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Discussion paper

After Equality: Inequality trends and policy responses in contemporary Russia

10/06/2014

2 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English, Russian

Keywords

Overview

Economic inequality in Russia – skewed income and wealth distribution – increased sharply in the transition from a state socialist system to a capitalist market economy. In the 2000s, despite significant economic growth and decreases in levels of poverty, income inequality has remained persistently high and has even increased. Social and spatial inequalities further exacerbate […]

Journal article

Scaling up the benefits of agroforestry research: lessons learned and research challenges

01/08/2001

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Case studies demonstrate the breadth and richness in approaches to scaling up and lessons learned from them. A key lesson is that scaling up agroforestry innovations is far more complex than simply transferring information and planting material; it often entails building institutional capacity in the community for promoting and sustaining the innovation and adoption process. […]

Research report

Food Crisis, Gender, and Resilience in the Sahel: Lessons from the 2012 crisis in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger

16/06/2014

2 documents

58 pages long

Languages: English, French

Keywords

Overview

This report deals with the issues, or rather, with the responses to the 2012 food crisis in the Sahel, from a gender perspective. The field research, which was conducted in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, builds on past work and reflects the statements made by local people. The report finds that household resilience is inconceivable […]

Briefing note

Fairness for All: A New Commission for Equality and Human Rights: Oxfam’s response to the White Paper

06/08/2004

1 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam believes that poverty, social exclusion and discrimination represent a denial of human rights, preventing people from exercising their full rights (e.g. to housing, adequate health care, education, to an adequate standard of living). In our view, there are also important connections between economic inequality, and inequality based on social divisions such as age, disability, […]

Journal article

The use of RAAKS for strengthening community-based organisations in Mali

01/11/2001

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The RAAKS (Rapid Appraisal of Agricultural Knowledge Systems) methodology, in combination with PRA tools, was used successfully in the CARE-Macina integrated rural development programme in Mali. The methodology enabled the agency team to produce relevant information concerning community-based organisations at village level, and thus highlighted some of the strengths and weaknesses of its efforts to […]

Journal article

If I were Minister of Finance…: gaining understanding of financial crisis through a simulation workshop

01/05/2003

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

If I were Minister of Finance…: gaining understanding of financial crisis through a simulation workshop

Keywords

Overview

Financial crises (also known as debt crises, currency crises or balance of payments crises) have become endemic in the modern world. The countries at greatest risk have been developing countries. This article discusses a workshop, ‘If I were Minister of Finance…’, which we ran at the Association for Women in Development (AWID) conference in Guadalajara […]

Case study

Supporting Irrigation for Food Security in Malawi

15/06/2011

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Malawi is a country of small-scale producers farming tiny plots of land. Traditionally, they grow maize and other crops using rainwater. But as climate change intensifies, rains in Malawi are becoming erratic and less predictable. Malawi has abundant freshwater resources. Thirteen perennial rivers and three lakes cover almost 20 per cent of the area of […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Undertaking Research with Ethics

22/11/2012

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Any research must follow ethical principles and particular care must be taken when it involves people as participants or is likely to impact directly upon them. This section sets out the minimum ethical standards required in all research conducted or commissioned by Oxfam GB. When context-specific and/or more detailed guidance is provided by Oxfam or […]

Education resource

Water: Home Learning Activities for ages 7-14

06/01/2021

3 documents

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

We’ve created a selection of themed learning content on the Oxfam Education website for use at home, in the classroom or both! Consider what we all need to thrive, explore what connects us and be inspired to make a difference. Here are some quick activity ideas to support learning and thinking about water. Keep a […]

Case study

Examining Pathways Towards Engendered Change

15/07/2015

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Despite abundant evidence about their importance, unpaid care work and unequal division of labour between women and men are largely invisible in development policy and programmes. This case study of a value chain development (VCD) programme in Uganda argues that it is possible to change gender norms and relations that have existed for generations, and that […]

