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Reclaiming Public Spaces: Experiences of social exclusion of female sanitary workers in public spaces in Lahore, Pakistan

19/09/2024

21 pages long

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Reclaiming Public Spaces: Experiences of social exclusion of female sanitary workers in public spaces in Lahore, Pakistan

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This research explores the challenges faced by female Christian sanitary workers in the public spaces of Lahore, Pakistan, utilising Nancy Fraser’s analytical framework of redistribution, recognition, and representation to uncover multifaceted factors contributing to their societal marginalisation. Through in-depth interviews with 19 participants, the study sheds light on significant economic, sociocultural, and political barriers, including […]

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‘Muipuri pacoa, ketimaha romiiri’: The women in the Tukano Oriental Shamanism

08/05/2025

25 pages long

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‘Muipuri pacoa, ketimaha romiiri’: The women in the Tukano Oriental Shamanism

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A group of Tukano Oriental Indigenous women in the Colombian Amazon undertook a research initiative implementing a biocultural monitoring methodology for the strengthening of the traditional management of their territory. The initial results revealed that, as the elders had anticipated, crops nurtured by the elders and, notably, by the wise women are the most diverse. […]

Guidelines and toolkits

The Sustainable Livelihoods Handbook: An asset based approach to poverty

01/11/2009

1 documents

52 pages long

Languages: English

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This handbook is intended to introduce community development workers and local activists to the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA), an exciting and innovative means of researching the opportunities for change within our households and communities. The Handbook is also potentially relevant for academics and policy makers who are interested in finding out more about how the […]

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Population policy and reproductive choice in South Asia

01/05/1993

2 pages long

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Population policy and reproductive choice in South Asia

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In September 1992 a workshop was held in Oxford, bringing together activists, researchers and academics with the joint aims of sharing diverse perspectives on South Asia’s population policies as well as revising a research proposal on all aspects of women’s reproductive health. The most tangible outcome of the workshop was a proposal for a project […]

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Contractual arrangements for rural workers in Asia

01/05/1995

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

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This Note reports on research into differences in the contractual agreements made by workers and employers, offering insights into the working of markets (particularly for labour and credit) and, using case studies, showing the constraints on the free movement of rural workers because of indebtedness to employers. The researchers use socio-economic analysis frameworks and the […]

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Slum dwellers’ diagnosis of their own needs: implications for community development in Nigeria

01/05/1998

4 pages long

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The author reports on a visit to Lagos State, Nigeria, to research aspects of primary healthcare, and highlights how communities knew what they needed to improve their quality of life, and how they felt health education was not necessary. Their self-determination forced the researchers to adopt a participatory approach, and provide assistance in getting the […]

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Participatory domestication of agroforestry trees: an example from the Peruvian Amazon

01/08/2001

9 pages long

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Valuable tree genetic resources are declining around many farming communities in the Peruvian Amazon, limiting farmers’ options for economic development. The International Centre for Research in Agroforestry is working with farming communities to increase productivity and long-term sustainability of their forests, and to empower them to conserve tree genetic resources. This paper describes some principles […]

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Drawing development: Analysing local understandings of development in three Andean communities

01/02/2003

13 pages long

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This article shows how local understandings of development can be researched empirically by reference to experiences presented from three drawing workshops performed with children in the Ayacucho region in the Peruvian Andes. The children were asked to draw pictures from their community, as they would like it to become in the future. Their drawings are […]

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Showing 456 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Reclaiming Public Spaces: Experiences of social exclusion of female sanitary workers in public spaces in Lahore, Pakistan

19/09/2024

21 pages long

Free access through journal website

Reclaiming Public Spaces: Experiences of social exclusion of female sanitary workers in public spaces in Lahore, Pakistan

Keywords

Overview

This research explores the challenges faced by female Christian sanitary workers in the public spaces of Lahore, Pakistan, utilising Nancy Fraser’s analytical framework of redistribution, recognition, and representation to uncover multifaceted factors contributing to their societal marginalisation. Through in-depth interviews with 19 participants, the study sheds light on significant economic, sociocultural, and political barriers, including […]

Journal article

‘Muipuri pacoa, ketimaha romiiri’: The women in the Tukano Oriental Shamanism

08/05/2025

25 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Muipuri pacoa, ketimaha romiiri’: The women in the Tukano Oriental Shamanism

Keywords

Overview

A group of Tukano Oriental Indigenous women in the Colombian Amazon undertook a research initiative implementing a biocultural monitoring methodology for the strengthening of the traditional management of their territory. The initial results revealed that, as the elders had anticipated, crops nurtured by the elders and, notably, by the wise women are the most diverse. […]

Guidelines and toolkits

The Sustainable Livelihoods Handbook: An asset based approach to poverty

01/11/2009

1 documents

52 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This handbook is intended to introduce community development workers and local activists to the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA), an exciting and innovative means of researching the opportunities for change within our households and communities. The Handbook is also potentially relevant for academics and policy makers who are interested in finding out more about how the […]

Journal article

Population policy and reproductive choice in South Asia

01/05/1993

2 pages long

Free access through journal website

Population policy and reproductive choice in South Asia

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Overview

In September 1992 a workshop was held in Oxford, bringing together activists, researchers and academics with the joint aims of sharing diverse perspectives on South Asia’s population policies as well as revising a research proposal on all aspects of women’s reproductive health. The most tangible outcome of the workshop was a proposal for a project […]

