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Briefing paper

No Accident: Resilience and the inequality of risk

21/05/2013

6 documents

39 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

A new international emphasis on building resilience offers real promise to allow the poorest women and men to cope with, and ultimately thrive, in the face of shocks, stresses, and uncertainty. But only if risk is more equally shared globally and across societies – this will require a major shift in our approach to poverty […]

Case study

Social Assistance and Successful Advocacy in Georgia: A social protection case study

09/01/2012

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This case study provides information about Oxfam’s social protection project that began in Georgia in 2005. Oxfam worked with the Association of Young Economists of Georgia (AYEG) to gather information about household poverty levels, and to advocate for change in the government’s social aid system. This system – income support (cash transfers) and free health […]

Case study

Development Finance and Inequality: Good practice in Ecuador, Rwanda and Thailand

08/08/2013

1 documents

46 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Inequality is central to Oxfam’s mission to fight poverty. While growth is good for poverty reduction, its effectiveness is severely reduced in places where high levels of inequality persist and privileged elites are able to hoard the rewards. In those cases, marginalized groups will see little of the positive benefits from high growth rates. However, […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Shelter Accountability Resources: A guide to improving accountability to disaster-affected populations during the implementation of humanitarian shelter programmes

01/04/2013

1 documents

17 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Emergency Capacity Building (ECB) Project agencies, led by CARE, have developed the Shelter Accountability Resources for project managers and decision-makers in humanitarian shelter programs. As a guide it is also intended to be useful for Shelter Cluster coordinators, and other staff who would like to monitor the accountability of particular projects and programs. The tools […]

Case study

HIV Prevention and Treatment for adolescents: A social study of Africaid Whizzkids United’s comprehensive model

10/09/2013

1 documents

60 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report describes the social aspects of the work of Africaid Whizzkids United (WKU), an NGO providing comprehensive HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services to adolescents in the township of Edendale in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The report’s emphasis on this group of Africaid’s clients was motivated by the relatively limited research available on this emerging population. […]

Case study

Seizing an opportunity to support farmers: How Oxfam helped create Bolivia’s first national comprehensive agricultural insurance scheme

25/09/2013

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This is the story of how Oxfam in Bolivia took considerable risks to help a sympathetic government create a national agricultural insurance scheme. This involved weathering a political storm and carefully navigating the difficult space between the government and popular organizations. Oxfam’s work in Bolivia shows how important it is to seize opportunities, to change […]

Briefing paper

Held to Account: Putting democratic governance at the heart of development finance

31/10/2013

6 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Unaccountable government is a substantial obstacle to development. It prevents people from exercising their rights and accessing health care, education and the other essential services they need in order to work their way out of poverty. At best, poor governance leads to mismanagement of public funds; at worst to outright corruption. The experiences of Sierra […]

Case study

My Rights, My Voice Georgia Project Overview

12/08/2013

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

My Rights, My Voice is an innovative three-year global programme which aims to engage marginalised children and youth in their rights to health and education services in eight countries – Afghanistan, Georgia, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Tanzania and Viet Nam. Children and young people have huge potential to transform their lives and communities. With the […]

Case study

Youth Involvement in JOHAP Partner Responses to HIV and AIDS

16/10/2007

1 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Organisations working with HIV and AIDS are showing a growing understanding of the importance of involving young people in projects. Their participation as full, active and competent partners in program design, decisions, implementation, monitoring and evaluation is valued and sought. JOHAP undertook a case study project in order to understand better and to share successes and challenges […]

Journal article

Communities in Conversation: opportunities for women’s and girls’ self-empowerment

20/03/2014

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Communities in Conversation: opportunities for women’s and girls’ self-empowerment

Keywords

Overview

Safeguarding the rights of women and girls is a special concern within the context of prevailing gender discrimination and violence in South African societies, often rooted in cultural or religious contexts. In a South Africa Netherlands research Programme on Alternatives in Development (SANPAD)-funded international research project (2010–2013), women teachers, mothers, and caregivers in selected schools […]

