Local Humanitarian Leadership and Religious Literacy: Engaging with Religion, Faith, and Faith Actors

31/03/2017

1 documents

44 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Local humanitarian leadership is built upon the premise that humanitarian action should be led by local humanitarian actors whenever possible, yet this research finds that secular humanitarian INGOs do not engage systematically with local faith actors in their local leadership work. Based primarily on interviews with humanitarian INGO staff, this research also found that neither […]

Briefing note

Drought, Displacement and Livelihoods in Somalia/Somaliland: Time for gender-sensitive and protection-focused approaches

28/06/2018

2 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Thousands of Somali families were displaced to urban centres by the 2017 drought. Research by a group of NGOs indicates that they do not intend to return home anytime soon. It also shows how precarious and limited are the livelihood opportunities for displaced people in Somalia; how far people’s options are affected by gender; and […]

Research report

The Impact of Climate Change on Coffee in Uganda: Lessons from a case study in the Rwenzori Mountains

03/04/2013

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Coffee is a major cash crop in Uganda, but research shows that the smallholder farmers who produce 90% of it could have their already vulnerable livelihoods made more vulnerable by climate change. Oxfam’s research project interviewed coffee farmers in the Rwenzori Mountains and found that they are aware that the climate is changing and becoming […]

Journal article

The lost 1990s? Personal reflections on a history of participatory technology development

01/08/2008

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article traces a history of agricultural participatory research, largely from the author’s personal experience. Participatory research in the 1970s was mostly led by disciplinary scientists, and characterised by innovative activities and open academic debate, with some recognition that policy and development practice was a political process. The 1980s saw a shift to learning from […]

Research report

New Technologies in Cash Transfer Programming and Humanitarian Assistance

01/01/2011

2 documents

122 pages long

Languages: English, French

Keywords

Overview

This study was commissioned by the Cash Learning Partnership (CaLP) to review the current use of new technology in humanitarian cash and voucher programming and the broader implications for humanitarian practice. The research was undertaken to explore (i) preconditions for the use of technological mechanisms identified; (ii) user-friendliness of the technology for the recipient and for the agency; […]

Journal article

Agricultural livelihoods and nutrition – exploring the links with women in Zambia

02/11/2010

23 pages long

Free access through journal website

Agricultural livelihoods and nutrition – exploring the links with women in Zambia

Keywords

Overview

This article examines food security, nutrition, and women’s agricultural livelihoods in Western Province, Zambia. It draws on data from field research supported by Concern Worldwide UK. The research aimed to explore links between food procurement, livelihoods and care at the household level, and recognises the role of institutions and access to assets in shaping livelihood […]

Research report

Understanding Wage Issues in the Tea Industry

02/05/2013

1 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Wage levels are an issue of concern across the globe as individuals, companies and governments wrestle with how wages paid to workers relate to costs of living, corporate and national competitiveness, profitability and broader macroeconomic trends and challenges. The project was co-ordinated by Oxfam and the Ethical Tea Partnership (ETP) at a global level, and […]

Journal article

Who knows, who writes, and who decolonises? Dialogues about collaborative partnerships of a rural education initiative in post-accord Colombia

12/12/2023

20 pages long

Free access through journal website

Who knows, who writes, and who decolonises? Dialogues about collaborative partnerships of a rural education initiative in post-accord Colombia

Keywords

Overview

Recognition and preservation of local knowledge, practices, and ways of being are tenets of decolonial practices. However, understanding how, in which ways, and – mainly – who does the decolonial work is still unclear. The Education, Land, and Reconciliation Project (EDUCARE in Spanish) is an action-research initiative co-created between former guerrilla members who are reincorporating into Colombian society while […]

Research report

The Rain Doesn’t Come On Time Anymore: Poverty, vulnerability, and climate variability in Ethiopia

26/04/2010

1 documents

45 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Climate variability in Ethiopia is not new – but now, in addition to the usual struggles, Ethiopians living in poverty are additionally suffering the effects of climate change – both more variable climate and more extreme weather events. People who are already poor and marginalized are struggling with the added burden of climate variability. For […]

Research report

Information Flows Faster than Water: How livelihoods were saved in Pakistan’s 2010 floods

30/05/2014

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam’s Community-based Disaster Risk Management and Livelihoods (CBDRML) Programme sought to reduce the loss of life and livelihoods and promote resilience in disaster-prone communities in Pakistan. When in 2010 the country suffered the worst floods in its history, the CBDRML Programme was already in place, operated by partner organizations in four districts. In December 2011 […]