Journal article

Contractual arrangements for rural workers in Asia

01/05/1995

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This Note reports on research into differences in the contractual agreements made by workers and employers, offering insights into the working of markets (particularly for labour and credit) and, using case studies, showing the constraints on the free movement of rural workers because of indebtedness to employers. The researchers use socio-economic analysis frameworks and the […]

Journal article

Slum dwellers’ diagnosis of their own needs: implications for community development in Nigeria

01/05/1998

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The author reports on a visit to Lagos State, Nigeria, to research aspects of primary healthcare, and highlights how communities knew what they needed to improve their quality of life, and how they felt health education was not necessary. Their self-determination forced the researchers to adopt a participatory approach, and provide assistance in getting the […]

Journal article

Participatory domestication of agroforestry trees: an example from the Peruvian Amazon

01/08/2001

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Valuable tree genetic resources are declining around many farming communities in the Peruvian Amazon, limiting farmers’ options for economic development. The International Centre for Research in Agroforestry is working with farming communities to increase productivity and long-term sustainability of their forests, and to empower them to conserve tree genetic resources. This paper describes some principles […]

Journal article

Drawing development: Analysing local understandings of development in three Andean communities

01/02/2003

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article shows how local understandings of development can be researched empirically by reference to experiences presented from three drawing workshops performed with children in the Ayacucho region in the Peruvian Andes. The children were asked to draw pictures from their community, as they would like it to become in the future. Their drawings are […]

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Frequently Asked Questions How can I read publications online? All of our publications are free to download. The majority are available in PDF format. To read PDFs you will need Adobe Reader installed on your device. Oxfam PDFs are set up so they can be saved and printed, but they cannot be edited and then saved. Other […]

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Showing 456 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Reclaiming Public Spaces: Experiences of social exclusion of female sanitary workers in public spaces in Lahore, Pakistan

19/09/2024

21 pages long

Free access through journal website

Reclaiming Public Spaces: Experiences of social exclusion of female sanitary workers in public spaces in Lahore, Pakistan

Keywords

Overview

This research explores the challenges faced by female Christian sanitary workers in the public spaces of Lahore, Pakistan, utilising Nancy Fraser’s analytical framework of redistribution, recognition, and representation to uncover multifaceted factors contributing to their societal marginalisation. Through in-depth interviews with 19 participants, the study sheds light on significant economic, sociocultural, and political barriers, including […]

Journal article

‘Muipuri pacoa, ketimaha romiiri’: The women in the Tukano Oriental Shamanism

08/05/2025

25 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Muipuri pacoa, ketimaha romiiri’: The women in the Tukano Oriental Shamanism

Keywords

Overview

A group of Tukano Oriental Indigenous women in the Colombian Amazon undertook a research initiative implementing a biocultural monitoring methodology for the strengthening of the traditional management of their territory. The initial results revealed that, as the elders had anticipated, crops nurtured by the elders and, notably, by the wise women are the most diverse. […]

Guidelines and toolkits

The Sustainable Livelihoods Handbook: An asset based approach to poverty

01/11/2009

1 documents

52 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This handbook is intended to introduce community development workers and local activists to the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA), an exciting and innovative means of researching the opportunities for change within our households and communities. The Handbook is also potentially relevant for academics and policy makers who are interested in finding out more about how the […]

Journal article

Population policy and reproductive choice in South Asia

01/05/1993

2 pages long

Free access through journal website

Population policy and reproductive choice in South Asia

Keywords

Overview

In September 1992 a workshop was held in Oxford, bringing together activists, researchers and academics with the joint aims of sharing diverse perspectives on South Asia’s population policies as well as revising a research proposal on all aspects of women’s reproductive health. The most tangible outcome of the workshop was a proposal for a project […]

Journal article

Contractual arrangements for rural workers in Asia

01/05/1995

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This Note reports on research into differences in the contractual agreements made by workers and employers, offering insights into the working of markets (particularly for labour and credit) and, using case studies, showing the constraints on the free movement of rural workers because of indebtedness to employers. The researchers use socio-economic analysis frameworks and the […]

Journal article

Slum dwellers’ diagnosis of their own needs: implications for community development in Nigeria

01/05/1998

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The author reports on a visit to Lagos State, Nigeria, to research aspects of primary healthcare, and highlights how communities knew what they needed to improve their quality of life, and how they felt health education was not necessary. Their self-determination forced the researchers to adopt a participatory approach, and provide assistance in getting the […]

Journal article

Participatory domestication of agroforestry trees: an example from the Peruvian Amazon

01/08/2001

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Valuable tree genetic resources are declining around many farming communities in the Peruvian Amazon, limiting farmers’ options for economic development. The International Centre for Research in Agroforestry is working with farming communities to increase productivity and long-term sustainability of their forests, and to empower them to conserve tree genetic resources. This paper describes some principles […]

Journal article

Drawing development: Analysing local understandings of development in three Andean communities

01/02/2003

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article shows how local understandings of development can be researched empirically by reference to experiences presented from three drawing workshops performed with children in the Ayacucho region in the Peruvian Andes. The children were asked to draw pictures from their community, as they would like it to become in the future. Their drawings are […]

Webpage

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions How can I read publications online? All of our publications are free to download. The majority are available in PDF format. To read PDFs you will need Adobe Reader installed on your device. Oxfam PDFs are set up so they can be saved and printed, but they cannot be edited and then saved. Other […]

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