Showing 441 matching results from Policy & Practice

Briefing paper

No Accident: Resilience and the inequality of risk

21/05/2013

6 documents

39 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

A new international emphasis on building resilience offers real promise to allow the poorest women and men to cope with, and ultimately thrive, in the face of shocks, stresses, and uncertainty. But only if risk is more equally shared globally and across societies – this will require a major shift in our approach to poverty […]

Case study

Social Assistance and Successful Advocacy in Georgia: A social protection case study

09/01/2012

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This case study provides information about Oxfam’s social protection project that began in Georgia in 2005. Oxfam worked with the Association of Young Economists of Georgia (AYEG) to gather information about household poverty levels, and to advocate for change in the government’s social aid system. This system – income support (cash transfers) and free health […]

Case study

Development Finance and Inequality: Good practice in Ecuador, Rwanda and Thailand

08/08/2013

1 documents

46 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Inequality is central to Oxfam’s mission to fight poverty. While growth is good for poverty reduction, its effectiveness is severely reduced in places where high levels of inequality persist and privileged elites are able to hoard the rewards. In those cases, marginalized groups will see little of the positive benefits from high growth rates. However, […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Shelter Accountability Resources: A guide to improving accountability to disaster-affected populations during the implementation of humanitarian shelter programmes

01/04/2013

1 documents

17 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Emergency Capacity Building (ECB) Project agencies, led by CARE, have developed the Shelter Accountability Resources for project managers and decision-makers in humanitarian shelter programs. As a guide it is also intended to be useful for Shelter Cluster coordinators, and other staff who would like to monitor the accountability of particular projects and programs. The tools […]

Case study

HIV Prevention and Treatment for adolescents: A social study of Africaid Whizzkids United’s comprehensive model

10/09/2013

1 documents

60 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report describes the social aspects of the work of Africaid Whizzkids United (WKU), an NGO providing comprehensive HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services to adolescents in the township of Edendale in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The report’s emphasis on this group of Africaid’s clients was motivated by the relatively limited research available on this emerging population. […]

Case study

Seizing an opportunity to support farmers: How Oxfam helped create Bolivia’s first national comprehensive agricultural insurance scheme

25/09/2013

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This is the story of how Oxfam in Bolivia took considerable risks to help a sympathetic government create a national agricultural insurance scheme. This involved weathering a political storm and carefully navigating the difficult space between the government and popular organizations. Oxfam’s work in Bolivia shows how important it is to seize opportunities, to change […]

Briefing paper

Held to Account: Putting democratic governance at the heart of development finance

31/10/2013

6 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Unaccountable government is a substantial obstacle to development. It prevents people from exercising their rights and accessing health care, education and the other essential services they need in order to work their way out of poverty. At best, poor governance leads to mismanagement of public funds; at worst to outright corruption. The experiences of Sierra […]

Case study

My Rights, My Voice Georgia Project Overview

12/08/2013

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

My Rights, My Voice is an innovative three-year global programme which aims to engage marginalised children and youth in their rights to health and education services in eight countries – Afghanistan, Georgia, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Tanzania and Viet Nam. Children and young people have huge potential to transform their lives and communities. With the […]

Case study

Youth Involvement in JOHAP Partner Responses to HIV and AIDS

16/10/2007

1 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Organisations working with HIV and AIDS are showing a growing understanding of the importance of involving young people in projects. Their participation as full, active and competent partners in program design, decisions, implementation, monitoring and evaluation is valued and sought. JOHAP undertook a case study project in order to understand better and to share successes and challenges […]

Journal article

Communities in Conversation: opportunities for women’s and girls’ self-empowerment

20/03/2014

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Communities in Conversation: opportunities for women’s and girls’ self-empowerment

Keywords

Overview

Safeguarding the rights of women and girls is a special concern within the context of prevailing gender discrimination and violence in South African societies, often rooted in cultural or religious contexts. In a South Africa Netherlands research Programme on Alternatives in Development (SANPAD)-funded international research project (2010–2013), women teachers, mothers, and caregivers in selected schools […]

