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Briefing note

Our Country, Our Peace: Why women must be included in Yemen’s peace process

11/12/2015

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Yemen conflict has had a catastrophic effect on its people, with specific impacts on already-vulnerable women and girls. But political talks about Yemen’s future have almost exclusively been conducted by male politicians and combatants. This contrasts with the 2011 uprising, when women helped set Yemen on a path towards political reform. However, the 2011 […]

Research report

Understanding the Effectiveness of Agricultural Training for Women: A desk review of indicators, methods and best practices

16/02/2016

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This desk review provides an introduction to some of the indicators, methods, tools, challenges and best practices that will help development practitioners measure the effectiveness of agricultural training, specifically as it relates to women and women’s economic empowerment. Contracted by Oxfam, it is part of ongoing work to improve monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) for […]

Case study

SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: The women of Lokichar, Turkana, gain access to clean, reliable water

01/04/2016

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The women of Nakalale Naduat-Lokichar village used to face long journeys to collect water from ‘scoop holes’ in riverbeds. They could carry just enough back with them for drinking and watering their goats, and had little time to look for food or work. Under the SWIFT programme, Oxfam worked with the women to install a […]

Guidelines and toolkits

The Change Maker’s Toolkit: For raising awareness on gender roles and women’s political participation in the MENA region

01/11/2014

2 documents

63 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

Keywords

Overview

This toolkit is intended for the use of Change Makers working with men and women from their communities to support change in knowledge and attitudes on gender equality and women’s political participation. It provides them with a series of tools for facilitating discussion during one-on-one conversations, meetings and awareness-raising events. These tools include information for […]

Case study

SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: Changing the lives of women in Katungulu, DRC, through the provision of safe water, sanitation and hygiene

01/04/2016

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In the past, the women of Katungulu had no alternative but to make a two-hour round-trip to a contaminated river to collect water. The scarcity of water meant that villagers couldn’t wash themselves, their children or their clothes. It was also a source of conflict. Now, however, as a result of work done by Tearfund […]

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 […]

Journal article

The Communities Care programme: changing social norms to end violence against women and girls in conflict-affected communities

20/07/2016

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

The Communities Care programme: changing social norms to end violence against women and girls in conflict-affected communities

Keywords

Overview

While significant progress has been made in recent years in responding to violence against women and girls in humanitarian contexts, timely and quality care and support to survivors still remains a challenge. Little is known about effective prevention. Few interventions have targeted underlying drivers of violence against women and girls (VAWG), which include social norms. […]

Journal article

Feminist mobilisation for policy change on violence against women: insights from Asia

20/07/2016

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Feminist mobilisation for policy change on violence against women: insights from Asia

Keywords

Overview

This article explores how women’s movements in China, India, and Indonesia have mobilised to influence processes of legal reform on violence against women and girls (VAWG). Legal change is a complex and iterative process, in which both state and non-state actors negotiate and bargain over the content of law in the ‘policy space’, bringing different […]

Issue briefing

I Am Alone: Single women and the Nepal earthquake

23/07/2016

2 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English, Nepali

Keywords

Overview

The earthquake and aftershock which struck Nepal in 2015 affected more than 8 million people and severely damaged infrastructure including schools, health centres and homes. Existing gender inequalities in Nepal meant that single women were particularly affected in the aftermath, receiving inadequate assistance and being least able to be heard. This briefing argues that the […]

Journal article

Supporting women’s movements in Afghanistan: challenges of activism in a fragile context

09/11/2016

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

Supporting women’s movements in Afghanistan: challenges of activism in a fragile context

Keywords

Overview

A range of international development and humanitarian actors have aimed to support women’s rights in Afghanistan, from a variety of different policy perspectives. Support has tended to focus on government and state structures, but this top-down approach has had a very limited impact on the lives of women. Progress has been held up by a […]

Showing 500 matching results from Policy & Practice

Briefing note

Our Country, Our Peace: Why women must be included in Yemen’s peace process

11/12/2015

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Yemen conflict has had a catastrophic effect on its people, with specific impacts on already-vulnerable women and girls. But political talks about Yemen’s future have almost exclusively been conducted by male politicians and combatants. This contrasts with the 2011 uprising, when women helped set Yemen on a path towards political reform. However, the 2011 […]

Research report

Understanding the Effectiveness of Agricultural Training for Women: A desk review of indicators, methods and best practices

16/02/2016

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This desk review provides an introduction to some of the indicators, methods, tools, challenges and best practices that will help development practitioners measure the effectiveness of agricultural training, specifically as it relates to women and women’s economic empowerment. Contracted by Oxfam, it is part of ongoing work to improve monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) for […]

Case study

SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: The women of Lokichar, Turkana, gain access to clean, reliable water

01/04/2016

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The women of Nakalale Naduat-Lokichar village used to face long journeys to collect water from ‘scoop holes’ in riverbeds. They could carry just enough back with them for drinking and watering their goats, and had little time to look for food or work. Under the SWIFT programme, Oxfam worked with the women to install a […]

Guidelines and toolkits

The Change Maker’s Toolkit: For raising awareness on gender roles and women’s political participation in the MENA region

01/11/2014

2 documents

63 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

Keywords

Overview

This toolkit is intended for the use of Change Makers working with men and women from their communities to support change in knowledge and attitudes on gender equality and women’s political participation. It provides them with a series of tools for facilitating discussion during one-on-one conversations, meetings and awareness-raising events. These tools include information for […]

Case study

SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: Changing the lives of women in Katungulu, DRC, through the provision of safe water, sanitation and hygiene

01/04/2016

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In the past, the women of Katungulu had no alternative but to make a two-hour round-trip to a contaminated river to collect water. The scarcity of water meant that villagers couldn’t wash themselves, their children or their clothes. It was also a source of conflict. Now, however, as a result of work done by Tearfund […]

