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The role of rituals and cultural heritage in post-disaster social resilience: the case of Antakya

12/02/2025

19 pages long

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The role of rituals and cultural heritage in post-disaster social resilience: the case of Antakya

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This study is based on the role of rituals and cultural practices which shaped the recovery process after the earthquake in Hatay, Türkiye. We observed that those who had to leave Hatay after the earthquake tried to continue the rituals in their hometowns or only came to Hatay during ritual times and participated in this […]

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Everyone Counts SEN

10/02/2016

14 documents

Languages: English

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Launch your learners into real-world-themed mathematical learning with data and case studies gathered by Young Lives, an international research project. Everyone Counts SEN has been specially developed for learners with special educational needs (SEN) in England, Wales and for learners with additional support needs (ASN) in Scotland. The resource caters for a wide range of […]

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Platforms of inequality: gender dynamics of digital labour in Africa

07/12/2022

18 pages long

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Platforms of inequality: gender dynamics of digital labour in Africa

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Paid work and gender equality are key elements of international development discourse on women’s economic empowerment. New digital technologies are considered to generate paid work opportunities for the marginalised groups in Africa, particularly women. The rise of the platform economy (work digitally mediated via platforms), for example, is framed as a panacea to poverty and […]

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Redefining the roles of environmental NGOs in Africa

01/02/1995

10 pages long

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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 […]

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Spirituality: a development taboo

01/02/2000

13 pages long

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Spirituality is central to many of the daily decisions people in the ‘South’ make about their own and their community’s development, including that of whether or not to participate in risky but potentially beneficial social action. Despite its importance, development literature and development practices have systematically avoided the topic of spirituality. This avoidance results in […]

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Flow, Food, and Flood: Embodied aquaculture in a climate-stressed world

08/05/2025

10 pages long

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Flow, Food, and Flood: Embodied aquaculture in a climate-stressed world

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This essay draws from a larger study that explores gender and social inclusion in small-scale aquaculture in Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand, using a feminist political ecology (FPE) lens. Through qualitative research, we examine how fish farmers’ embodied experiences reveal the intersections of labour, emotional well-being, and food security within broader socioeconomic and environmental challenges. Hydropower […]

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Pathways to empowerment? Reflections on microfinance and transformation in gender relations in South Asia

01/03/2001

11 pages long

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Pathways to empowerment? Reflections on microfinance and transformation in gender relations in South Asia

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This paper reflects on the strengths and weaknesses of approaches taken by three NGOs in Bangladesh and one NGO based in Bihar in India. All these NGOs consider the provision of microfinance to women to be a major strategy for empowering women. Our reflections in this article draw on a review of the literature on […]

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Counting the costs of HIV and AIDS to civil-society organisations

01/03/2008

13 pages long

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HIV threatens the survival of many civil-society organisations (CSOs) in Africa. While we know the range of potential costs to such groups, we lack a detailed picture of the extent of the impact. This article highlights important findings from exploratory research in Malawi. Respondents perceived that overall performance in the four CSOs studied declined by […]

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NGO-government partnerships for scaling up: sexuality education in Mexico

01/03/2008

11 pages long

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Governments in developing countries need effective programmes to advance public policies and improve social welfare. NGOs often have well-tested programmes and research outcomes that are relevant to such needs, yet the scaling up of pilot programmes to national level is difficult to achieve and frequently unsuccessful. This article presents a case of successful scaling up […]

Showing 463 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

The role of rituals and cultural heritage in post-disaster social resilience: the case of Antakya

12/02/2025

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

The role of rituals and cultural heritage in post-disaster social resilience: the case of Antakya

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Overview

This study is based on the role of rituals and cultural practices which shaped the recovery process after the earthquake in Hatay, Türkiye. We observed that those who had to leave Hatay after the earthquake tried to continue the rituals in their hometowns or only came to Hatay during ritual times and participated in this […]

Education resource

Everyone Counts SEN

10/02/2016

14 documents

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Launch your learners into real-world-themed mathematical learning with data and case studies gathered by Young Lives, an international research project. Everyone Counts SEN has been specially developed for learners with special educational needs (SEN) in England, Wales and for learners with additional support needs (ASN) in Scotland. The resource caters for a wide range of […]

Journal article

Platforms of inequality: gender dynamics of digital labour in Africa

07/12/2022

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

Platforms of inequality: gender dynamics of digital labour in Africa

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Overview

Paid work and gender equality are key elements of international development discourse on women’s economic empowerment. New digital technologies are considered to generate paid work opportunities for the marginalised groups in Africa, particularly women. The rise of the platform economy (work digitally mediated via platforms), for example, is framed as a panacea to poverty and […]

Webpage

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Access to the Oxfam Policy & Practice website is provided by Oxfam GB on behalf of affiliates of the Oxfam confederation. Use of the Oxfam Policy & Practice website is subject to the following Terms and Conditions

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 […]

Journal article

Spirituality: a development taboo

01/02/2000

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Spirituality is central to many of the daily decisions people in the ‘South’ make about their own and their community’s development, including that of whether or not to participate in risky but potentially beneficial social action. Despite its importance, development literature and development practices have systematically avoided the topic of spirituality. This avoidance results in […]

