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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

As the globe tackles Coronavirus, this blog is highlighting the challenges of those affected and the systemic changes needed.

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Podcast: Coronavirus and Web Data Analysis

Alexia Pretari, Simone Lombardini and Nicole Schwitter

September 28th, 2020 Methodology, Real Geek

Social 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 …

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Youth job seekers check their registration number during Forasna job fair in Cairo. Credit: Aly Mose

Using technology to enhance youth employment in the Middle East and North Africa

Shekhar Anand and Ahmed Elassal

September 7th, 2020 Youth employment, Youth Participation

Challenges in context According to an Oxfam report, half a billion people could be pushed into poverty by COVID-19. The International Labour Organisation (ILO), warned that the crisis is expected …

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A woman holds a banner while marching through the streets of Lima, Peru. Photo: Percy Ramírez / Oxfam America

Using elections to amplify people’s voices

Rodrigo Barahona and Isabel Crabtree-Condor

February 12th, 2019 Active citizenship, Influencing, Participation and Leadership

Elections can be an important influencing opportunity for people living in poverty. Rodrigo Barahona and Isabel Crabtree-Condor share what Oxfam has learned from our work in four countries. Elections are a …

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Woman using her mobile phone in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Honiara is the capital city of Solomon Islands. Wednesday, 10 June 2015. Credit:

Beyond a phone in your pocket: feminist analysis of the digital age

Amy O'Donnell

August 28th, 2018 Gender, Gender & Development Journal, ICT4D

Amy O’Donnell, a specialist on digital technologies at Oxfam and Board member of anti-harassment charity Hollaback!, outlines the Gender & Development Journal’s new ICTs issue and two launch events.  Having a phone …

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