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Media briefing

A Poor Welcome from the World’s Wealthy

18/07/2016

2 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The number of people forced to flee their homes due to war, violence or persecution is at record levels. In this briefing, Oxfam highlights the stark divide between the countries which are offering practical help to refugees who desperately need a safe place to stay ? and those that are not. The responsibility for providing […]

Research report

Voices Rising: Rohingya priorities for an end to their displacement in Myanmar

23/10/2020

1 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In central Rakhine State, Myanmar, 130,000 displaced Rohingya and Kaman people have been confined to camps for more than eight years. Without access to basics such as adequate education and healthcare services and largely unable to leave the camps, these communities urgently need real solutions that will support their rights and dignity. The Myanmar government […]

Journal article

Susan Cueva talks to Caroline Sweetman about migrant workers

01/10/1995

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Susan Cueva talks to Caroline Sweetman about migrant workers

Keywords

Overview

Susan Cueva is a member of Lingap (‘to care’), a grassroots organisation of Filipina migrants to the UK. Migration for work, either to a different region or to another country, is a transition faced by increasing numbers of women and men throughout the world. Currently, an estimated 1.5 million Filipina women are migrant workers overseas. […]

Journal article

Faith paths to overcome violence against women and girls in Brazil

20/07/2016

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Faith paths to overcome violence against women and girls in Brazil

Keywords

Overview

Faith holds a central part in the lives of many women and men, shaping notions of gender and relationships. In the context of Brazil, faith groups hold a variety of views on matters of gender justice and women’s rights, from conservative to progressive, and shape public attitudes, legislation, as well as the lives of individuals […]

Education resource

Think about the importance of home: Activities for ages 7-14

12/01/2021

3 documents

Languages: English

Keywords

Refugees, Migration, Home, Giant Dolls' House, Global Citizenship, Global Learning, Home Learning, Remote Learning, Homeschooling, Teaching Resource, Activity Ideas

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. Being confined to our homes has prompted many of us to reflect on our personal […]

Journal article

It buys food but does it change gender relations? Child Support Grants in Soweto, South Africa

01/07/2011

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

It buys food but does it change gender relations? Child Support Grants in Soweto, South Africa

Keywords

Overview

A gender lens was applied in an empirical study to assess the dynamics and policy implications of one of South Africa’s largest social protection programmes, the Child Support Grant (CSG). The findings are based on a household survey conducted in an urban community in Soweto, South Africa. They suggest that the grant supports women’s ability […]

Journal article

Grassroots responses to violence against women and girls in post-earthquake Nepal: lessons from the field

20/07/2016

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

Grassroots responses to violence against women and girls in post-earthquake Nepal: lessons from the field

Keywords

Overview

Violence against women and girls (VAWG), including sexual violence, can increase after natural disasters. This article provides evidence from Nepal, a country where progress has been made on gender equality but VAWG remains an endemic problem. Research since the earthquakes involving women activists and non-government organisations indicates the continuing challenges facing disaster response efforts to […]

Briefing note

Immigration and Asylum Debate 12/4/2000

13/04/2000

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Refugees and IDPs

Overview

In addition to Oxfam’s long-standing international work in relation to humanitarian protection, we have been developing our work with asylum-seekers and refugees in Britain since the setting up of the UK Poverty Programme in 1995. Oxfam is therefore well placed to comment on asylum issues in relation to the UK as well as internationally. This […]

Journal article

TRIPS and biodiversity: a gender perspective

01/07/2004

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

TRIPS and biodiversity: a gender perspective

Keywords

Overview

Gene Campaign is a movement involving organisations across Asia, working towards food and livelihood security for rural and tribal communities. It is deeply concerned about the negative impacts of privatisation on genetic resources through patenting and intellectual property rights. Biological resources are the mainstay of the livelihoods and local economies of communities in developing countries. […]

Briefing note

The Time is Now: How world leaders should respond to the food price crisis

03/06/2008

3 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Global food prices are up 83 per cent compared with three years ago. The resulting food price crisis constitutes an unprecedented threat to the livelihoods and well-being of millions of rural and urban households who are net food buyers. Around the world, Oxfam International and many of its partners have seen soaring prices force people […]

