Since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged as a terrifying reality worldwide, women have organised together across environmental, anti-racist, labour and political movements to provide immediate local care and support to those …
Still Behind Closed Doors: Afghan Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peace Talks
Dr. Jorrit KammingaJorritt Kaminga looks at how women’s involvement in Afghan Peace Talks has changed since 2014.
Top Resources for Global Handwashing Day
Beth DonkinGlobal Handwashing Day takes place on the 15th of October. This year it comes with added prominence in our calendar. Coronavirus has heightened the importance of handwashing across the world. …
People can’t afford to pay for health care in a pandemic. Why isn’t the World Bank doing more to help?
Anna Marriott and Katie Malouf BousAs the World Bank’s Annual Meetings kick-off virtually this week, the COVID-19 pandemic is still surging in many countries, killing people, destroying livelihoods and deepening inequalities. The World Bank’s health …
What does Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) look like across Oxfam?
Aissa BoodhooA Global Overview of 20 WEE Programmes and Projects in over 45 countries. We take a look at some of our WEE programmes below. Jump to thematic area examples Inclusive …
3 things we learnt from the practice of 9 influencing networks
Saskia Veen and Marieke MeeskeMarieke Meeske and Saskia van Veen share some of the learning from a recently published book by Oxfam Novib called Beating the Drum: Stories of Influencing Networks. The book explores …
Podcast: Coronavirus and Web Data Analysis
Alexia Pretari, Simone Lombardini and Nicole SchwitterSocial media has the potential to profoundly influence the way society works. Social media has been used for understanding crowd sizes from Instagram posts and to analyse hate speech and …
Collaborating through crisis
Katie McLeanHow are Oxfam partnering with the private sector to respond to the coronavirus pandemic? We have been getting creative and resourceful in our partnerships with Unilever, Burberry and ASOS.
What really influences our behaviours?
Thomas Dunmore Rodriguez and Ruth MayneWe are re-running this blog in light of the COVID-19 Pandemic. It was originally published in 2019. The COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated the importance of individuals adopting particular behaviours for …