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How is eye care seeking affected by intersectional experiences? A study of ageing women in the Indian Sundarbans

23/03/2021

17 pages long

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How is eye care seeking affected by intersectional experiences? A study of ageing women in the Indian Sundarbans

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Overview

Old age often marks a period of changed socioeconomic position and physical infirmity. Older adults make up a large and complex population sub-group where several identities and characteristics coalesce to create intersectional experiences. Visual impairment can be prevented or cured to a large extent. Globally, women’s access to eye care is lower than that for […]

Research report

Reframing Narratives Around Care and Informal Work in Kenya, the UK and Zimbabwe: A synthesis of national research

05/02/2024

2 documents

43 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This research study across three countries – Kenya, UK, and Zimbabwe – was carried out to identify the dominant narratives that influence public perceptions of care and informal work. It enabled the researchers to develop and test new narratives that could be used to improve public attitudes towards care and informal work. Creating new stories […]

Research report

Unpaid Care & Loss and Damage in Bangladesh

20/05/2026

2 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report combines literature review and quantitative analysis to explore the gendered impacts of climate crises, with emphasis on unpaid care work. It finds that unpaid care hours increase for low-income women in high climate vulnerability areas, and argues that care-related impacts must be acknowledged and addressed in climate responses around Loss & Damage. It […]

Research report

Caring Under COVID-19: How the Pandemic Is -and Is Not- Changing Unpaid Care and Domestic Work Responsibilities in the United States

29/07/2020

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

The study reveals findings from a rapid poll exploring the gendered and racial impacts of COVID-19 on unpaid care work, which was part of MenCare: A Global Fatherhood Campaign. The report demonstrates how COVID-19 has brought an unprecedented crisis of care in the United States, with a particular workload being taken on by women as […]

Briefing paper

From Catastrophe to Catalyst: Can the World Bank make COVID-19 a turning point for building universal and fair public healthcare systems?

04/12/2020

2 documents

44 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

COVID-19 has exposed the widespread failure to invest in strong and universal public health systems, putting millions of lives at risk and dramatically widening health inequalities. Oxfam analysed the World Bank’s emergency health funding to 71 countries in response to the pandemic. While its response has been rapid and significant, Oxfam finds that the World […]

Case study

MenCare in Rwanda: Engaging fathers in transforming gender relations

10/11/2020

1 documents

23 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

The case study shows how MenCare, a global campaign to help increase men’s active involvement in care giving, has spread to 100 partners in over 50 countries. In Rwanda, the campaign has reduced men’s use of violence against their partners and children; increased men’s contributions to child-care; and equalized power dynamics and decision making in […]

Case study

Understanding Norms around the Gendered Divisions of Labour: Results from focus group discussions in the Philippines

28/10/2019

2 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Social norms refer to the shared expectations held by a given community. They are often held in place by social approval or rewards for conformity, and by disapproval or sanctions for transgressions. Understanding how and why social norms hold sway can provide a powerful means for understanding the gendered division of work that prevails in […]

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Evaluation report

Evaluation of Community-Based Primary Health Care Project in Hadhramout, Yemen

01/12/2008

2 documents

64 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam’s four-year Community-Based Primary Health Care Project in Hadhramout, Yemen (funded by the EC) aimed to improve the health status of poor women, men and children in 24 remote villages in Sah and Sayoun districts. It aimed to achieve this through a variety of approaches including: promoting health awareness, improving the quality of promotion, and […]

Evaluation report

Evaluation of the Community Based Primary Health Care Programme in Azerbaijan

01/08/2008

2 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam GB has been implementing the ‘Community based primary health care’ programme in central Azerbaijan since 2001, covering 43 villages in Barda, Ter ter, Goranboy and Yevlakh districts. The programme seeks to improve health in rural communities by making first-line primary health care available at village level. Participatory approaches are used (management by Community Health […]

Showing 440 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

How is eye care seeking affected by intersectional experiences? A study of ageing women in the Indian Sundarbans