Showing 439 matching results from Policy & Practice

Media briefing

A Poor Welcome from the World’s Wealthy

18/07/2016

2 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The number of people forced to flee their homes due to war, violence or persecution is at record levels. In this briefing, Oxfam highlights the stark divide between the countries which are offering practical help to refugees who desperately need a safe place to stay ? and those that are not. The responsibility for providing […]

Research report

Voices Rising: Rohingya priorities for an end to their displacement in Myanmar

23/10/2020

1 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In central Rakhine State, Myanmar, 130,000 displaced Rohingya and Kaman people have been confined to camps for more than eight years. Without access to basics such as adequate education and healthcare services and largely unable to leave the camps, these communities urgently need real solutions that will support their rights and dignity. The Myanmar government […]

Journal article

Susan Cueva talks to Caroline Sweetman about migrant workers

01/10/1995

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Susan Cueva talks to Caroline Sweetman about migrant workers

Keywords

Overview

Susan Cueva is a member of Lingap (‘to care’), a grassroots organisation of Filipina migrants to the UK. Migration for work, either to a different region or to another country, is a transition faced by increasing numbers of women and men throughout the world. Currently, an estimated 1.5 million Filipina women are migrant workers overseas. […]

Journal article

Faith paths to overcome violence against women and girls in Brazil

20/07/2016

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Faith paths to overcome violence against women and girls in Brazil

Keywords

Overview

Faith holds a central part in the lives of many women and men, shaping notions of gender and relationships. In the context of Brazil, faith groups hold a variety of views on matters of gender justice and women’s rights, from conservative to progressive, and shape public attitudes, legislation, as well as the lives of individuals […]

Education resource

Think about the importance of home: Activities for ages 7-14

12/01/2021

3 documents

Languages: English

Keywords

Refugees, Migration, Home, Giant Dolls' House, Global Citizenship, Global Learning, Home Learning, Remote Learning, Homeschooling, Teaching Resource, Activity Ideas

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. Being confined to our homes has prompted many of us to reflect on our personal […]

Journal article

It buys food but does it change gender relations? Child Support Grants in Soweto, South Africa

01/07/2011

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

It buys food but does it change gender relations? Child Support Grants in Soweto, South Africa

Keywords

Overview

A gender lens was applied in an empirical study to assess the dynamics and policy implications of one of South Africa’s largest social protection programmes, the Child Support Grant (CSG). The findings are based on a household survey conducted in an urban community in Soweto, South Africa. They suggest that the grant supports women’s ability […]

Journal article

Grassroots responses to violence against women and girls in post-earthquake Nepal: lessons from the field

20/07/2016

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

Grassroots responses to violence against women and girls in post-earthquake Nepal: lessons from the field

Keywords

Overview

Violence against women and girls (VAWG), including sexual violence, can increase after natural disasters. This article provides evidence from Nepal, a country where progress has been made on gender equality but VAWG remains an endemic problem. Research since the earthquakes involving women activists and non-government organisations indicates the continuing challenges facing disaster response efforts to […]

Briefing note

Immigration and Asylum Debate 12/4/2000

13/04/2000

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Refugees and IDPs

Overview

In addition to Oxfam’s long-standing international work in relation to humanitarian protection, we have been developing our work with asylum-seekers and refugees in Britain since the setting up of the UK Poverty Programme in 1995. Oxfam is therefore well placed to comment on asylum issues in relation to the UK as well as internationally. This […]

Journal article

TRIPS and biodiversity: a gender perspective

01/07/2004

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

TRIPS and biodiversity: a gender perspective

Keywords

Overview

Gene Campaign is a movement involving organisations across Asia, working towards food and livelihood security for rural and tribal communities. It is deeply concerned about the negative impacts of privatisation on genetic resources through patenting and intellectual property rights. Biological resources are the mainstay of the livelihoods and local economies of communities in developing countries. […]

Briefing note

The Time is Now: How world leaders should respond to the food price crisis

03/06/2008

3 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Global food prices are up 83 per cent compared with three years ago. The resulting food price crisis constitutes an unprecedented threat to the livelihoods and well-being of millions of rural and urban households who are net food buyers. Around the world, Oxfam International and many of its partners have seen soaring prices force people […]