Journal article

Flow, Food, and Flood: Embodied aquaculture in a climate-stressed world

08/05/2025

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Flow, Food, and Flood: Embodied aquaculture in a climate-stressed world

Keywords

Overview

This essay draws from a larger study that explores gender and social inclusion in small-scale aquaculture in Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand, using a feminist political ecology (FPE) lens. Through qualitative research, we examine how fish farmers’ embodied experiences reveal the intersections of labour, emotional well-being, and food security within broader socioeconomic and environmental challenges. Hydropower […]

Journal article

Pathways to empowerment? Reflections on microfinance and transformation in gender relations in South Asia

01/03/2001

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Pathways to empowerment? Reflections on microfinance and transformation in gender relations in South Asia

Keywords

Overview

This paper reflects on the strengths and weaknesses of approaches taken by three NGOs in Bangladesh and one NGO based in Bihar in India. All these NGOs consider the provision of microfinance to women to be a major strategy for empowering women. Our reflections in this article draw on a review of the literature on […]

Journal article

Counting the costs of HIV and AIDS to civil-society organisations

01/03/2008

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

HIV threatens the survival of many civil-society organisations (CSOs) in Africa. While we know the range of potential costs to such groups, we lack a detailed picture of the extent of the impact. This article highlights important findings from exploratory research in Malawi. Respondents perceived that overall performance in the four CSOs studied declined by […]

Journal article

NGO-government partnerships for scaling up: sexuality education in Mexico

01/03/2008

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Governments in developing countries need effective programmes to advance public policies and improve social welfare. NGOs often have well-tested programmes and research outcomes that are relevant to such needs, yet the scaling up of pilot programmes to national level is difficult to achieve and frequently unsuccessful. This article presents a case of successful scaling up […]

Showing 463 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

The role of rituals and cultural heritage in post-disaster social resilience: the case of Antakya

12/02/2025

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

The role of rituals and cultural heritage in post-disaster social resilience: the case of Antakya

Keywords

Overview

This study is based on the role of rituals and cultural practices which shaped the recovery process after the earthquake in Hatay, Türkiye. We observed that those who had to leave Hatay after the earthquake tried to continue the rituals in their hometowns or only came to Hatay during ritual times and participated in this […]

Education resource

Everyone Counts SEN

10/02/2016

14 documents

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Launch your learners into real-world-themed mathematical learning with data and case studies gathered by Young Lives, an international research project. Everyone Counts SEN has been specially developed for learners with special educational needs (SEN) in England, Wales and for learners with additional support needs (ASN) in Scotland. The resource caters for a wide range of […]

Journal article

Platforms of inequality: gender dynamics of digital labour in Africa

07/12/2022

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

Platforms of inequality: gender dynamics of digital labour in Africa

Keywords

Overview

Paid work and gender equality are key elements of international development discourse on women’s economic empowerment. New digital technologies are considered to generate paid work opportunities for the marginalised groups in Africa, particularly women. The rise of the platform economy (work digitally mediated via platforms), for example, is framed as a panacea to poverty and […]

Webpage

Terms and Conditions

Access to the Oxfam Policy & Practice website is provided by Oxfam GB on behalf of affiliates of the Oxfam confederation. Use of the Oxfam Policy & Practice website is subject to the following Terms and Conditions

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 […]

Journal article

Spirituality: a development taboo

01/02/2000

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Spirituality is central to many of the daily decisions people in the ‘South’ make about their own and their community’s development, including that of whether or not to participate in risky but potentially beneficial social action. Despite its importance, development literature and development practices have systematically avoided the topic of spirituality. This avoidance results in […]

Journal article

Flow, Food, and Flood: Embodied aquaculture in a climate-stressed world

08/05/2025

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Flow, Food, and Flood: Embodied aquaculture in a climate-stressed world

Keywords

Overview

This essay draws from a larger study that explores gender and social inclusion in small-scale aquaculture in Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand, using a feminist political ecology (FPE) lens. Through qualitative research, we examine how fish farmers’ embodied experiences reveal the intersections of labour, emotional well-being, and food security within broader socioeconomic and environmental challenges. Hydropower […]

Journal article

Pathways to empowerment? Reflections on microfinance and transformation in gender relations in South Asia

01/03/2001

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Pathways to empowerment? Reflections on microfinance and transformation in gender relations in South Asia

Keywords

Overview

This paper reflects on the strengths and weaknesses of approaches taken by three NGOs in Bangladesh and one NGO based in Bihar in India. All these NGOs consider the provision of microfinance to women to be a major strategy for empowering women. Our reflections in this article draw on a review of the literature on […]

Journal article

Counting the costs of HIV and AIDS to civil-society organisations

01/03/2008

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

HIV threatens the survival of many civil-society organisations (CSOs) in Africa. While we know the range of potential costs to such groups, we lack a detailed picture of the extent of the impact. This article highlights important findings from exploratory research in Malawi. Respondents perceived that overall performance in the four CSOs studied declined by […]

Journal article

NGO-government partnerships for scaling up: sexuality education in Mexico

01/03/2008

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Governments in developing countries need effective programmes to advance public policies and improve social welfare. NGOs often have well-tested programmes and research outcomes that are relevant to such needs, yet the scaling up of pilot programmes to national level is difficult to achieve and frequently unsuccessful. This article presents a case of successful scaling up […]