Showing 439 matching results from Policy & Practice

Discussion paper

After Equality: Inequality trends and policy responses in contemporary Russia

10/06/2014

2 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English, Russian

Keywords

Overview

Economic inequality in Russia – skewed income and wealth distribution – increased sharply in the transition from a state socialist system to a capitalist market economy. In the 2000s, despite significant economic growth and decreases in levels of poverty, income inequality has remained persistently high and has even increased. Social and spatial inequalities further exacerbate […]

Journal article

Scaling up the benefits of agroforestry research: lessons learned and research challenges

01/08/2001

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Case studies demonstrate the breadth and richness in approaches to scaling up and lessons learned from them. A key lesson is that scaling up agroforestry innovations is far more complex than simply transferring information and planting material; it often entails building institutional capacity in the community for promoting and sustaining the innovation and adoption process. […]

Research report

Food Crisis, Gender, and Resilience in the Sahel: Lessons from the 2012 crisis in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger

16/06/2014

2 documents

58 pages long

Languages: English, French

Keywords

Overview

This report deals with the issues, or rather, with the responses to the 2012 food crisis in the Sahel, from a gender perspective. The field research, which was conducted in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, builds on past work and reflects the statements made by local people. The report finds that household resilience is inconceivable […]

Briefing note

Fairness for All: A New Commission for Equality and Human Rights: Oxfam’s response to the White Paper

06/08/2004

1 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam believes that poverty, social exclusion and discrimination represent a denial of human rights, preventing people from exercising their full rights (e.g. to housing, adequate health care, education, to an adequate standard of living). In our view, there are also important connections between economic inequality, and inequality based on social divisions such as age, disability, […]

Journal article

The use of RAAKS for strengthening community-based organisations in Mali

01/11/2001

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The RAAKS (Rapid Appraisal of Agricultural Knowledge Systems) methodology, in combination with PRA tools, was used successfully in the CARE-Macina integrated rural development programme in Mali. The methodology enabled the agency team to produce relevant information concerning community-based organisations at village level, and thus highlighted some of the strengths and weaknesses of its efforts to […]

Journal article

If I were Minister of Finance…: gaining understanding of financial crisis through a simulation workshop

01/05/2003

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

If I were Minister of Finance…: gaining understanding of financial crisis through a simulation workshop

Keywords

Overview

Financial crises (also known as debt crises, currency crises or balance of payments crises) have become endemic in the modern world. The countries at greatest risk have been developing countries. This article discusses a workshop, ‘If I were Minister of Finance…’, which we ran at the Association for Women in Development (AWID) conference in Guadalajara […]

Case study

Supporting Irrigation for Food Security in Malawi

15/06/2011

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Malawi is a country of small-scale producers farming tiny plots of land. Traditionally, they grow maize and other crops using rainwater. But as climate change intensifies, rains in Malawi are becoming erratic and less predictable. Malawi has abundant freshwater resources. Thirteen perennial rivers and three lakes cover almost 20 per cent of the area of […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Undertaking Research with Ethics

22/11/2012

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Any research must follow ethical principles and particular care must be taken when it involves people as participants or is likely to impact directly upon them. This section sets out the minimum ethical standards required in all research conducted or commissioned by Oxfam GB. When context-specific and/or more detailed guidance is provided by Oxfam or […]

Education resource

Water: Home Learning Activities for ages 7-14

06/01/2021

3 documents

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

We’ve created a selection of themed learning content on the Oxfam Education website for use at home, in the classroom or both! Consider what we all need to thrive, explore what connects us and be inspired to make a difference. Here are some quick activity ideas to support learning and thinking about water. Keep a […]

Case study

Examining Pathways Towards Engendered Change

15/07/2015

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Despite abundant evidence about their importance, unpaid care work and unequal division of labour between women and men are largely invisible in development policy and programmes. This case study of a value chain development (VCD) programme in Uganda argues that it is possible to change gender norms and relations that have existed for generations, and that […]

