I joined Oxfam in Myanmar in 2017 as a research coordinator to lead overall project management and coordination between researchers in Myanmar and researchers in the UK for the innovative …
Women’s land rights on paper are not enough
Pubudini WickramaratneLand is critical to our daily lives. It is intrinsically linked with our identity, dignity, livelihoods, food, housing, education and health. Secure land rights are essential to sustainable and equitable …
Are Communal Tiger Worm Toilets a sustainable option for camps?
Dr Claire Furlong and Lucy PolsonWe tested Communal Tiger Worm Toilets in challenging conditions in Myanmar, and evaluated their sustainability. The ‘Tiger Team’ talk us through their findings. As increasing numbers of people are living …
Trust and democratic change – reflections from Myanmar
Araddhya MehttaWhat lessons can be learnt from a governance programme in Ayeyarwady, Myanmar? Araddhya Mehta reflects on the complexity of building trust in a changing political context. Building trust – vertically …
Being a better partner in conflict situations
Mark Goldring and Harriet LambA new report from Oxfam and International Alert looks at how violent conflict impacts local civil society and how international partners respond. Here Harriet Lamb, CEO of International Alert and …
Tiger worms: the little sanitation engineers
Mee Mee HtunCould tiger worms be the answer to some of the challenges of providing toilets in refugee and displaced people camps? Oxfam is conducting a pilot project to find out, working …
Putting gender at the heart of national budgeting
Poe Ei Phyu and Jasmine BurnleyHaving an accountable system for public spending is central to the democratic relationship between citizens and the state. What if gender inequality was taken into account in the budget process? …
Walking the talk with Participatory Impact Assessment Learning Approach (PIALA) in Myanmar
Adinda Van HemelrijckAdinda Van Hemelrijck reflects on how we adapted PIALA for an impact evaluation in Myanmar. n 2015, Oxfam commissioned an impact evaluation of its resilient livelihoods project in the Dry …
Thinking outside the baseline
Dustin BarterDustin Barter takes us through Oxfam’s baseline management for a Durable Peace Programme in Myanmar and lays out how, this time, our approach was so different to the status quo. …