Showing 439 matching results from Policy & Practice

Media briefing

A Poor Welcome from the World’s Wealthy

18/07/2016

2 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The number of people forced to flee their homes due to war, violence or persecution is at record levels. In this briefing, Oxfam highlights the stark divide between the countries which are offering practical help to refugees who desperately need a safe place to stay ? and those that are not. The responsibility for providing […]

Research report

Voices Rising: Rohingya priorities for an end to their displacement in Myanmar

23/10/2020

1 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In central Rakhine State, Myanmar, 130,000 displaced Rohingya and Kaman people have been confined to camps for more than eight years. Without access to basics such as adequate education and healthcare services and largely unable to leave the camps, these communities urgently need real solutions that will support their rights and dignity. The Myanmar government […]

Journal article

Susan Cueva talks to Caroline Sweetman about migrant workers

01/10/1995

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Susan Cueva talks to Caroline Sweetman about migrant workers

Keywords

Overview

Susan Cueva is a member of Lingap (‘to care’), a grassroots organisation of Filipina migrants to the UK. Migration for work, either to a different region or to another country, is a transition faced by increasing numbers of women and men throughout the world. Currently, an estimated 1.5 million Filipina women are migrant workers overseas. […]

Journal article

Faith paths to overcome violence against women and girls in Brazil

20/07/2016

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Faith paths to overcome violence against women and girls in Brazil

Keywords

Overview

Faith holds a central part in the lives of many women and men, shaping notions of gender and relationships. In the context of Brazil, faith groups hold a variety of views on matters of gender justice and women’s rights, from conservative to progressive, and shape public attitudes, legislation, as well as the lives of individuals […]

Education resource

Think about the importance of home: Activities for ages 7-14

12/01/2021

3 documents

Languages: English

Keywords

Refugees, Migration, Home, Giant Dolls' House, Global Citizenship, Global Learning, Home Learning, Remote Learning, Homeschooling, Teaching Resource, Activity Ideas

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. Being confined to our homes has prompted many of us to reflect on our personal […]

Journal article

It buys food but does it change gender relations? Child Support Grants in Soweto, South Africa

01/07/2011

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

It buys food but does it change gender relations? Child Support Grants in Soweto, South Africa

Keywords

Overview

A gender lens was applied in an empirical study to assess the dynamics and policy implications of one of South Africa’s largest social protection programmes, the Child Support Grant (CSG). The findings are based on a household survey conducted in an urban community in Soweto, South Africa. They suggest that the grant supports women’s ability […]

Journal article

Grassroots responses to violence against women and girls in post-earthquake Nepal: lessons from the field

20/07/2016

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

Grassroots responses to violence against women and girls in post-earthquake Nepal: lessons from the field

Keywords

Overview

Violence against women and girls (VAWG), including sexual violence, can increase after natural disasters. This article provides evidence from Nepal, a country where progress has been made on gender equality but VAWG remains an endemic problem. Research since the earthquakes involving women activists and non-government organisations indicates the continuing challenges facing disaster response efforts to […]

Briefing note

Immigration and Asylum Debate 12/4/2000

13/04/2000

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Refugees and IDPs

Overview

In addition to Oxfam’s long-standing international work in relation to humanitarian protection, we have been developing our work with asylum-seekers and refugees in Britain since the setting up of the UK Poverty Programme in 1995. Oxfam is therefore well placed to comment on asylum issues in relation to the UK as well as internationally. This […]

Journal article

TRIPS and biodiversity: a gender perspective

01/07/2004

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

TRIPS and biodiversity: a gender perspective

Keywords

Overview

Gene Campaign is a movement involving organisations across Asia, working towards food and livelihood security for rural and tribal communities. It is deeply concerned about the negative impacts of privatisation on genetic resources through patenting and intellectual property rights. Biological resources are the mainstay of the livelihoods and local economies of communities in developing countries. […]

Briefing note

The Time is Now: How world leaders should respond to the food price crisis

03/06/2008

3 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Global food prices are up 83 per cent compared with three years ago. The resulting food price crisis constitutes an unprecedented threat to the livelihoods and well-being of millions of rural and urban households who are net food buyers. Around the world, Oxfam International and many of its partners have seen soaring prices force people […]