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Discussion paper

Women’s Rights and Development: Vision and strategy for the twenty-first century

01/01/1995

1 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Development methods

Overview

This book in the Oxfam Discussion Paper series records the proceedings of a seminar held in Oxford which brought together women’s rights and development specialists and researchers from academic institutions. The seminar was intended to provide an opportunity for creative discussion of policy priorities for the next decade. Papers were presented by Swasti Mitter, Sara […]

Research report

Are They Really Gender Equality Projects? An examination of donors’ gender-mainstreamed and gender-equality focused projects to assess the quality of gender-marked projects

05/02/2020

2 documents

60 pages long

Languages: English, French

Keywords

Overview

There is an increasing focus on gender equality in development and humanitarian aid, including in donors’ self-reported contributions to gender equality. More policies and laws are calling for an increased focus on gender equality, and some nations are calling for feminist aid or feminist foreign policy, all positive steps to address one of the world’s […]

Briefing paper

UK Multilateral Aid Review

01/08/2010

1 documents

15 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Renewed and robust support for the principle of multilateralism and multilateral institutions is absolutely essential, especially by a country as significant in international development as the UK. Oxfam supports multilateral aid remaining at around the current level of UK overall ODA. The Global Fund for HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria has a proven track record of […]

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

‘Two months of marriage were sufficient to turn my life upside down’: early marriage as a form of gender-based violence

20/07/2016

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Two months of marriage were sufficient to turn my life upside down’: early marriage as a form of gender-based violence

Keywords

Overview

In Morocco, as elsewhere, early marriage of young women and girls below the age of 18 exposes them to different forms of social, sexual, physical, psychological, and financial violence. This article focuses on the experience of Moroccan women married under the age of 18 and proposes an analytical framework to support better understanding of the […]

Journal article

Introducing computers into development programmes: Some problems and suggested solutions

01/03/1993

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The article identifies some of the problems encountered in using information technology in developing countries. It is based on field research into the use of computers in health programmes in East Africa and Nepal. The visits were part of an ODA-funded project to design guidelines on the selection, use, and maintenance of computers in a […]

Journal article

Deterrents to immunisation in Somalia: A survey of mothers’ attitudes

01/03/1993

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

As part of the global drive to achieve Universal Child Immunisation by 1990 (UCI 90), Somalia launched a national immunisation programme for women and children. While access to it improved, actual demand for immunisation remained low. This article reports the findings of a study to identify the factors influencing acceptance of immunisation in two Somali […]

Research report

Rock Glaciers and Climate Change in the Bolivian Andes: Mapping new water resources

28/04/2015

2 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Climate change is affecting glaciers worldwide, and the vulnerability and sensitivity of glaciers in the Bolivian Andes is a warning indicator for mountain regions in other areas. Reduced water security is projected for the Bolivian Andes due to an expected increase in demand and a decline in the supply of water. In turn, this will […]

Journal article

Family tracing: In whose interests?

01/11/1994

3 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article is based on research commissioned by Save the Children Fund (SCF) into five family-tracing programmes in five African countries. The author describes the stages involved in tracing the families of children, and highlights the efforts that must be made at each stage to ensure the interests of each child are paramount, and are […]

Journal article

Redefining the roles of environmental NGOs in Africa

01/02/1995

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The article summarises issues identified in a study undertaken on behalf of the HIVOS Foundation of the Netherlands and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs Development Division, which included a field study of 45 environmental NGOs in seven African countries. This generated an institutional database to support the aid strategies of the agencies commissioning the […]

Showing 467 matching results from Policy & Practice

Discussion paper

Women’s Rights and Development: Vision and strategy for the twenty-first century

01/01/1995

1 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Development methods

Overview

This book in the Oxfam Discussion Paper series records the proceedings of a seminar held in Oxford which brought together women’s rights and development specialists and researchers from academic institutions. The seminar was intended to provide an opportunity for creative discussion of policy priorities for the next decade. Papers were presented by Swasti Mitter, Sara […]

Research report

Are They Really Gender Equality Projects? An examination of donors’ gender-mainstreamed and gender-equality focused projects to assess the quality of gender-marked projects

05/02/2020

2 documents

60 pages long

Languages: English, French

Keywords

Overview

There is an increasing focus on gender equality in development and humanitarian aid, including in donors’ self-reported contributions to gender equality. More policies and laws are calling for an increased focus on gender equality, and some nations are calling for feminist aid or feminist foreign policy, all positive steps to address one of the world’s […]

Briefing paper

UK Multilateral Aid Review

01/08/2010

1 documents

15 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Renewed and robust support for the principle of multilateralism and multilateral institutions is absolutely essential, especially by a country as significant in international development as the UK. Oxfam supports multilateral aid remaining at around the current level of UK overall ODA. The Global Fund for HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria has a proven track record of […]

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

‘Two months of marriage were sufficient to turn my life upside down’: early marriage as a form of gender-based violence

20/07/2016

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Two months of marriage were sufficient to turn my life upside down’: early marriage as a form of gender-based violence

Keywords

Overview

In Morocco, as elsewhere, early marriage of young women and girls below the age of 18 exposes them to different forms of social, sexual, physical, psychological, and financial violence. This article focuses on the experience of Moroccan women married under the age of 18 and proposes an analytical framework to support better understanding of the […]

