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Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in Rwanda: Evaluation of women’s economic leadership through horticulture planting material business

26/03/2015

3 documents

61 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2013/14, selected for review under the women’s empowerment thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental evaluation carried out in March 2014 that sought to assess the impact of the activities of the ‘Women’s Economic Leadership through Horticulture Planting-Material Business’ project.This project […]

Case study

Women for Women: Strengthening women’s capacity to identify and fight human trafficking

17/09/2021

3 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

This is a case study produced by Sanjida Naima, Protection Officer at Oxfam in Bangladesh, as part of the Resource Pack on Community-Based Protection. The document discusses capacity strengthening, COVID-19, human trafficking, self-protection outside community protection structures, sensitisation and social cohesion.

Case study

Policy, Advocacy, and Programming on the Africa Women’s Protocol: Overview of Oxfam GB’s support to women’s-rights organisations and government stakeholders in Southern Africa

01/02/2008

1 documents

11 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This series of programme insights papers highlights some of the work undertaken by Oxfam GB’s partners in Southern Africa to popularise and lobby for the ratification, domestication, and implementation of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women (the Africa Women’s Protocol). Oxfam GB’s mission is to […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Women and Men Hand in Hand Against Violence: Strategies and approaches of working with men and boys for ending violence against women

22/11/2010

2 documents

168 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

Keywords

Overview

Ending violence against women (VAW) requires the collaboration of all community members. There is a growing awareness that men, in partnership with women, can play a significant role in ending violence against women. This training resource was developed for use in Arab countries in order to teach the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to promote […]

Book

Women’s Leadership and Participation: Case studies on learning for action

09/11/2009

1 documents

144 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Women across the world bear a disproportionate burden of poverty in terms of material deprivation, discrimination, and denial of their basic rights. This means they often have little opportunity to influence the processes and institutions which shape their lives. The under-representation of women’s voices in decision-making and agenda-setting at all levels mean that their interests […]

Journal article

(In)Equality and action: the role of women’s training initiatives in promoting women’s leadership opportunities in Myanmar

20/03/2014

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

(In)Equality and action: the role of women’s training initiatives in promoting women’s leadership opportunities in Myanmar

Keywords

Overview

As Myanmar has moved to a civilian government following decades of military rule, new opportunities for women’s political participation have emerged. However, persistent social and institutional inequalities – including lack of high-quality formal education – have left many women ill-positioned to contribute to political debate. While recent reforms are indicating increased attention to supporting education […]

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Journal article

Reframing women’s empowerment in water security programmes in Western Nepal

13/07/2017

16 pages long

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Reframing women’s empowerment in water security programmes in Western Nepal

Keywords

Overview

Water security has become the new buzzword for water and development programmes in the rural South. The concept has potential to focus policymakers and practitioners on the inequalities and injustices that lie behind lack of access to affordable, safe, and clean water. The concept of women’s empowerment also provides an opportunity to do this. However, […]

Research report

Young Couples in Good Times and in Bad: Social norms that perpetuate violence against women and girls among young Tunisians in peri-urban areas

12/07/2017

1 documents

15 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Around half of women in Tunisia have experienced some form of violence in their life. Over 90% of the population thinks women should be discreet to avoid violence in public spaces. From the perspective of Oxfam and dozens of women’s rights organisations, social norms that legitimise gender inequality and violence are rooted in the deeply […]

Journal article

Using the master’s tools: feminism, media and ending violence against women

01/05/2003

3 pages long

Free access through journal website

Using the master’s tools: feminism, media and ending violence against women

Keywords

Overview

Worldwide, women are harnessing the power of mainstream media to change minds and hearts about women’s human rights. In particular, they are focusing on ending violence against women as depicted in the media. Violence against women is here understood in two ways – not only as violence against women in society, but as violence committed […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in Rwanda: Evaluation of women’s economic leadership through horticulture planting material business

26/03/2015

3 documents

61 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2013/14, selected for review under the women’s empowerment thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental evaluation carried out in March 2014 that sought to assess the impact of the activities of the ‘Women’s Economic Leadership through Horticulture Planting-Material Business’ project.This project […]

Case study

Women for Women: Strengthening women’s capacity to identify and fight human trafficking

17/09/2021

3 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

This is a case study produced by Sanjida Naima, Protection Officer at Oxfam in Bangladesh, as part of the Resource Pack on Community-Based Protection. The document discusses capacity strengthening, COVID-19, human trafficking, self-protection outside community protection structures, sensitisation and social cohesion.

Case study

Policy, Advocacy, and Programming on the Africa Women’s Protocol: Overview of Oxfam GB’s support to women’s-rights organisations and government stakeholders in Southern Africa

01/02/2008

1 documents

11 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This series of programme insights papers highlights some of the work undertaken by Oxfam GB’s partners in Southern Africa to popularise and lobby for the ratification, domestication, and implementation of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women (the Africa Women’s Protocol). Oxfam GB’s mission is to […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Women and Men Hand in Hand Against Violence: Strategies and approaches of working with men and boys for ending violence against women

22/11/2010

2 documents

168 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

Keywords

Overview

Ending violence against women (VAW) requires the collaboration of all community members. There is a growing awareness that men, in partnership with women, can play a significant role in ending violence against women. This training resource was developed for use in Arab countries in order to teach the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to promote […]

Book

Women’s Leadership and Participation: Case studies on learning for action

09/11/2009

1 documents

144 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Women across the world bear a disproportionate burden of poverty in terms of material deprivation, discrimination, and denial of their basic rights. This means they often have little opportunity to influence the processes and institutions which shape their lives. The under-representation of women’s voices in decision-making and agenda-setting at all levels mean that their interests […]

Journal article

(In)Equality and action: the role of women’s training initiatives in promoting women’s leadership opportunities in Myanmar

