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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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Mobile phone charging stations in Kara Tepe refugee camp, Greece. A vital way for families to keep in touch. Aubrey Wade/Oxfam

Technology and inequality

Claire Spoors

August 1st, 2019 Gender & Development Journal, ICT4D, Inequality, Participation and Leadership

We are at a crossroads on the digital highway. Advocacy Adviser, Claire Spoors highlights some key themes for the international development sector to consider when thinking about the intersection of …

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Dunster House’s mould of a urine diverting plastic latrine slab. Image: Dunster House

Reinventing the toilet

Brian McSorely

November 19th, 2018 Emergencies, General, Humanitarian, Innovation, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Brian McSorley on Oxfam’s contribution to ensuring the poorest people on the planet have access to a loo. Earlier this month, Bill Gates stood up to address an international conference …

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Participants at the #TechWomenAfrica conference in Accra, Ghana. Credit: Alliance for Affordable Internet

#TechWomenAfrica: Connected women and youth-bridging the digital divide

Muthoni Maingi

October 24th, 2018 Gender, ICT4D

Muthoni Maingi, Head of Digital Campaigns at Oxfam International, reflects on the challenges for gender equality in online spaces and her recent visit to the #TechWomenAfrica conference.  Earlier this month …

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Gender tech event logo. Credit: Oxfam

Tackling gender based violence in the digital age

Kirsten Bickford

December 7th, 2017 Gender, General, ICT4D, Violence Against Women and Girls

In a world where the digital landscape is rapidly changing the way we access information, the extent to which technology can help or hinder those affected by gender based violence …

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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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