Salimata Kone (pictured) is a cocoa farmer and lives with her husband and children near Divo, a city in southern Côte d’Ivoire. She took part in a project to improve her family …
3 ways Coronavirus is having an impact on small producers and how to build back better
Ulrike JorasThe Coronavirus is raging around the world. While many countries have started easing lockdowns, others still have restrictions in place or had to re-introduce measures because of renewed outbreaks. For …
Ten lessons on entrepreneurship and job creation in the MENA region
Shekhar AnandJob creation in the MENA Region, the context and challenges The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region face unemployment as a common challenge. The youth population is growing but …
Ripple Effects: women in Nepal and Bangladesh forge their own paths in water governance
Suman Gupta, Nuzhat Nueary and Emma CrawfordIn honour of International Women’s Day (March 8th) and World Water Day (March 22nd), this episode discusses how water systems and water governance are deeply intertwined with women’s lives in …
‘What will the others think?’ Reflections on social norms and unpaid care work in Tunisia
Soufia Galand“Shhhh, the Others are listening! We can’t do that, the Others will see us!” I come from a migrant family, and we are what we could call a ‘modern’ one. However, this has …
Making care count: Valuing work and wellbeing over wealth
Julie Thekkudan, Anam Parvez Butt and Clare CoffeyWe are heading into increasingly stormy times. Times when caring for each other will become more critical and challenging. By 2025, economies will be in crisis response mode, coping with …
Why businesses are addressing unpaid care work
Sarah HallSarah Hall, Oxfam’s Women’s Economic Empowerment and Care (WE-Care) Programme Manager, explores what businesses stand to gain from easing the burden of unpaid care and domestic work. A productive, healthy …
Feminist solutions to man-made economic inequality
Francesca Rhodes, Man-Kwun Chan and Anam Parvez ButtFrancesca Rhodes, Gender Policy Advisor, Man-Kwun Chan, Influencing Advisor, Women’s Economic Empowerment and Care, and Anam Parvez Butt, Gender Justice Research Lead at Oxfam GB outline some of the key …
Making markets work in fragile settings
Shekhar AnandOxfam OPT’s Economic Justice team shares four lessons learned from their market system development (MSD) work with small-scale farmers in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian …
Investing in women’s entrepreneurship is not enough
Caroline Ashley, Dr Miranda Morgan, Thalia Kidder and Fabian LlinaresAhead of the Gender Smart Investing Summit, Caroline Ashley, Miranda Morgan, Thalia Kidder and Fabian Llinares set out Oxfam’s top tips for gender-smart investing. So you want to invest in women and …