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

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3 things we learnt from the practice of 9 influencing networks

Saskia Veen and Marieke Meeske

September 30th, 2020 Influencing

Marieke 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 …

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Women distribute hygiene kits in refugee camp, Yemen

Collaborating through crisis

Katie McLean

September 23rd, 2020 Emergency, Private sector

How 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.

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Oxfam and the Poul Due Jensen Foundation are working with local communities to provide sustainable safe water in the Terai lowlands, Nepal. Photo: Oxfam

When failure is an option

Lyndsay Stecher

March 20th, 2019 Innovation, Private sector, Research, Water

Innovative, unfiltered, and impact-driven. Lyndsay Stecher describes what it means for Oxfam to work in partnership with trusts and foundations. Everything we do at Oxfam is possible because of funding. …

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North Kivu, eastern DRC, has been affected by conflict for decades. Louise Nyiranolozi is president of the local hygiene committee and member of the women’s forum. Photo: Eleanor Farmer/Oxfam.

Helping our partners to stay safe?

Yoma Winder

November 2nd, 2017 Fragile contexts

Yoma Winder reflects on our recent report with International Alert on working with partners in conflict contexts. The report was launched at a panel event at LSE on October 31.  …

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In Kabul, Afghanistan, training for women police recruits takes six months; they learn weapons, general policing and the rule of law, gender and human rights awareness. Photo: Ellie Kealey/Oxfam

Local partnerships and protecting human rights in conflict

Phil Vernon

November 1st, 2017 Fragile contexts, Governance

Phil Vernon from International Alert shares his views on working with partners on conflict contexts, as part of our release of a recent joint report on the subject.  A healthy …

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Being a better partner in conflict situations

Mark Goldring and Harriet Lamb

October 31st, 2017 Conflict, Fragile contexts, General, Research

A 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 …

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Panyjiar Headquarters community drawing water from a borehole. Credit: Bruno Bierrenbach Feder/Oxfam

Why partnerships are vital to our work in South Sudan

Tim Bierley

October 23rd, 2017 Conflict, General, Humanitarian

From borehole drilling to peacebuilding Oxfam partners in South Sudan are responding to people’s needs in ways that only local organisations could. Tim Bierley reflects on the strengths of Oxfam’s …

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Building local humanitarian capacity in Yemen

Bassim Assuqair

October 16th, 2017 Humanitarian

Working with local partners in emergencies enables Oxfam to respond to the needs of more vulnerable people in a timely and sensitive way. Here Bassim Assuqair shares a success story …

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Liezel, a builder from Bantayan Island training more builders in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, August 2016. Photo: Rona Ramos

The challenges of working with micro-financing institutions

Tom Wildman

October 3rd, 2017 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

For many, the main barrier for access to clean sanitation is money. Tom Wildman, WASH Advisor, shares the opportunities and challenges of working with micro-finance institutions in the Philippines to obtain …

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Opportunities in challenging times

Philip Felipe, Bayan Academy

October 2nd, 2017 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Bayan Academy, based in the Philippines, shares how it works, its mission, and how its partnership with Oxfam helped it become a big contributor in the WASH sector. In the …

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