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Book

Renewing Our Voice: Code of good practice for NGO’s responding to HIV and AIDS

01/12/2004

4 documents

110 pages long

Languages: English, French, Russian, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Over the last twenty years, there has been a considerable increase in the number and range of NGOs involved in responding to the multiple challenges presented by HIV and AIDS: NGOs undertaking HIV and AIDS work; NGOs integrating HIV and AIDS-specific interventions within other health programming; and NGOs mainstreaming HIV and AIDS within development, human […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Building Trust in Diverse Teams: The toolkit for emergency response

30/11/2007

1 documents

160 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

What is trust? Why is it important in emergency-response teams? Humanitarian practitioners identify trust as one of the most important factors in launching timely and effective emergency responses. Building Trust in Diverse Teams can be used throughout the cycle of an emergency response and features a Trust Index, to assess and measure trust within diverse […]

Book

Impact Measurement and Accountability in Emergencies: The good enough guide

09/02/2007

13 documents

80 pages long

Languages: Arabic, Bangla, Burmese, Chinese, Dari, English, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Urdu

Keywords

Overview

What difference are we making? How do we know? The Good Enough Guide helps busy field workers to address these questions. It offers a set of basic guidelines on how to be accountable to local people and measure programme impact in emergency situations and contains a variety of tools on needs assessment and profiling. Its […]

Guidelines and toolkits

See Both Sides: A practical guide to gender analysis for quality service delivery

11/10/2004

1 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Published by Oxfam GB’s UK Poverty Programme Gender analysis has been used in international development for many years. It is now widely recognised that a better understanding of the particular needs of women and men makes a significant difference in the fight against poverty and disadvantage. This hands-on guide is designed to help those working […]

Briefing note

Hunger in the Sahel: A permanent emergency? Ensuring the next drought will not cause another humanitarian disaster

15/12/2010

3 documents

19 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Food security

Overview

In 2010, more than 10 million people were victims of the food crisis in the Sahel. Nearly 500,000 severely malnourished children were taken into care between January and November 2010 in Niger, Chad, Mali and Burkina Faso. Most of the livestock herds in the Sahel were decimated. The images and the stories of hunger harked […]

Evaluation report

Evaluation of Pastoral Programme in Somaliland

01/03/2007

2 documents

33 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Somaliland Pastoral Programme was initiated with the aim of strengthening pastoral organisations, before influencing institutions to be more responsive to pastoralist needs. Key activities included: establishment of 12 pastoral organizations, increased responsiveness of Government institutions to pastoralist needs, increased access to good quality primary health care, increased access to resources and alternative livelihoods, effective […]

Case study

What’s in a Name? Changing policies and beliefs in favour of women in Peru

01/11/2008

3 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Millions of people around the world cannot open a bank account, obtain credit, vote, own or inherit property, get a job or a passport, access health care, or sometimes even go to school. The reason? Because they do not have a birth certificate. Until recently, thousands of babies born to single mothers in Peru were […]

Discussion paper

Gender Issues in Health Projects and Programmes: Report from AGRA East Meeting, 15-19 November 1993, The Philippines

01/01/1999

1 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper sets out some of the major gender issues arising from considerations of health and health care provision. It draws on the experience of participants in a workshop in The Philippines organised by Oxfam staff with the help of two consultants, one of whom subsequently wrote this paper.

Discussion paper

Health and Livelihoods in Rural Angola: A participatory research project

01/01/1998

1 documents

71 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Planners developing basic social services, especially in communities suffering the consequences of conflict, have to respond to a wide range of needs but lack the information necessary for effective planning. This paper is an account of an Oxfam research project in Angola which had a dual aim: to find out more about how rural communities […]

Book

Disabled Children in a Society at War: A casebook from Bosnia

01/01/1997

1 documents

144 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This casebook analyzes the lessons for working with disabled children learned from a programme initiated by Oxfam at the height of the civil war in Bosnia. Disabled children in Former Yugoslavia were traditionally cared for in centralized institutions which were run by State-paid ‘defectologists’. When State services began to break down under pressure of war, […]