23/03/2021

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

How is eye care seeking affected by intersectional experiences? A study of ageing women in the Indian Sundarbans

Keywords

Overview

Old age often marks a period of changed socioeconomic position and physical infirmity. Older adults make up a large and complex population sub-group where several identities and characteristics coalesce to create intersectional experiences. Visual impairment can be prevented or cured to a large extent. Globally, women’s access to eye care is lower than that for […]

Research report

Reframing Narratives Around Care and Informal Work in Kenya, the UK and Zimbabwe: A synthesis of national research

05/02/2024

2 documents

43 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This research study across three countries – Kenya, UK, and Zimbabwe – was carried out to identify the dominant narratives that influence public perceptions of care and informal work. It enabled the researchers to develop and test new narratives that could be used to improve public attitudes towards care and informal work. Creating new stories […]

Research report

Unpaid Care & Loss and Damage in Bangladesh

20/05/2026

2 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report combines literature review and quantitative analysis to explore the gendered impacts of climate crises, with emphasis on unpaid care work. It finds that unpaid care hours increase for low-income women in high climate vulnerability areas, and argues that care-related impacts must be acknowledged and addressed in climate responses around Loss & Damage. It […]

Research report

Caring Under COVID-19: How the Pandemic Is -and Is Not- Changing Unpaid Care and Domestic Work Responsibilities in the United States

29/07/2020

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The study reveals findings from a rapid poll exploring the gendered and racial impacts of COVID-19 on unpaid care work, which was part of MenCare: A Global Fatherhood Campaign. The report demonstrates how COVID-19 has brought an unprecedented crisis of care in the United States, with a particular workload being taken on by women as […]

Briefing paper

From Catastrophe to Catalyst: Can the World Bank make COVID-19 a turning point for building universal and fair public healthcare systems?

04/12/2020

2 documents

44 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

COVID-19 has exposed the widespread failure to invest in strong and universal public health systems, putting millions of lives at risk and dramatically widening health inequalities. Oxfam analysed the World Bank’s emergency health funding to 71 countries in response to the pandemic. While its response has been rapid and significant, Oxfam finds that the World […]

Case study

MenCare in Rwanda: Engaging fathers in transforming gender relations

10/11/2020

1 documents

23 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The case study shows how MenCare, a global campaign to help increase men’s active involvement in care giving, has spread to 100 partners in over 50 countries. In Rwanda, the campaign has reduced men’s use of violence against their partners and children; increased men’s contributions to child-care; and equalized power dynamics and decision making in […]

Case study

Understanding Norms around the Gendered Divisions of Labour: Results from focus group discussions in the Philippines

28/10/2019

2 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Social norms refer to the shared expectations held by a given community. They are often held in place by social approval or rewards for conformity, and by disapproval or sanctions for transgressions. Understanding how and why social norms hold sway can provide a powerful means for understanding the gendered division of work that prevails in […]

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Home

Access knowledge, evidence and ideas from the work of Oxfam and communities and organisations we partner with around the world

Evaluation report

Evaluation of Community-Based Primary Health Care Project in Hadhramout, Yemen

01/12/2008

2 documents

64 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam’s four-year Community-Based Primary Health Care Project in Hadhramout, Yemen (funded by the EC) aimed to improve the health status of poor women, men and children in 24 remote villages in Sah and Sayoun districts. It aimed to achieve this through a variety of approaches including: promoting health awareness, improving the quality of promotion, and […]

Evaluation report

Evaluation of the Community Based Primary Health Care Programme in Azerbaijan

01/08/2008

2 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam GB has been implementing the ‘Community based primary health care’ programme in central Azerbaijan since 2001, covering 43 villages in Barda, Ter ter, Goranboy and Yevlakh districts. The programme seeks to improve health in rural communities by making first-line primary health care available at village level. Participatory approaches are used (management by Community Health […]

