10 brilliant questions you asked about Oxfam’s inequality report

Oxfam Inequality, Tax

Oxfam’s new report, ‘The Inequality Virus’, reveals that the wealth of the ten richest men has increased by half a trillion dollars since the pandemic began. This is more than enough to pay for a vaccine for all and prevent anyone on Earth from falling into poverty because of the virus. We have received lots of great questions about the report, here’s our …

Interactive infographic: Overcoming barriers to family planning in Pakistan

Oxfam Gender

LEARNING: Oxfam Novib recently released a report on family planning in Pakistan which aimed to give an overview into the barriers women and their husbands face in adopting family planning and propose how these can be overcome. Below is an interactive infographic of the key findings from the report.     Author: OxfamArchive blog. Originally posted on Oxfam Policy & Practice.

How to Explain Systems Change to a 13-Year-Old

Oxfam Innovation

LEARNING:  Innovation requires bringing people and ideas together. But sometimes the way we communicate about our work can get in the way of collaboration. Kippy Joseph, Associate Director of The Rockefeller Foundation, reflects on a workshop they held on systems mapping.  Eilidh is 13-year-old burgeoning expert in systems change. Just ask her. “A system is anything organized for a purpose-kind of like …

Spread the bounty, credit the growers: A feminist approach to knowledge management

Oxfam Gender

LEARNING: Knowledge management might not be the first thing one thinks of when tackling issues around Violence against Women and Girls and Gender Based Violence, but it can be essential for practitioners to share their learning outcomes. Here, Caroline Marrs and Christine Hughes from Oxfam Canada, share with us their experience in a networked approach to sharing knowledge. Knowledge sharing …

Surviving hunger: Malawi’s new normal

Oxfam Climate Change

ON THE GROUND REFLECTION:  As Malawi experiences the worst drought it’s had for 35 years, exacerbated by El Niño, many are suffering from hunger and starvation. Benjamin Phillips, a Humanitarian Worker with Oxfam, shares with us his experience on a recent visit to the country.  “If you come back in August you probably won’t find us here”, a man I recently …

Iraq must not be forgotten: The humanitarian crisis worsens

Oxfam Conflict, Humanitarian

ON THE GROUND REFLECTION: As ISIS continues to have devastating effects on Iraq, the country is facing some of the most profound challenges it has seen in the last decade. Rachel Sider, Humanitarian Policy Advisor, comments on the need for governments to prioritize the area as they meet this week in the United States at a donor pledging conference. Having …

Ensuring companies stretch themselves: Learning from Oxfams Unilever report

Oxfam Private sector

OPINION: Peter McAllister, Executive Director of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), shares with us his thoughts on our recent study on labour rights in Vietnam with Unilever.  It’s always important to have an evidence base when addressing ethical trade issues. It’s also important to acknowledge progress as well as to address any supply chain challenges. That’s why Oxfam’s five-year collaboration …

Unilever perspective: The importance of innovative partnerships in driving social sustainability

Oxfam Private sector

Learning:  Last week we published the results of an unique study conducted with Unilever on labour rights in Vietnam. Here Marcela Manubens, Global VP for Social Impact at Unilever, shares with us why Unilever took part and their thoughts on the report. A month after I first joined Unilever, in February 2013, Oxfam published a report on Unilever in Vietnam – …

Words and actions: lessons from Unilever’s supply chain

Oxfam Governance, Private sector, Rights

OPINION: Five years ago, Oxfam and Unilever agreed to an unusual collaboration. Oxfam conducted a study on labour rights in Unilever’s Vietnam supply chain and operations. Liesbeth Unger founder of Human Rights@Work, and adviser and co-writer of Oxfam’s previous Unilever report asks, why did Unilever do it? How did they perform? And what can other companies seeking to improve their …

Using ICTs for citizen feedback on legal services in Rwanda

Oxfam Methodology

LEARNING: A key gap in almost all justice systems worldwide is obtaining data on the quality, effectiveness and user perception of justice services. This represents a major gap in ensuring justice sector policy is evidence based and responsive to the needs of the citizens. Through an innovative ICT-enhanced citizen monitoring approach in Rwanda, Richard Kananga explains how Oxfam is working …