Showing 436 matching results from Policy & Practice

Book

Renewing Our Voice: Code of good practice for NGO’s responding to HIV and AIDS

01/12/2004

4 documents

110 pages long

Languages: English, French, Russian, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Over the last twenty years, there has been a considerable increase in the number and range of NGOs involved in responding to the multiple challenges presented by HIV and AIDS: NGOs undertaking HIV and AIDS work; NGOs integrating HIV and AIDS-specific interventions within other health programming; and NGOs mainstreaming HIV and AIDS within development, human […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Building Trust in Diverse Teams: The toolkit for emergency response

30/11/2007

1 documents

160 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

What is trust? Why is it important in emergency-response teams? Humanitarian practitioners identify trust as one of the most important factors in launching timely and effective emergency responses. Building Trust in Diverse Teams can be used throughout the cycle of an emergency response and features a Trust Index, to assess and measure trust within diverse […]

Book

Impact Measurement and Accountability in Emergencies: The good enough guide

09/02/2007

13 documents

80 pages long

Languages: Arabic, Bangla, Burmese, Chinese, Dari, English, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Urdu

Keywords

Overview

What difference are we making? How do we know? The Good Enough Guide helps busy field workers to address these questions. It offers a set of basic guidelines on how to be accountable to local people and measure programme impact in emergency situations and contains a variety of tools on needs assessment and profiling. Its […]

Guidelines and toolkits

See Both Sides: A practical guide to gender analysis for quality service delivery

11/10/2004

1 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Published by Oxfam GB’s UK Poverty Programme Gender analysis has been used in international development for many years. It is now widely recognised that a better understanding of the particular needs of women and men makes a significant difference in the fight against poverty and disadvantage. This hands-on guide is designed to help those working […]

Briefing note

Hunger in the Sahel: A permanent emergency? Ensuring the next drought will not cause another humanitarian disaster

15/12/2010

3 documents

19 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Food security

Overview

In 2010, more than 10 million people were victims of the food crisis in the Sahel. Nearly 500,000 severely malnourished children were taken into care between January and November 2010 in Niger, Chad, Mali and Burkina Faso. Most of the livestock herds in the Sahel were decimated. The images and the stories of hunger harked […]

Evaluation report

Evaluation of Pastoral Programme in Somaliland

01/03/2007

2 documents

33 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Somaliland Pastoral Programme was initiated with the aim of strengthening pastoral organisations, before influencing institutions to be more responsive to pastoralist needs. Key activities included: establishment of 12 pastoral organizations, increased responsiveness of Government institutions to pastoralist needs, increased access to good quality primary health care, increased access to resources and alternative livelihoods, effective […]

Case study

What’s in a Name? Changing policies and beliefs in favour of women in Peru

01/11/2008

3 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Millions of people around the world cannot open a bank account, obtain credit, vote, own or inherit property, get a job or a passport, access health care, or sometimes even go to school. The reason? Because they do not have a birth certificate. Until recently, thousands of babies born to single mothers in Peru were […]

Discussion paper

Gender Issues in Health Projects and Programmes: Report from AGRA East Meeting, 15-19 November 1993, The Philippines

01/01/1999

1 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper sets out some of the major gender issues arising from considerations of health and health care provision. It draws on the experience of participants in a workshop in The Philippines organised by Oxfam staff with the help of two consultants, one of whom subsequently wrote this paper.

Discussion paper

Health and Livelihoods in Rural Angola: A participatory research project

01/01/1998

1 documents

71 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Planners developing basic social services, especially in communities suffering the consequences of conflict, have to respond to a wide range of needs but lack the information necessary for effective planning. This paper is an account of an Oxfam research project in Angola which had a dual aim: to find out more about how rural communities […]

Book

Disabled Children in a Society at War: A casebook from Bosnia

01/01/1997

1 documents

144 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This casebook analyzes the lessons for working with disabled children learned from a programme initiated by Oxfam at the height of the civil war in Bosnia. Disabled children in Former Yugoslavia were traditionally cared for in centralized institutions which were run by State-paid ‘defectologists’. When State services began to break down under pressure of war, […]