Showing 439 matching results from Policy & Practice

Discussion paper

After Equality: Inequality trends and policy responses in contemporary Russia

10/06/2014

2 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English, Russian

Keywords

Overview

Economic inequality in Russia – skewed income and wealth distribution – increased sharply in the transition from a state socialist system to a capitalist market economy. In the 2000s, despite significant economic growth and decreases in levels of poverty, income inequality has remained persistently high and has even increased. Social and spatial inequalities further exacerbate […]

Journal article

Scaling up the benefits of agroforestry research: lessons learned and research challenges

01/08/2001

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Case studies demonstrate the breadth and richness in approaches to scaling up and lessons learned from them. A key lesson is that scaling up agroforestry innovations is far more complex than simply transferring information and planting material; it often entails building institutional capacity in the community for promoting and sustaining the innovation and adoption process. […]

Research report

Food Crisis, Gender, and Resilience in the Sahel: Lessons from the 2012 crisis in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger

16/06/2014

2 documents

58 pages long

Languages: English, French

Keywords

Overview

This report deals with the issues, or rather, with the responses to the 2012 food crisis in the Sahel, from a gender perspective. The field research, which was conducted in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, builds on past work and reflects the statements made by local people. The report finds that household resilience is inconceivable […]

Briefing note

Fairness for All: A New Commission for Equality and Human Rights: Oxfam’s response to the White Paper

06/08/2004

1 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam believes that poverty, social exclusion and discrimination represent a denial of human rights, preventing people from exercising their full rights (e.g. to housing, adequate health care, education, to an adequate standard of living). In our view, there are also important connections between economic inequality, and inequality based on social divisions such as age, disability, […]

Journal article

The use of RAAKS for strengthening community-based organisations in Mali

01/11/2001

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The RAAKS (Rapid Appraisal of Agricultural Knowledge Systems) methodology, in combination with PRA tools, was used successfully in the CARE-Macina integrated rural development programme in Mali. The methodology enabled the agency team to produce relevant information concerning community-based organisations at village level, and thus highlighted some of the strengths and weaknesses of its efforts to […]

Journal article

If I were Minister of Finance…: gaining understanding of financial crisis through a simulation workshop

01/05/2003

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

If I were Minister of Finance…: gaining understanding of financial crisis through a simulation workshop

Keywords

Overview

Financial crises (also known as debt crises, currency crises or balance of payments crises) have become endemic in the modern world. The countries at greatest risk have been developing countries. This article discusses a workshop, ‘If I were Minister of Finance…’, which we ran at the Association for Women in Development (AWID) conference in Guadalajara […]

Case study

Supporting Irrigation for Food Security in Malawi

15/06/2011

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Malawi is a country of small-scale producers farming tiny plots of land. Traditionally, they grow maize and other crops using rainwater. But as climate change intensifies, rains in Malawi are becoming erratic and less predictable. Malawi has abundant freshwater resources. Thirteen perennial rivers and three lakes cover almost 20 per cent of the area of […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Undertaking Research with Ethics

22/11/2012

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Any research must follow ethical principles and particular care must be taken when it involves people as participants or is likely to impact directly upon them. This section sets out the minimum ethical standards required in all research conducted or commissioned by Oxfam GB. When context-specific and/or more detailed guidance is provided by Oxfam or […]

Education resource

Water: Home Learning Activities for ages 7-14

06/01/2021

3 documents

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

We’ve created a selection of themed learning content on the Oxfam Education website for use at home, in the classroom or both! Consider what we all need to thrive, explore what connects us and be inspired to make a difference. Here are some quick activity ideas to support learning and thinking about water. Keep a […]

Case study

Examining Pathways Towards Engendered Change

15/07/2015

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Despite abundant evidence about their importance, unpaid care work and unequal division of labour between women and men are largely invisible in development policy and programmes. This case study of a value chain development (VCD) programme in Uganda argues that it is possible to change gender norms and relations that have existed for generations, and that […]