Showing 463 matching results from Policy & Practice

Research report

Local Humanitarian Leadership and Religious Literacy: Engaging with Religion, Faith, and Faith Actors

31/03/2017

1 documents

44 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Local humanitarian leadership is built upon the premise that humanitarian action should be led by local humanitarian actors whenever possible, yet this research finds that secular humanitarian INGOs do not engage systematically with local faith actors in their local leadership work. Based primarily on interviews with humanitarian INGO staff, this research also found that neither […]

Briefing note

Drought, Displacement and Livelihoods in Somalia/Somaliland: Time for gender-sensitive and protection-focused approaches

28/06/2018

2 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Thousands of Somali families were displaced to urban centres by the 2017 drought. Research by a group of NGOs indicates that they do not intend to return home anytime soon. It also shows how precarious and limited are the livelihood opportunities for displaced people in Somalia; how far people’s options are affected by gender; and […]

Research report

The Impact of Climate Change on Coffee in Uganda: Lessons from a case study in the Rwenzori Mountains

03/04/2013

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Coffee is a major cash crop in Uganda, but research shows that the smallholder farmers who produce 90% of it could have their already vulnerable livelihoods made more vulnerable by climate change. Oxfam’s research project interviewed coffee farmers in the Rwenzori Mountains and found that they are aware that the climate is changing and becoming […]

Journal article

The lost 1990s? Personal reflections on a history of participatory technology development

01/08/2008

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article traces a history of agricultural participatory research, largely from the author’s personal experience. Participatory research in the 1970s was mostly led by disciplinary scientists, and characterised by innovative activities and open academic debate, with some recognition that policy and development practice was a political process. The 1980s saw a shift to learning from […]

Research report

New Technologies in Cash Transfer Programming and Humanitarian Assistance

01/01/2011

2 documents

122 pages long

Languages: English, French

Keywords

Overview

This study was commissioned by the Cash Learning Partnership (CaLP) to review the current use of new technology in humanitarian cash and voucher programming and the broader implications for humanitarian practice. The research was undertaken to explore (i) preconditions for the use of technological mechanisms identified; (ii) user-friendliness of the technology for the recipient and for the agency; […]

Journal article

Agricultural livelihoods and nutrition – exploring the links with women in Zambia

02/11/2010

23 pages long

Free access through journal website

Agricultural livelihoods and nutrition – exploring the links with women in Zambia

Keywords

Overview

This article examines food security, nutrition, and women’s agricultural livelihoods in Western Province, Zambia. It draws on data from field research supported by Concern Worldwide UK. The research aimed to explore links between food procurement, livelihoods and care at the household level, and recognises the role of institutions and access to assets in shaping livelihood […]

Research report

Understanding Wage Issues in the Tea Industry

02/05/2013

1 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Wage levels are an issue of concern across the globe as individuals, companies and governments wrestle with how wages paid to workers relate to costs of living, corporate and national competitiveness, profitability and broader macroeconomic trends and challenges. The project was co-ordinated by Oxfam and the Ethical Tea Partnership (ETP) at a global level, and […]

Journal article

Who knows, who writes, and who decolonises? Dialogues about collaborative partnerships of a rural education initiative in post-accord Colombia

12/12/2023

20 pages long

Free access through journal website

Who knows, who writes, and who decolonises? Dialogues about collaborative partnerships of a rural education initiative in post-accord Colombia

Keywords

Overview

Recognition and preservation of local knowledge, practices, and ways of being are tenets of decolonial practices. However, understanding how, in which ways, and – mainly – who does the decolonial work is still unclear. The Education, Land, and Reconciliation Project (EDUCARE in Spanish) is an action-research initiative co-created between former guerrilla members who are reincorporating into Colombian society while […]

Research report

The Rain Doesn’t Come On Time Anymore: Poverty, vulnerability, and climate variability in Ethiopia

26/04/2010

1 documents

45 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Climate variability in Ethiopia is not new – but now, in addition to the usual struggles, Ethiopians living in poverty are additionally suffering the effects of climate change – both more variable climate and more extreme weather events. People who are already poor and marginalized are struggling with the added burden of climate variability. For […]

Research report

Information Flows Faster than Water: How livelihoods were saved in Pakistan’s 2010 floods

30/05/2014

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam’s Community-based Disaster Risk Management and Livelihoods (CBDRML) Programme sought to reduce the loss of life and livelihoods and promote resilience in disaster-prone communities in Pakistan. When in 2010 the country suffered the worst floods in its history, the CBDRML Programme was already in place, operated by partner organizations in four districts. In December 2011 […]