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Networking for Better Value Chain Inclusion: Reflections on Oxfam’s work in the raspberry value chain in Bosnia and Herzegovina

27/10/2016

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11 pages long

Languages: English

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Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the world’s largest producers of raspberries. Oxfam has implemented pilot and follow-on projects that demonstrate the benefits of including poor smallholder farmers in raspberry production. This case study explains Oxfam’s networking approach in a multi-stakeholder environment within the raspberry value chain, and discusses how the project benefited poor farmers, […]

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Enhancing Market-Oriented Urban Agriculture in the Gaza Strip: Networking for policy change and resilience

27/10/2016

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9 pages long

Languages: English

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The protracted conflict and the Israeli-imposed blockade have had a devastating effect on Gaza’s economy. The movement of people and goods is severely restricted; 90 percent of factories and workshops have had to close; 80 percent of people are in need of aid; and exports recently fell to less than two percent. Oxfam is working […]

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Including Women in Livelihoods Programming in Iraq: Influencing communities and other agencies in a fragile context

27/10/2016

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10 pages long

Languages: English

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The number of displaced people in Iraq now exceeds 3.3 million (10 percent of the population). Women and girls have been particularly affected, and their ability to engage in livelihoods activities disrupted. Through a series of studies and projects, Oxfam in Iraq is working towards understanding community and conflict dynamics in order to engage vulnerable […]

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Strengthening Livelihoods in Jordan: The Jordan Local Economic Empowerment and Development Consortium (JOLEED)

27/10/2016

1 documents

6 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam has been working in Jordan on strengthening civil society since the early 90s. In 2013, Oxfam also started providing humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees in Jordan. In 2013, Oxfam and four other agencies came together to create an informal working group called Jordan Local Economic Empowerment and Development Consortium (JOLEED) with the aim of […]

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Understanding Networks: The application of Social Network Analysis methodology in the South Caucasus context

27/10/2016

1 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam has had many experiences of building networks to leverage change for people living in poverty worldwide, and aims to learn from these about what makes such alliances more or less effective. This case study focuses on two networks developed in the South Caucasus region which were recently analysed using Social Network Analysis (SNA) methodology. […]

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From Grove to Market: Oxfam’s multi-stakeholder network approach in the West Bank

27/10/2016

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10 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam and partners have been working since 2005 to develop and overcome challenges facing the West Bank’s olive oil sector, focusing on its export potential through quality improvements, organic production and attractiveness to the Fair Trade market. Oxfam has engaged many stakeholders in this process and has been instrumental in developing a collective vision for […]

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Influencing Financial Inclusion in Programmes: Overcoming barriers to agriculture and enterprise finance

27/10/2016

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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Barriers to agriculture and enterprise finance are the result of the risks that service providers and investors usually perceive when supporting smallholder farmers, particularly women. Some of Oxfam’s programmes have successfully increased access to financial and other services through building the capacity of communities and engaging with a network of stakeholders. By successfully influencing the […]

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Improving Food Security in Georgia: Oxfam’s multi-stakeholder network approach

27/10/2016

1 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English

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This case study describes how the Georgian Alliance for Agriculture and Rural Development (GAARD) became a multi-stakeholder network. It explores how the network has contributed to Oxfam’s ability to leverage wider change and has helped establish relationships with key actors. It discusses the network’s initial achievements, and considers what its strategy for sustainability should be, […]

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Economic Recovery in the Gaza Strip: From emergency aid to more sustainable development

27/10/2016

1 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English

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Gaza’s economy has been decimated both by frequent escalations of violence and by the Israeli-imposed blockade, which has severely restricted the movement of goods and people since 2008 and hindered recovery from the devastating conflict of 2014. This case study shows how Oxfam aims to contribute to economic recovery in Gaza, moving from emergency aid […]

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Strengthening Armenia’s Agricultural Sector Through Multi-Stakeholder Networking: A case study on the Agricultural Alliance

27/10/2016

1 documents

11 pages long

Languages: English

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Agriculture plays a vital role in Armenia’s economy, yet insufficient investment means productivity is limited and many smallholder farmers live in poverty, unable to realise the potential of their land. In 2011, Oxfam initiated a multi-stakeholder network – the Agricultural Alliance (AA) – which brings together civil society organizations to work on joint initiatives and […]

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