Showing 441 matching results from Policy & Practice

Briefing paper

No Accident: Resilience and the inequality of risk

21/05/2013

6 documents

39 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

A new international emphasis on building resilience offers real promise to allow the poorest women and men to cope with, and ultimately thrive, in the face of shocks, stresses, and uncertainty. But only if risk is more equally shared globally and across societies – this will require a major shift in our approach to poverty […]

Case study

Social Assistance and Successful Advocacy in Georgia: A social protection case study

09/01/2012

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This case study provides information about Oxfam’s social protection project that began in Georgia in 2005. Oxfam worked with the Association of Young Economists of Georgia (AYEG) to gather information about household poverty levels, and to advocate for change in the government’s social aid system. This system – income support (cash transfers) and free health […]

Case study

Development Finance and Inequality: Good practice in Ecuador, Rwanda and Thailand

08/08/2013

1 documents

46 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Inequality is central to Oxfam’s mission to fight poverty. While growth is good for poverty reduction, its effectiveness is severely reduced in places where high levels of inequality persist and privileged elites are able to hoard the rewards. In those cases, marginalized groups will see little of the positive benefits from high growth rates. However, […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Shelter Accountability Resources: A guide to improving accountability to disaster-affected populations during the implementation of humanitarian shelter programmes

01/04/2013

1 documents

17 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Emergency Capacity Building (ECB) Project agencies, led by CARE, have developed the Shelter Accountability Resources for project managers and decision-makers in humanitarian shelter programs. As a guide it is also intended to be useful for Shelter Cluster coordinators, and other staff who would like to monitor the accountability of particular projects and programs. The tools […]

Case study

HIV Prevention and Treatment for adolescents: A social study of Africaid Whizzkids United’s comprehensive model

10/09/2013

1 documents

60 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report describes the social aspects of the work of Africaid Whizzkids United (WKU), an NGO providing comprehensive HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services to adolescents in the township of Edendale in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The report’s emphasis on this group of Africaid’s clients was motivated by the relatively limited research available on this emerging population. […]

Case study

Seizing an opportunity to support farmers: How Oxfam helped create Bolivia’s first national comprehensive agricultural insurance scheme

25/09/2013

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This is the story of how Oxfam in Bolivia took considerable risks to help a sympathetic government create a national agricultural insurance scheme. This involved weathering a political storm and carefully navigating the difficult space between the government and popular organizations. Oxfam’s work in Bolivia shows how important it is to seize opportunities, to change […]

Briefing paper

Held to Account: Putting democratic governance at the heart of development finance

31/10/2013

6 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Unaccountable government is a substantial obstacle to development. It prevents people from exercising their rights and accessing health care, education and the other essential services they need in order to work their way out of poverty. At best, poor governance leads to mismanagement of public funds; at worst to outright corruption. The experiences of Sierra […]

Case study

My Rights, My Voice Georgia Project Overview

12/08/2013

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

My Rights, My Voice is an innovative three-year global programme which aims to engage marginalised children and youth in their rights to health and education services in eight countries – Afghanistan, Georgia, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Tanzania and Viet Nam. Children and young people have huge potential to transform their lives and communities. With the […]

Case study

Youth Involvement in JOHAP Partner Responses to HIV and AIDS

16/10/2007

1 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Organisations working with HIV and AIDS are showing a growing understanding of the importance of involving young people in projects. Their participation as full, active and competent partners in program design, decisions, implementation, monitoring and evaluation is valued and sought. JOHAP undertook a case study project in order to understand better and to share successes and challenges […]

Journal article

Communities in Conversation: opportunities for women’s and girls’ self-empowerment

20/03/2014

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Communities in Conversation: opportunities for women’s and girls’ self-empowerment

Keywords

Overview

Safeguarding the rights of women and girls is a special concern within the context of prevailing gender discrimination and violence in South African societies, often rooted in cultural or religious contexts. In a South Africa Netherlands research Programme on Alternatives in Development (SANPAD)-funded international research project (2010–2013), women teachers, mothers, and caregivers in selected schools […]