20/03/2014

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

(In)Equality and action: the role of women’s training initiatives in promoting women’s leadership opportunities in Myanmar

Keywords

Overview

As Myanmar has moved to a civilian government following decades of military rule, new opportunities for women’s political participation have emerged. However, persistent social and institutional inequalities – including lack of high-quality formal education – have left many women ill-positioned to contribute to political debate. While recent reforms are indicating increased attention to supporting education […]

Webpage

Home

Access knowledge, evidence and ideas from the work of Oxfam and communities and organisations we partner with around the world

Journal article

Reframing women’s empowerment in water security programmes in Western Nepal

13/07/2017

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Reframing women’s empowerment in water security programmes in Western Nepal

Keywords

Overview

Water security has become the new buzzword for water and development programmes in the rural South. The concept has potential to focus policymakers and practitioners on the inequalities and injustices that lie behind lack of access to affordable, safe, and clean water. The concept of women’s empowerment also provides an opportunity to do this. However, […]

Research report

Young Couples in Good Times and in Bad: Social norms that perpetuate violence against women and girls among young Tunisians in peri-urban areas

12/07/2017

1 documents

15 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Around half of women in Tunisia have experienced some form of violence in their life. Over 90% of the population thinks women should be discreet to avoid violence in public spaces. From the perspective of Oxfam and dozens of women’s rights organisations, social norms that legitimise gender inequality and violence are rooted in the deeply […]

Journal article

Using the master’s tools: feminism, media and ending violence against women

01/05/2003

3 pages long

Free access through journal website

Using the master’s tools: feminism, media and ending violence against women

Keywords

Overview

Worldwide, women are harnessing the power of mainstream media to change minds and hearts about women’s human rights. In particular, they are focusing on ending violence against women as depicted in the media. Violence against women is here understood in two ways – not only as violence against women in society, but as violence committed […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in Rwanda: Evaluation of women’s economic leadership through horticulture planting material business

26/03/2015

3 documents

61 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2013/14, selected for review under the women’s empowerment thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental evaluation carried out in March 2014 that sought to assess the impact of the activities of the ‘Women’s Economic Leadership through Horticulture Planting-Material Business’ project.This project […]

Case study

Women for Women: Strengthening women’s capacity to identify and fight human trafficking

17/09/2021

3 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

This is a case study produced by Sanjida Naima, Protection Officer at Oxfam in Bangladesh, as part of the Resource Pack on Community-Based Protection. The document discusses capacity strengthening, COVID-19, human trafficking, self-protection outside community protection structures, sensitisation and social cohesion.

Case study

Policy, Advocacy, and Programming on the Africa Women’s Protocol: Overview of Oxfam GB’s support to women’s-rights organisations and government stakeholders in Southern Africa

01/02/2008

1 documents

11 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This series of programme insights papers highlights some of the work undertaken by Oxfam GB’s partners in Southern Africa to popularise and lobby for the ratification, domestication, and implementation of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women (the Africa Women’s Protocol). Oxfam GB’s mission is to […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Women and Men Hand in Hand Against Violence: Strategies and approaches of working with men and boys for ending violence against women

22/11/2010

2 documents

168 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

Keywords

Overview

Ending violence against women (VAW) requires the collaboration of all community members. There is a growing awareness that men, in partnership with women, can play a significant role in ending violence against women. This training resource was developed for use in Arab countries in order to teach the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to promote […]

Book

Women’s Leadership and Participation: Case studies on learning for action

09/11/2009

1 documents

144 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Women across the world bear a disproportionate burden of poverty in terms of material deprivation, discrimination, and denial of their basic rights. This means they often have little opportunity to influence the processes and institutions which shape their lives. The under-representation of women’s voices in decision-making and agenda-setting at all levels mean that their interests […]

Journal article

(In)Equality and action: the role of women’s training initiatives in promoting women’s leadership opportunities in Myanmar

20/03/2014

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

(In)Equality and action: the role of women’s training initiatives in promoting women’s leadership opportunities in Myanmar

Keywords

Overview

As Myanmar has moved to a civilian government following decades of military rule, new opportunities for women’s political participation have emerged. However, persistent social and institutional inequalities – including lack of high-quality formal education – have left many women ill-positioned to contribute to political debate. While recent reforms are indicating increased attention to supporting education […]

Webpage

Home

Access knowledge, evidence and ideas from the work of Oxfam and communities and organisations we partner with around the world

Journal article

Reframing women’s empowerment in water security programmes in Western Nepal

13/07/2017

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Reframing women’s empowerment in water security programmes in Western Nepal

Keywords

Overview

Water security has become the new buzzword for water and development programmes in the rural South. The concept has potential to focus policymakers and practitioners on the inequalities and injustices that lie behind lack of access to affordable, safe, and clean water. The concept of women’s empowerment also provides an opportunity to do this. However, […]

Research report

Young Couples in Good Times and in Bad: Social norms that perpetuate violence against women and girls among young Tunisians in peri-urban areas

12/07/2017

1 documents

15 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Around half of women in Tunisia have experienced some form of violence in their life. Over 90% of the population thinks women should be discreet to avoid violence in public spaces. From the perspective of Oxfam and dozens of women’s rights organisations, social norms that legitimise gender inequality and violence are rooted in the deeply […]

Journal article

Using the master’s tools: feminism, media and ending violence against women

01/05/2003

3 pages long

Free access through journal website

Using the master’s tools: feminism, media and ending violence against women

Keywords

Overview

Worldwide, women are harnessing the power of mainstream media to change minds and hearts about women’s human rights. In particular, they are focusing on ending violence against women as depicted in the media. Violence against women is here understood in two ways – not only as violence against women in society, but as violence committed […]