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Case study

Community-led Value Chain Development for Gender Justice and Pro-poor Wealth Creation: A case from Rwanda

01/03/2014

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

This case study covers the work of Bureau d’Appui aux Initiatives Rurales (BAIR) in Rwanda. The project aims to contribute to sustainable pro-poor wealth creation and value chain upgrading through the empowerment of women and men from the poorest and most vulnerable households, as well as the establishment of equitable participatory processes for economic decision-making […]

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Journal article

Collaboration in delivering education: relations between governments and NGOs in South Asia

01/06/2010

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

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Overview

Collaboration between governments and non-state providers of basic services is increasingly a focus of attention by international agencies and national policy makers. The intention of such collaboration is to support common goals for achieving universal provision. Drawing on research in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, the contribution shows that collaboration can be successful where NGOs do […]

Briefing paper

Unlocking Sustainable Development in Africa by Addressing Unpaid Care and Domestic Work

03/02/2020

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Across Africa, ambitions to achieve inclusive and sustainable development are being undermined by inadequate investment in the care economy. Women and girls are providing millions of hours of unpaid care and domestic work (UCDW) – a provision which props up the economy and underpins society, yet remains under-recognized, undervalued and under-invested in. While inattention to […]

Briefing note

Climate Change Spending in Ethiopia: Recommendations to bridge the funding gap for climate financing

01/11/2015

1 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Government of Ethiopia considers climate change to be one of its priorities in responding to the country’s long-term development needs. The nation’s widely acclaimed Climate Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) strategy has called for annual spending of $7.5bn. With federal budgetary resources for climate change relevant actions estimated to be in the order of $440m […]

Discussion paper

Adaptation to Climate Change in India : A study of Union budgets

05/04/2010

1 documents

86 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The implications of climate change are affecting many regions in the world; India is particularly vulnerable to the damaging, adverse effects of greenhouse emissions. This working paper is a collaborative study produced by Oxfam India and the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (a policy research and advocacy organisation based in New Delhi). It is […]

Research report

Infrastructure and Equipment for Unpaid Care Work: Household survey findings from the Philippines, Uganda and Zimbabwe – 2017 Household Care Survey report

26/04/2018

4 documents

92 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Care work is essential for personal wellbeing, a healthy society and a functioning economy. But across the world, it is overwhelmingly done by women, which restricts their opportunities. Policy makers rarely recognize the public responsibility for facilitating unpaid care and domestic work through investments in infrastructure and care services. In 2017, Oxfam’s Women’s Economic Empowerment […]

Briefing paper

Strengthening Frameworks to Monitor and Evaluate Climate Adaptation in Uganda

01/04/2015

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Uganda’s reliance on natural resources renders its economy extremely vulnerable to climate change. This makes it essential to track progress on adaptation initiatives and ensure the whole country is on a path towards climate resilience. This briefing examines monitoring and evaluation (M&E) frameworks currently used by the Government of Uganda and considers how they could […]

Briefing paper

Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way: Safe havens needed for refugees from Syria

16/12/2016

5 documents

31 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam’s research shows that less than three percent of the Syrian refugee population have actually arrived in rich countries through resettlement programmes. By analysing resettlement policies and practices in eight key countries, looking at capacity (i.e. investment in staff and facilities), security procedures, resettlement criteria and the general political climate towards refugees, this paper shows […]

Journal article

Characteristics and strategies favouring sustained food access during Guinea’s food-price crisis

16/06/2011

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This study examines household food-access status in rural areas of Guinea, a poor, net food-importing West African state, during the height of the food-price crisis. Linking a household’s food-access status with specific household characteristics and strategies, the article provides evidence on those unique characteristics and strategies favouring sustained food access during the price crisis. The […]

Showing 462 matching results from Policy & Practice

Case study

Community-led Value Chain Development for Gender Justice and Pro-poor Wealth Creation: A case from Rwanda

01/03/2014

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This case study covers the work of Bureau d’Appui aux Initiatives Rurales (BAIR) in Rwanda. The project aims to contribute to sustainable pro-poor wealth creation and value chain upgrading through the empowerment of women and men from the poorest and most vulnerable households, as well as the establishment of equitable participatory processes for economic decision-making […]

Webpage

Copyright & Permissions

To reuse any of our material in a commercial publication or for translation please contact us for permission.

Journal article

Collaboration in delivering education: relations between governments and NGOs in South Asia

01/06/2010

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Collaboration between governments and non-state providers of basic services is increasingly a focus of attention by international agencies and national policy makers. The intention of such collaboration is to support common goals for achieving universal provision. Drawing on research in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, the contribution shows that collaboration can be successful where NGOs do […]

Briefing paper

Unlocking Sustainable Development in Africa by Addressing Unpaid Care and Domestic Work

03/02/2020

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Across Africa, ambitions to achieve inclusive and sustainable development are being undermined by inadequate investment in the care economy. Women and girls are providing millions of hours of unpaid care and domestic work (UCDW) – a provision which props up the economy and underpins society, yet remains under-recognized, undervalued and under-invested in. While inattention to […]

Briefing note

Climate Change Spending in Ethiopia: Recommendations to bridge the funding gap for climate financing

01/11/2015

1 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Government of Ethiopia considers climate change to be one of its priorities in responding to the country’s long-term development needs. The nation’s widely acclaimed Climate Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) strategy has called for annual spending of $7.5bn. With federal budgetary resources for climate change relevant actions estimated to be in the order of $440m […]

Discussion paper

Adaptation to Climate Change in India : A study of Union budgets

05/04/2010

1 documents

86 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The implications of climate change are affecting many regions in the world; India is particularly vulnerable to the damaging, adverse effects of greenhouse emissions. This working paper is a collaborative study produced by Oxfam India and the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (a policy research and advocacy organisation based in New Delhi). It is […]

