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In fact it’s for anyone with a questioning mind. The urgency of now accompanies Oxfam’s publication From Poverty to Power. View resource Book From Poverty to Power: How active citizens and effective states can change the world 23/06/2008 2 documents 540 pages long Languages: English, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords FP2P From Poverty to Power Overview The twenty-first century will be defined by the fight against the scourges of poverty, inequality, and the threat of environmental collapse as the fight against slavery or for universal suffrage defined earlier eras. From Poverty to Power argues that it requires a radical redistribution of power, opportunities, and assets to break the cycle of poverty […] View resource Case study The Road to Self-Reliance – ABCD 14/06/2008 1 documents 3 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Civil society Development methods FP2P From Poverty to Power Overview An Asset-Based Community Driven (ABCD) approach that starts with the identification of community assets, rather than needs, is bringing very positive results especially for women and girls in Ethiopia and is a model for other communities. View resource Case study Indigenous People’s Education: Mindanao, the Philippines 14/06/2008 1 documents 2 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords FP2P From Poverty to Power Overview Indigenous education improves the Pulangiyen quality of life and provides a model for the promotion of culture-based education throughout the country. View resource Case study Papua New Guinea (PNG): Land Rights 14/06/2008 1 documents 2 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords FP2P From Poverty to Power Land rights Overview There is significant pressure to reform land ownership systems in Papua New Guinea on the premise that customary title is an impediment to development. There is growing unrest as local populations are unable to access their ancestral lands. Matrilineal system of land inheritance exists in the Pacific. There is no guarantee that women will be […] View resource Case study Russia: Economic marginalisation 14/06/2008 1 documents 3 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords FP2P From Poverty to Power Overview Oxfam is working with local authorities to help to revise perceptions of poverty and social exclusion and to create a ‘can do’ approach so that people can respond to their own needs. View resource Case study From Moratorium to a Convention on Small Arms: A change in politics and practices for the 15 member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 14/06/2008 2 documents 8 pages long Languages: English, French Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Civil society ECOWAS FP2P From Poverty to Power Overview The ECOWAS moratorium on small arms entered into force in 1998. Although significant, it was not binding on states. This paper describes how civil society action across West Africa has succeeded in transforming the moratorium into a legally-binding regional convention on small arms control. Through a series of regional workshops organised by civil society organisations, […] View resource Case study Roma Organisations: Capacity building 14/06/2008 1 documents 2 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords FP2P From Poverty to Power Overview Capacity-building work with the poorest community in Europe, the Roma, has enhanced advocacy, lobbying and negotiating skills that have led to improved interaction with local authorities on education and discrimination. View resource Case study Honduras: Analysis of the impact of the Collective of Honduran Women (CODEMUH) on workers’ rights and occupational health, 2002 to 2005 14/06/2008 2 documents 19 pages long Languages: English, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords FP2P From Poverty to Power Labour standards Livelihoods Media Overview The Collective of Honduran Women (CODEMUH) is a feminist organisation which defends women’s rights in Honduras through capacity building, legal action, and public campaigning. This paper describes CODEMUH’s public campaign in support of women’s labour rights and occupational health, focusing on export garment industries. Efforts to increase Honduran manufacturing productivity in the context of global […] View resource Case study Yemen: Advocacy on Violence against Women 14/06/2008 1 documents 2 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Advocacy Campaigning FP2P From Poverty to Power Gender-based violence Overview Two Oxfam partner organisations working with women and the law have greatly improved the position of women in custody, prisons or detention centres, and have established a women-only detention centre where women are likely to receive better treatment. View resource Posts navigation Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page Spotted an error? Let us know