Showing 440 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

How is eye care seeking affected by intersectional experiences? A study of ageing women in the Indian Sundarbans

23/03/2021

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

How is eye care seeking affected by intersectional experiences? A study of ageing women in the Indian Sundarbans

Keywords

Overview

Old age often marks a period of changed socioeconomic position and physical infirmity. Older adults make up a large and complex population sub-group where several identities and characteristics coalesce to create intersectional experiences. Visual impairment can be prevented or cured to a large extent. Globally, women’s access to eye care is lower than that for […]

Research report

Reframing Narratives Around Care and Informal Work in Kenya, the UK and Zimbabwe: A synthesis of national research

05/02/2024

2 documents

43 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This research study across three countries – Kenya, UK, and Zimbabwe – was carried out to identify the dominant narratives that influence public perceptions of care and informal work. It enabled the researchers to develop and test new narratives that could be used to improve public attitudes towards care and informal work. Creating new stories […]

Research report

Unpaid Care & Loss and Damage in Bangladesh

20/05/2026

2 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report combines literature review and quantitative analysis to explore the gendered impacts of climate crises, with emphasis on unpaid care work. It finds that unpaid care hours increase for low-income women in high climate vulnerability areas, and argues that care-related impacts must be acknowledged and addressed in climate responses around Loss & Damage. It […]

Research report

Caring Under COVID-19: How the Pandemic Is -and Is Not- Changing Unpaid Care and Domestic Work Responsibilities in the United States

29/07/2020

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The study reveals findings from a rapid poll exploring the gendered and racial impacts of COVID-19 on unpaid care work, which was part of MenCare: A Global Fatherhood Campaign. The report demonstrates how COVID-19 has brought an unprecedented crisis of care in the United States, with a particular workload being taken on by women as […]

Briefing paper

From Catastrophe to Catalyst: Can the World Bank make COVID-19 a turning point for building universal and fair public healthcare systems?

04/12/2020

2 documents

44 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

COVID-19 has exposed the widespread failure to invest in strong and universal public health systems, putting millions of lives at risk and dramatically widening health inequalities. Oxfam analysed the World Bank’s emergency health funding to 71 countries in response to the pandemic. While its response has been rapid and significant, Oxfam finds that the World […]

Case study

MenCare in Rwanda: Engaging fathers in transforming gender relations

10/11/2020

1 documents

23 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The case study shows how MenCare, a global campaign to help increase men’s active involvement in care giving, has spread to 100 partners in over 50 countries. In Rwanda, the campaign has reduced men’s use of violence against their partners and children; increased men’s contributions to child-care; and equalized power dynamics and decision making in […]

Case study

Understanding Norms around the Gendered Divisions of Labour: Results from focus group discussions in the Philippines

28/10/2019

2 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Social norms refer to the shared expectations held by a given community. They are often held in place by social approval or rewards for conformity, and by disapproval or sanctions for transgressions. Understanding how and why social norms hold sway can provide a powerful means for understanding the gendered division of work that prevails in […]

Webpage

Home

Access knowledge, evidence and ideas from the work of Oxfam and communities and organisations we partner with around the world

Evaluation report

Evaluation of Community-Based Primary Health Care Project in Hadhramout, Yemen

01/12/2008

2 documents

64 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam’s four-year Community-Based Primary Health Care Project in Hadhramout, Yemen (funded by the EC) aimed to improve the health status of poor women, men and children in 24 remote villages in Sah and Sayoun districts. It aimed to achieve this through a variety of approaches including: promoting health awareness, improving the quality of promotion, and […]

Evaluation report

Evaluation of the Community Based Primary Health Care Programme in Azerbaijan

01/08/2008

2 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam GB has been implementing the ‘Community based primary health care’ programme in central Azerbaijan since 2001, covering 43 villages in Barda, Ter ter, Goranboy and Yevlakh districts. The programme seeks to improve health in rural communities by making first-line primary health care available at village level. Participatory approaches are used (management by Community Health […]