Research report

Infrastructure and Equipment for Unpaid Care Work: Household survey findings from the Philippines, Uganda and Zimbabwe – 2017 Household Care Survey report

26/04/2018

4 documents

92 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Care work is essential for personal wellbeing, a healthy society and a functioning economy. But across the world, it is overwhelmingly done by women, which restricts their opportunities. Policy makers rarely recognize the public responsibility for facilitating unpaid care and domestic work through investments in infrastructure and care services. In 2017, Oxfam’s Women’s Economic Empowerment […]

Briefing paper

Strengthening Frameworks to Monitor and Evaluate Climate Adaptation in Uganda

01/04/2015

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Uganda’s reliance on natural resources renders its economy extremely vulnerable to climate change. This makes it essential to track progress on adaptation initiatives and ensure the whole country is on a path towards climate resilience. This briefing examines monitoring and evaluation (M&E) frameworks currently used by the Government of Uganda and considers how they could […]

Briefing paper

Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way: Safe havens needed for refugees from Syria

16/12/2016

5 documents

31 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam’s research shows that less than three percent of the Syrian refugee population have actually arrived in rich countries through resettlement programmes. By analysing resettlement policies and practices in eight key countries, looking at capacity (i.e. investment in staff and facilities), security procedures, resettlement criteria and the general political climate towards refugees, this paper shows […]

Journal article

Characteristics and strategies favouring sustained food access during Guinea’s food-price crisis

16/06/2011

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This study examines household food-access status in rural areas of Guinea, a poor, net food-importing West African state, during the height of the food-price crisis. Linking a household’s food-access status with specific household characteristics and strategies, the article provides evidence on those unique characteristics and strategies favouring sustained food access during the price crisis. The […]

Showing 462 matching results from Policy & Practice

Case study

Community-led Value Chain Development for Gender Justice and Pro-poor Wealth Creation: A case from Rwanda

01/03/2014

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This case study covers the work of Bureau d’Appui aux Initiatives Rurales (BAIR) in Rwanda. The project aims to contribute to sustainable pro-poor wealth creation and value chain upgrading through the empowerment of women and men from the poorest and most vulnerable households, as well as the establishment of equitable participatory processes for economic decision-making […]

Webpage

Copyright & Permissions

To reuse any of our material in a commercial publication or for translation please contact us for permission.

Journal article

Collaboration in delivering education: relations between governments and NGOs in South Asia

01/06/2010

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Collaboration between governments and non-state providers of basic services is increasingly a focus of attention by international agencies and national policy makers. The intention of such collaboration is to support common goals for achieving universal provision. Drawing on research in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, the contribution shows that collaboration can be successful where NGOs do […]

Briefing paper

Unlocking Sustainable Development in Africa by Addressing Unpaid Care and Domestic Work

03/02/2020

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Across Africa, ambitions to achieve inclusive and sustainable development are being undermined by inadequate investment in the care economy. Women and girls are providing millions of hours of unpaid care and domestic work (UCDW) – a provision which props up the economy and underpins society, yet remains under-recognized, undervalued and under-invested in. While inattention to […]

Briefing note

Climate Change Spending in Ethiopia: Recommendations to bridge the funding gap for climate financing

01/11/2015

1 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Government of Ethiopia considers climate change to be one of its priorities in responding to the country’s long-term development needs. The nation’s widely acclaimed Climate Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) strategy has called for annual spending of $7.5bn. With federal budgetary resources for climate change relevant actions estimated to be in the order of $440m […]

Discussion paper

Adaptation to Climate Change in India : A study of Union budgets

05/04/2010

1 documents

86 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The implications of climate change are affecting many regions in the world; India is particularly vulnerable to the damaging, adverse effects of greenhouse emissions. This working paper is a collaborative study produced by Oxfam India and the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (a policy research and advocacy organisation based in New Delhi). It is […]

Research report

Infrastructure and Equipment for Unpaid Care Work: Household survey findings from the Philippines, Uganda and Zimbabwe – 2017 Household Care Survey report

26/04/2018

4 documents

92 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Care work is essential for personal wellbeing, a healthy society and a functioning economy. But across the world, it is overwhelmingly done by women, which restricts their opportunities. Policy makers rarely recognize the public responsibility for facilitating unpaid care and domestic work through investments in infrastructure and care services. In 2017, Oxfam’s Women’s Economic Empowerment […]

Briefing paper

Strengthening Frameworks to Monitor and Evaluate Climate Adaptation in Uganda

01/04/2015

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Uganda’s reliance on natural resources renders its economy extremely vulnerable to climate change. This makes it essential to track progress on adaptation initiatives and ensure the whole country is on a path towards climate resilience. This briefing examines monitoring and evaluation (M&E) frameworks currently used by the Government of Uganda and considers how they could […]

Briefing paper

Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way: Safe havens needed for refugees from Syria

16/12/2016

5 documents

31 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam’s research shows that less than three percent of the Syrian refugee population have actually arrived in rich countries through resettlement programmes. By analysing resettlement policies and practices in eight key countries, looking at capacity (i.e. investment in staff and facilities), security procedures, resettlement criteria and the general political climate towards refugees, this paper shows […]

Journal article

Characteristics and strategies favouring sustained food access during Guinea’s food-price crisis

16/06/2011

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This study examines household food-access status in rural areas of Guinea, a poor, net food-importing West African state, during the height of the food-price crisis. Linking a household’s food-access status with specific household characteristics and strategies, the article provides evidence on those unique characteristics and strategies favouring sustained food access during the price crisis. The […]