Showing 436 matching results from Policy & Practice

Book

Renewing Our Voice: Code of good practice for NGO’s responding to HIV and AIDS

01/12/2004

4 documents

110 pages long

Languages: English, French, Russian, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Over the last twenty years, there has been a considerable increase in the number and range of NGOs involved in responding to the multiple challenges presented by HIV and AIDS: NGOs undertaking HIV and AIDS work; NGOs integrating HIV and AIDS-specific interventions within other health programming; and NGOs mainstreaming HIV and AIDS within development, human […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Building Trust in Diverse Teams: The toolkit for emergency response

30/11/2007

1 documents

160 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

What is trust? Why is it important in emergency-response teams? Humanitarian practitioners identify trust as one of the most important factors in launching timely and effective emergency responses. Building Trust in Diverse Teams can be used throughout the cycle of an emergency response and features a Trust Index, to assess and measure trust within diverse […]

Book

Impact Measurement and Accountability in Emergencies: The good enough guide

09/02/2007

13 documents

80 pages long

Languages: Arabic, Bangla, Burmese, Chinese, Dari, English, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Urdu

Keywords

Overview

What difference are we making? How do we know? The Good Enough Guide helps busy field workers to address these questions. It offers a set of basic guidelines on how to be accountable to local people and measure programme impact in emergency situations and contains a variety of tools on needs assessment and profiling. Its […]

Guidelines and toolkits

See Both Sides: A practical guide to gender analysis for quality service delivery

11/10/2004

1 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Published by Oxfam GB’s UK Poverty Programme Gender analysis has been used in international development for many years. It is now widely recognised that a better understanding of the particular needs of women and men makes a significant difference in the fight against poverty and disadvantage. This hands-on guide is designed to help those working […]

Briefing note

Hunger in the Sahel: A permanent emergency? Ensuring the next drought will not cause another humanitarian disaster

15/12/2010

3 documents

19 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Food security

Overview

In 2010, more than 10 million people were victims of the food crisis in the Sahel. Nearly 500,000 severely malnourished children were taken into care between January and November 2010 in Niger, Chad, Mali and Burkina Faso. Most of the livestock herds in the Sahel were decimated. The images and the stories of hunger harked […]

Evaluation report

Evaluation of Pastoral Programme in Somaliland

01/03/2007

2 documents

33 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Somaliland Pastoral Programme was initiated with the aim of strengthening pastoral organisations, before influencing institutions to be more responsive to pastoralist needs. Key activities included: establishment of 12 pastoral organizations, increased responsiveness of Government institutions to pastoralist needs, increased access to good quality primary health care, increased access to resources and alternative livelihoods, effective […]

Case study

What’s in a Name? Changing policies and beliefs in favour of women in Peru

01/11/2008

3 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Millions of people around the world cannot open a bank account, obtain credit, vote, own or inherit property, get a job or a passport, access health care, or sometimes even go to school. The reason? Because they do not have a birth certificate. Until recently, thousands of babies born to single mothers in Peru were […]

Discussion paper

Gender Issues in Health Projects and Programmes: Report from AGRA East Meeting, 15-19 November 1993, The Philippines

01/01/1999

1 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper sets out some of the major gender issues arising from considerations of health and health care provision. It draws on the experience of participants in a workshop in The Philippines organised by Oxfam staff with the help of two consultants, one of whom subsequently wrote this paper.

Discussion paper

Health and Livelihoods in Rural Angola: A participatory research project

01/01/1998

1 documents

71 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Planners developing basic social services, especially in communities suffering the consequences of conflict, have to respond to a wide range of needs but lack the information necessary for effective planning. This paper is an account of an Oxfam research project in Angola which had a dual aim: to find out more about how rural communities […]

Book

Disabled Children in a Society at War: A casebook from Bosnia

01/01/1997

1 documents

144 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This casebook analyzes the lessons for working with disabled children learned from a programme initiated by Oxfam at the height of the civil war in Bosnia. Disabled children in Former Yugoslavia were traditionally cared for in centralized institutions which were run by State-paid ‘defectologists’. When State services began to break down under pressure of war, […]