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South Sudan The Unseen Emergency: Explore issues of poverty and conflict in the world’s newest country

09/01/2015

9 documents

Languages: English

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How should the international community respond when poverty and conflict combine to create a crisis? Use this resource for 11-16 year olds to learn about the “unseen emergency” in South Sudan, the world’s newest country. Use a vulnerability game and diamond nine to encourage learners to think critically and share their opinions. Raise awareness in […]

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Issue briefing

Steps Towards a Living Wage in Global Supply Chains

10/12/2014

3 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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What are the barriers to ensuring that a living wage is paid, and what are the root causes of low wages? Almost a century after the ILO constitution recognized the need for workers to earn a living wage, this Oxfam paper outlines the compelling reasons for responsible companies to act now to raise wages that […]

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Issue briefing

The Impact of Coffee Rust: Assessment of livelihoods and food security of families working in El Salvador’s coffee sector

05/12/2014

3 documents

38 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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Since 2013, an outbreak of coffee rust disease in a large proportion of El Salvador's coffee plants has affected the food security and livelihoods of families dependent on day labour on coffee plantations. With the support of partners and donors, Oxfam carried out an assessment to measure the impact in areas of the country where […]

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Evaluation report

Accountability Review in Malawi: Building the resilience and enhancing the adaptive capacity of women and men to climate change and climate variability

21/11/2014

3 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

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This accountability review is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2013/14. The report documents the findings from a review carried out in March 2014, which examines the degree to which Oxfam meets its own standards for accountability. The project aims to enhance the adaptive capacity of 8,000 households of poor women and men […]

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Evaluation report

Accountability Review in Haiti: Small-scale urban farming in Port-au-Prince

21/11/2014

4 documents

22 pages long

Languages: English, French

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This accountability review is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2013/14. The report documents the findings from a review carried out in February/March 2014 that examined the degree to which Oxfam meets its own standards for accountability. The project focused on small-scale urban farming in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and aimed to improve food security […]

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Evaluation report

Livelihoods in Honduras: Evaluation of strengthening small-scale farmers’ agribusiness capabilities

21/11/2014

3 documents

50 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2013/14, selected for review under the livelihoods 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 ‘Strengthening small farmers’ agribusiness capabilities in western Honduras’ project. The […]

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Evaluation report

Humanitarian Quality Assurance – Lebanon: Evaluation of Syria crisis response

21/11/2014

3 documents

44 pages long

Languages: English

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This evaluation report is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2013/14, selected for review under the humanitarian response thematic area using the application of Oxfam’s Humanitarian Indicator Toolkit (HIT). The report presents findings from the evaluation carried out between October and December 2013, of Oxfam’s humanitarian response to the Syria crisis in Lebanon […]

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Evaluation report

Humanitarian Quality Assurance – Democratic Republic of Congo: Evaluation of Oxfam’s humanitarian response in the Great Lakes region

21/11/2014

3 documents

79 pages long

Languages: English

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This evaluation report is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2013/14, selected for review under the humanitarian response thematic area using the application of Oxfam’s Humanitarian Indicator Toolkit (HIT). The report presents findings from the evaluation carried out between November 2013 and March 2014 of Oxfam’s humanitarian response in the Great Lakes region […]

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Case study

Women Strawberry Workers in Morocco: Accessing rights to secure and decent work

30/10/2014

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

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This case study explores how positive action brought about change and enabled women strawberry pickers in Morocco to claim their rights Following training and literacy classes, they now help to empower other women. In its work with strawberry workers to claim their rights, Oxfam has collaborated with the Ethical Trading Initiative and its British retailer members, as […]

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Case study

Talking Land: The need for national frameworks and local strategies

30/10/2014

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

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This case study illustrates the precarious situation of women in Kenya with regards to their land rights and shows emerging strategies that could be helpful in securing access to and control over land for women across Africa.

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