Journal article

Introducing computers into development programmes: Some problems and suggested solutions

01/03/1993

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The article identifies some of the problems encountered in using information technology in developing countries. It is based on field research into the use of computers in health programmes in East Africa and Nepal. The visits were part of an ODA-funded project to design guidelines on the selection, use, and maintenance of computers in a […]

Journal article

Deterrents to immunisation in Somalia: A survey of mothers’ attitudes

01/03/1993

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

As part of the global drive to achieve Universal Child Immunisation by 1990 (UCI 90), Somalia launched a national immunisation programme for women and children. While access to it improved, actual demand for immunisation remained low. This article reports the findings of a study to identify the factors influencing acceptance of immunisation in two Somali […]

Research report

Rock Glaciers and Climate Change in the Bolivian Andes: Mapping new water resources

28/04/2015

2 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Climate change is affecting glaciers worldwide, and the vulnerability and sensitivity of glaciers in the Bolivian Andes is a warning indicator for mountain regions in other areas. Reduced water security is projected for the Bolivian Andes due to an expected increase in demand and a decline in the supply of water. In turn, this will […]

Journal article

Family tracing: In whose interests?

01/11/1994

3 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article is based on research commissioned by Save the Children Fund (SCF) into five family-tracing programmes in five African countries. The author describes the stages involved in tracing the families of children, and highlights the efforts that must be made at each stage to ensure the interests of each child are paramount, and are […]

Journal article

Redefining the roles of environmental NGOs in Africa

01/02/1995

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The article summarises issues identified in a study undertaken on behalf of the HIVOS Foundation of the Netherlands and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs Development Division, which included a field study of 45 environmental NGOs in seven African countries. This generated an institutional database to support the aid strategies of the agencies commissioning the […]

Showing 467 matching results from Policy & Practice

Discussion paper

Women’s Rights and Development: Vision and strategy for the twenty-first century

01/01/1995

1 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Development methods

Overview

This book in the Oxfam Discussion Paper series records the proceedings of a seminar held in Oxford which brought together women’s rights and development specialists and researchers from academic institutions. The seminar was intended to provide an opportunity for creative discussion of policy priorities for the next decade. Papers were presented by Swasti Mitter, Sara […]

Research report

Are They Really Gender Equality Projects? An examination of donors’ gender-mainstreamed and gender-equality focused projects to assess the quality of gender-marked projects

05/02/2020

2 documents

60 pages long

Languages: English, French

Keywords

Overview

There is an increasing focus on gender equality in development and humanitarian aid, including in donors’ self-reported contributions to gender equality. More policies and laws are calling for an increased focus on gender equality, and some nations are calling for feminist aid or feminist foreign policy, all positive steps to address one of the world’s […]

Briefing paper

UK Multilateral Aid Review

01/08/2010

1 documents

15 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Renewed and robust support for the principle of multilateralism and multilateral institutions is absolutely essential, especially by a country as significant in international development as the UK. Oxfam supports multilateral aid remaining at around the current level of UK overall ODA. The Global Fund for HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria has a proven track record of […]

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

‘Two months of marriage were sufficient to turn my life upside down’: early marriage as a form of gender-based violence

20/07/2016

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Two months of marriage were sufficient to turn my life upside down’: early marriage as a form of gender-based violence

Keywords

Overview

In Morocco, as elsewhere, early marriage of young women and girls below the age of 18 exposes them to different forms of social, sexual, physical, psychological, and financial violence. This article focuses on the experience of Moroccan women married under the age of 18 and proposes an analytical framework to support better understanding of the […]

Journal article

Introducing computers into development programmes: Some problems and suggested solutions

01/03/1993

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The article identifies some of the problems encountered in using information technology in developing countries. It is based on field research into the use of computers in health programmes in East Africa and Nepal. The visits were part of an ODA-funded project to design guidelines on the selection, use, and maintenance of computers in a […]

Journal article

Deterrents to immunisation in Somalia: A survey of mothers’ attitudes

01/03/1993

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

As part of the global drive to achieve Universal Child Immunisation by 1990 (UCI 90), Somalia launched a national immunisation programme for women and children. While access to it improved, actual demand for immunisation remained low. This article reports the findings of a study to identify the factors influencing acceptance of immunisation in two Somali […]

Research report

Rock Glaciers and Climate Change in the Bolivian Andes: Mapping new water resources

28/04/2015

2 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Climate change is affecting glaciers worldwide, and the vulnerability and sensitivity of glaciers in the Bolivian Andes is a warning indicator for mountain regions in other areas. Reduced water security is projected for the Bolivian Andes due to an expected increase in demand and a decline in the supply of water. In turn, this will […]

Journal article

Family tracing: In whose interests?

01/11/1994

3 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article is based on research commissioned by Save the Children Fund (SCF) into five family-tracing programmes in five African countries. The author describes the stages involved in tracing the families of children, and highlights the efforts that must be made at each stage to ensure the interests of each child are paramount, and are […]

Journal article

Redefining the roles of environmental NGOs in Africa

01/02/1995

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The article summarises issues identified in a study undertaken on behalf of the HIVOS Foundation of the Netherlands and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs Development Division, which included a field study of 45 environmental NGOs in seven African countries. This generated an institutional database to support the aid strategies of the agencies commissioning the […]