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Renu Bala, President of the Panjhorvanga Dairy Enterprise in Bangladesh. Photo: Abir Abdullah / Oxfam

Feminists doing digital

Caroline Sweetman

July 11th, 2018 Gender, Gender & Development Journal

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Fieldwork in Zambia. Credit: Milagros Gismondi/Oxfam

What we’ve learnt about sharing real-time data

Simone Lombardini and Emily Tomkys Valteri

November 22nd, 2017 General, ICT4D, Real Geek, Research

At Oxfam we are continually developing our use of digital technology for surveys. Here Simone Lombardini and Emily Tomkys Valteri reflect on lessons learnt from the process of using and …

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ICTs in emergency response – what we’ve learnt

Laura Eldon

June 15th, 2017 Humanitarian, ICT4D

How can and should information and communication technologies (ICTs) be employed in humanitarian contexts to improve the quality and efficiency of aid delivery? Laura Eldon reflects on the findings of …

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Women attending a computer training session. Credit: Ganga Bhandari

Recycling computers, strengthening Nepal’s women leaders

Ganga Bhandari

May 22nd, 2017 New Urbanism

Ganga Bhandari responded to Oxfam Asia’s call for young people to blog about urban development issues. Here she explains how an independent project she has set up is providing rural …

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Filling water cans as part of Oxfam's drought response in Somaliland. Credit: Oxfam. Cash transfers

Smarter aid: Why digital cash transfers are the future

Nigel Tricks

May 18th, 2017 Cash transfers, Food & livelihoods, General, Humanitarian, ICT4D

With mobile internet now widely available across East Africa the arguments for aid through electronic cash transfers are overwhelming. Nigel Tricks, Oxfam’s Horn East and Central Africa Regional Director reflects …

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Credit: Abir Abdullah / Oxfam

Empowering girls and women through ICTs

Kirsten Bickford

April 24th, 2017 Gender, ICT4D, Innovation

Empowering girls and women through ICTs isn’t just a question of social justice, it’s also smart economics. Kirsten Bickford explains why. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are often cited as …

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Two women sit together in Kachin State, Myanmar.

Evolving ICTs in humanitarian: The power of networks

Amy O'Donnell

April 18th, 2017 ICT4D, Innovation, Methodology

Amy O’Donnell unpacks the idea that ICTs save time, money and improve accuracy, whilst exploring the conditions needed for them to add value in humanitarian response. For three years, the …

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