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Lifesaver Cube: Oxfam’s experience in South Sudan

30/08/2016

1 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English

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The Lifesaver Cube (‘the Cube’) is a household water filter developed in collaboration with Oxfam. Dirty water is stored inside the Cube, which resembles a tough five litre jerry can. The small pump on the cap is used to increase the pressure inside the Cube, forcing water through an internal membrane filter which removes bacteria, […]

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Welfare Reform and Work Bill 2015-16: Oxfam’s written submission to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee, 21 September 2015

13/10/2015

1 documents

11 pages long

Languages: English

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The Welfare Reform and Work Bill currently proceeding through Parliament will make substantive changes to support for low-paid working people, with important consequences for poverty in the UK. The bill introduces a new overall benefit cap, freezes certain in-work benefits and repeals the current measures of child poverty. At the same time, it puts duties […]

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Oxfam Minimum Requirements for WASH Programmes: MR-WASH

01/03/2013

3 documents

52 pages long

Languages: English

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This paper is Oxfam’s essential guide for WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) staff and partners. It describes the processes and standards that Oxfam WASH programmes should follow if they are to be carried out effectively, consistently and in a way which treats affected communities with respect. All WASH staff members are expected to understand and […]

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Technical Guidelines on Water Trucking in Drought Emergencies

04/01/2013

1 documents

22 pages long

Languages: English

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Emergency water trucking to drought-affected populations, particularly in the Horn of Africa, has become cyclical intervention as rainfall patterns in these areas has become increasingly unpredictable. In addition to being expensive and unsustainable, cyclical water trucking is coming under increased scrutiny as it increasingly appears to have negative impacts on pastoralist livelihoods, existing coping mechanisms […]

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Hygiene Promotion for Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage in Emergencies

01/12/2012

1 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English

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It is now well accepted that despite source water being safe, water can be contaminated during transportation and storage and the hygienic handling of water during transport, storage and use is an important aspect of hygiene promotion in all WASH interventions In an emergency, it may not always be possible to ensure that the source […]

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Pipeline Extension from Wellhead to Hand Pumps in Villages

22/05/2012

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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This technical briefing note looks at the criteria for selecting ‘Pipeline Extension from Wellhead to Hand Pumps in Villages’ in all settings (e.g. early recovery, recovery, rehabilitation, development) except first phase response, including its construction, operation and maintenance.

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Handwashing

18/05/2012

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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It is now well known that handwashing with soap has a greater impact on morbidity from diarrhoeal disease than any other single intervention. This technical briefing note looks at the relevance of handwashing in disease prevention, as well as the practicalities and promotion of handwashing in developing countries.

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Working with Children in Humanitarian WASH Programmes

01/01/2012

1 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English

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Children under five years can represent up to 20% of the population. In some cases children under 18 years may represent over 50% of the population. They are thus major stakeholders in all humanitarian programmes. This briefing describes the practical issues that need to be considered when involving children in humanitarian WASH programmes.

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Technical briefing

Design, Construction and Maintenance of a Biogas Generator

24/06/2011

1 documents

23 pages long

Languages: English

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Biogas generators can be used at household or community level to produce usable fuel and fertilisers from human and animal waste. This document covers many of the technical aspects of designing, constructing and maintaining a biogas generator however does not explore the cultural, social and education facets of the project. These should be researched separately […]

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Urban WASH Lessons Learned from Post-Earthquake Response in Haiti

06/05/2011

1 documents

11 pages long

Languages: English

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Large-scale urban WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) programming requires different approaches to those normally employed in Oxfam emergency response activities. This paper examines the lessons learned from the WASH response to the Haiti earthquake in January 2010. The paper also gives practical case studies of some of the success and failures from the WASH activities, […]

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