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Evaluation report

Gender and social accountability

12/08/2016

1 documents

67 pages long

Languages: English

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Ensuring women’s inclusion in citizen-led accountability programming relating to extractive industries

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Case study

Preventing Cattle Raiding Violence in South Sudan: Local level peace building focusing on young people

04/08/2016

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12 pages long

Languages: English

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Within and Without the State (WWS), a programme funded by the UK Department for International Development, has been working in South Sudan since 2012 to improve the relationship between citizen and state. This case study describes the efforts of Community Empowerment and Progress Organization, a WWS partner, to work with young people in cattle raiding […]

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Evaluation report

Pakistan Impact Report: The World Citizens Panel

01/07/2016

1 documents

65 pages long

Languages: English

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The World Citizens Panel (WCP) is an impact measurement methodology developed by Oxfam Novib. It is designed to measure and understand the changes in people’s lives resulting from Oxfam’s projects. The WCP combines quantitative research (impact surveys) with qualitative research (Stories of Change) to give participants in Oxfam Novib’s programmes a voice, to learn how […]

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Case study

Briefing note on the Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA)

30/06/2016

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5 pages long

Languages: English

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The Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) has been working over the last 7 years (from November 2009 to December 2016) to influence climate resilience policy and practice in Uganda, Mozambique and Ethiopia. This brief highlights ACCRA’s unique contribution to enhancing the governance of adaptation and planning processes through a multistakeholder process that builds on:(a) […]

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Case study

Building Dialogue Between Citizens and the State: Six factors contributing to change in the Within and Without the State programme in DRC

08/06/2016

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12 pages long

Languages: English

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This case study reflects on progress of Oxfam’s Within and Without the State (WWS) programme in the Équateur Province of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following a visit by the WWS Programme Coordinator in March 2016. Despite the project being relatively new in DRC, signs of change are already being seen. This case study outlines six key contributing factors to […]

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Discussion paper

Political Gender Quotas: Key debates and values for Myanmar

04/06/2016

1 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

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Women are increasingly visible in politics around the world but there is still a yawning gap in their political representation compared with men. In Myanmar, gender inequality and women’s rights are major challenges across economic, social and political spheres. Myanmar’s historic election in November 2015 saw a big increase in the numbers of women candidates […]

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Case study

Accountability and Feedback Mechanisms in Partnerships

31/05/2016

1 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English

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One of the key challenges of working well in partnerships is ensuring a good level of engagement from all sides, so that everyone feels equally responsible and accountable for the delivery of the project, and ultimately for helping to improve the lives of marginalized and vulnerable people. So, how do we achieve this? This paper […]

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Case study

Lessons learned from supporting the development of a network of networks for advocacy in the Global South

31/05/2016

1 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam regards working with partners as central to its model of change. While Oxfam is an organization with a strong global and international presence, working within networks and with other civil society organizations brings significantly more depth, outreach and legitimacy to its influencing work. The ECSN BRICSAM (Empowering Civil Society Networks in an Unequal Multi-Polar […]

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Evaluation report

Climate change, equity, and stranded assets

09/05/2016

1 documents

56 pages long

Languages: English

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International equity concerns around climate change have focused on the notion of ‘common but differentiated responsibilities’ as a means to ensure that developing countries do not shoulder an undue burden as the global economy is decarbonized.

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Briefing paper

Gender and the Extractive Industries: Putting gender on the corporate agenda

01/05/2016

1 documents

Languages: English

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Persistent and structural gender inequality within the extractive industries continues to undermine women’s rights and the development potential of the sector. A failure to engage women from impacted communities means that companies lack important information and perspectives and, as a result, face various risks to their own interests. This paper presents the case for extractive […]

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