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

Helpdesk at a hygiene voucher distribution point in Alwash village, Iraq. Photo: Haider AlCharmondy/Oxfam

The future is bright for digital accountability

Emily Tomkys Valteri

September 23rd, 2019 ICT4D, Research

Reflections from Programme Manager, Emily Tomkys Valteri on the Your Word Counts Programme as the Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF) Responsive Listening through Improved Feedback Mechanisms Project ends. The Your Word …

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Betting on blockchain to deliver cash in the Pacific

Sandra Uwantege Hart

September 3rd, 2019 Cash transfers, Disasters, ICT4D, Innovation

Sandra Uwantege Hart, Pacific Cash & Livelihoods Lead, describes how Oxfam successfully used blockchain technology to make cash accessible to communities and small businesses in Vanuatu – one of the …

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Understanding community needs: taking a human-centred design approach to reporting misconduct

Emily Tomkys Valteri

August 5th, 2019 ICT4D, Research

Programme Manager, Emily Tomkys Valteri builds on the previous blog, Safeguarding: Communities trust in our ability to listen, react and respond is key. Together with Sonder Collective, Oxfam is working on a …

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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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Bilal (left) stand with his brother Youssef in their family field, Gaza. Photo: Lorenzo Tugnoli/ Oxfam/ Contrasto

Listening to Gaza’s farmers: Keeping Oxfam accountable to communities

Alhasan Swairjo

January 10th, 2019 Agriculture, Food & livelihoods, ICT4D, Innovation

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Charles is an IDP living in an abandoned medical centre with 21 other families in the DRC. Credit: Suzi O'Keefe/Oxfam

Communities trust in our ability to listen, react and respond is key

Emily Tomkys Valteri

November 2nd, 2018 ICT4D

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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Woman using her mobile phone in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Honiara is the capital city of Solomon Islands. Wednesday, 10 June 2015. Credit:

Beyond a phone in your pocket: feminist analysis of the digital age

Amy O'Donnell

August 28th, 2018 Gender, Gender & Development Journal, ICT4D

Amy O’Donnell, a specialist on digital technologies at Oxfam and Board member of anti-harassment charity Hollaback!, outlines the Gender & Development Journal’s new ICTs issue and two launch events.  Having a phone …

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Data collection in Zambia. Photo: Bryan/Oxfam

Improving data quality with digital data collection

Emily Tomkys Valteri, Alexia Pretari and Simone Lombardini

July 23rd, 2018 ICT4D, Methodology, Real Geek

Emily Tomkys Valteri, Alexia Pretari and Simone Lombardini share practical tips to help improve quality in survey data collection, and introduce the latest case study in the ‘Going Digital’ series. …

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What can blockchain do for the humanitarian sector?

Josh Hallwright and Nicole Hahn

June 28th, 2018 General, ICT4D, Innovation

Nicole Hahn and Josh Hallwright from Oxfam Australia explain why they are excited about the possibilities which blockchain systems offer to improve the effectiveness of aid to the poorest people. …

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