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 […]

Journal article

The Communities Care programme: changing social norms to end violence against women and girls in conflict-affected communities

20/07/2016

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

The Communities Care programme: changing social norms to end violence against women and girls in conflict-affected communities

Keywords

Overview

While significant progress has been made in recent years in responding to violence against women and girls in humanitarian contexts, timely and quality care and support to survivors still remains a challenge. Little is known about effective prevention. Few interventions have targeted underlying drivers of violence against women and girls (VAWG), which include social norms. […]

Journal article

Feminist mobilisation for policy change on violence against women: insights from Asia

20/07/2016

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Feminist mobilisation for policy change on violence against women: insights from Asia

Keywords

Overview

This article explores how women’s movements in China, India, and Indonesia have mobilised to influence processes of legal reform on violence against women and girls (VAWG). Legal change is a complex and iterative process, in which both state and non-state actors negotiate and bargain over the content of law in the ‘policy space’, bringing different […]

Issue briefing

I Am Alone: Single women and the Nepal earthquake

23/07/2016

2 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English, Nepali

Keywords

Overview

The earthquake and aftershock which struck Nepal in 2015 affected more than 8 million people and severely damaged infrastructure including schools, health centres and homes. Existing gender inequalities in Nepal meant that single women were particularly affected in the aftermath, receiving inadequate assistance and being least able to be heard. This briefing argues that the […]

Journal article

Supporting women’s movements in Afghanistan: challenges of activism in a fragile context

09/11/2016

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

Supporting women’s movements in Afghanistan: challenges of activism in a fragile context

Keywords

Overview

A range of international development and humanitarian actors have aimed to support women’s rights in Afghanistan, from a variety of different policy perspectives. Support has tended to focus on government and state structures, but this top-down approach has had a very limited impact on the lives of women. Progress has been held up by a […]

Showing 500 matching results from Policy & Practice

Briefing note

Our Country, Our Peace: Why women must be included in Yemen’s peace process

11/12/2015

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Yemen conflict has had a catastrophic effect on its people, with specific impacts on already-vulnerable women and girls. But political talks about Yemen’s future have almost exclusively been conducted by male politicians and combatants. This contrasts with the 2011 uprising, when women helped set Yemen on a path towards political reform. However, the 2011 […]

Research report

Understanding the Effectiveness of Agricultural Training for Women: A desk review of indicators, methods and best practices

16/02/2016

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This desk review provides an introduction to some of the indicators, methods, tools, challenges and best practices that will help development practitioners measure the effectiveness of agricultural training, specifically as it relates to women and women’s economic empowerment. Contracted by Oxfam, it is part of ongoing work to improve monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) for […]

Case study

SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: The women of Lokichar, Turkana, gain access to clean, reliable water

01/04/2016

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The women of Nakalale Naduat-Lokichar village used to face long journeys to collect water from ‘scoop holes’ in riverbeds. They could carry just enough back with them for drinking and watering their goats, and had little time to look for food or work. Under the SWIFT programme, Oxfam worked with the women to install a […]

Guidelines and toolkits

The Change Maker’s Toolkit: For raising awareness on gender roles and women’s political participation in the MENA region

01/11/2014

2 documents

63 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

Keywords

Overview

This toolkit is intended for the use of Change Makers working with men and women from their communities to support change in knowledge and attitudes on gender equality and women’s political participation. It provides them with a series of tools for facilitating discussion during one-on-one conversations, meetings and awareness-raising events. These tools include information for […]

Case study

SWIFT Story of Sustainable Change: Changing the lives of women in Katungulu, DRC, through the provision of safe water, sanitation and hygiene

01/04/2016

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In the past, the women of Katungulu had no alternative but to make a two-hour round-trip to a contaminated river to collect water. The scarcity of water meant that villagers couldn’t wash themselves, their children or their clothes. It was also a source of conflict. Now, however, as a result of work done by Tearfund […]

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 […]

Journal article

The Communities Care programme: changing social norms to end violence against women and girls in conflict-affected communities

20/07/2016

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

The Communities Care programme: changing social norms to end violence against women and girls in conflict-affected communities

Keywords

Overview

While significant progress has been made in recent years in responding to violence against women and girls in humanitarian contexts, timely and quality care and support to survivors still remains a challenge. Little is known about effective prevention. Few interventions have targeted underlying drivers of violence against women and girls (VAWG), which include social norms. […]

Journal article

Feminist mobilisation for policy change on violence against women: insights from Asia

20/07/2016

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Feminist mobilisation for policy change on violence against women: insights from Asia

Keywords

Overview

This article explores how women’s movements in China, India, and Indonesia have mobilised to influence processes of legal reform on violence against women and girls (VAWG). Legal change is a complex and iterative process, in which both state and non-state actors negotiate and bargain over the content of law in the ‘policy space’, bringing different […]

Issue briefing

I Am Alone: Single women and the Nepal earthquake

23/07/2016

2 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English, Nepali

Keywords

Overview

The earthquake and aftershock which struck Nepal in 2015 affected more than 8 million people and severely damaged infrastructure including schools, health centres and homes. Existing gender inequalities in Nepal meant that single women were particularly affected in the aftermath, receiving inadequate assistance and being least able to be heard. This briefing argues that the […]

Journal article

Supporting women’s movements in Afghanistan: challenges of activism in a fragile context

09/11/2016

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

Supporting women’s movements in Afghanistan: challenges of activism in a fragile context

Keywords

Overview

A range of international development and humanitarian actors have aimed to support women’s rights in Afghanistan, from a variety of different policy perspectives. Support has tended to focus on government and state structures, but this top-down approach has had a very limited impact on the lives of women. Progress has been held up by a […]