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This outstanding series provides concise and lively introductions to countries such as the Philippines and the major development issues they face. Packed full of factual information, photographs and maps, the guides also focus on ordinary people and the impact that historical, economic and environmental issues have on their lives.

This book explores women's rights: the legal background of human rights legislation; the special human-rights problems of women in situations of conflict or as refugees; violence against women as a human rights violation; the rights of disabled women and the importance of providing information and training to enable women to claim their rights.

This outstanding series provides concise and lively introductions to countries such as Kenya and the major development issues they face. Packed full of factual information, photographs, and maps, the guides also focus on ordinary people and the impact that historical, economic, and environmental issues have on their lives.

This book considers the adaptations that organisations and institutions need to make when working in situations of armed conflict, and draws together current thinking on the causes and impacts of conflict, and suggests a series of questions which aid organizations working in situations of armed conflict need to address.

Contributors assert that women's contribution to global agricultural production for food and for profit continues to be largely unacknowledged and undervalued and that their ability to farm is constrained by lack of control over land, agricultural inputs, credit and other essential resources.

Beyond Micro-Credit sets out how Indian Micro-Finance Initiatives are combining micro-finance with a wide range of development goals, these include not only poverty alleviation through providing savings, credit and insurance services but also promoting livelihoods, empowering women, building people's organizations and changing institutions.

This book reviews experiences of gender training practitioners in a broad sense, including those involved in gender education and training as well as research. Contributors include gender advocates from different geographical regions (South Asia, the Middle East, Eastern and Southern Africa) and divergent fields.

The articles assess the implications for gender and development policy and practice of looking at male gender identities, as the issues of men and masculinity have often been marginalised. The focus of this work is on male gender identity and the effect this has on the society and community around them.

The fortification of cereal-based food rations is increasingly accepted to be the most efficient way of preventing micronutrient deficiencies in large refugee camps. This working paper reports on field-based research. The conclusions are presented in a general summary report, which is supported by three detailed case studies.

This book highlights the importance of talking and listening to women; of taking a more holistic approach, which enables women to appraise their wider situation and to articulate a gender based assessment of their needs; and of supporting women in their other roles in order to enable them to participate more effectively in economic enterprises.

Humanitarian relief has always focused on meeting the needs of people affected by war and armed conflict. Today, the same is increasingly true of development programmes. The challenge for aid agencies is not only to apply development principles to their emergency work, but also to address the issues arising from the reality of military conflict and destruction. Working for change brings aid agencies face to face with violence: powerlessness on the one hand, and abuse of power on the other.

This book suggests options and provides examples of ways in which health care can be financed; to help readers think about what is best for their particular working situation, rather than to suggest definitive solutions. Intended for managers, health workers and members of the community who are involved with non-governmental health programmes.

This book looks at the themes of development in conflict, disability in conflict and the social model of disability in a post-communist society in detail.

Intended for readers without any formal accountancy training, this book explains in clear and simple language how to document the financial transactions associated with credit and savings schemes. Efficient administration and accurate accounting records are vital for any scheme to be successful. Recording and sorting the data, and preparing financial summaries, such as receipts and payments reports and balance sheets, are descried in detail, with numerous illustrations and worked examples. The administration of loans and savings, and the recording of stock transfers are also fully covered. Basic Accounting for Credit and Savings Schemes will be of use to community development workers involved in or considering setting up such schemes.

This pocket guide presents methods for putting impact measurement and accountability into practice. It is aimed at humanitarian practitioners, project officers and managers and draws on the work of field staff, NGOs and inter-agency initiatives including Sphere, ALNAP, HAP International, and People In Aid.

This report presents the findings of a collaborative Learning Project between CARE USA and Oxfam America, who compared RBA projects with non-RBA projects and identified best practices; and lessons that could be used to improve the application of rights-based approaches in programming

Ce rapport présente les résultats d'un projet d'apprentissage collaboratif entre CARE USA et Oxfam America, qui a comparé les projets ABD avec des projets non-RBA et identifié les meilleures pratiques et les leçons qui pourraient être utilisées pour améliorer l'application des approches fondées sur les droits en matière de programmation.

This book shows that the humanitarian challenge of the 21st century demands a change in the resources devoted to saving lives in emergencies and in the quality and nature of humanitarian response. Whether or not there is sufficient will to do this will be one of the defining features of our age - and will dictate whether millions live or die.

This pocket guide presents methods for putting impact measurement and accountability into practice. It is aimed at humanitarian practitioners, project officers and managers and draws on the work of field staff, NGOs and inter-agency initiatives including Sphere, ALNAP, HAP International, and People In Aid.

The book shows that while gender inequalities in society are driving aspects of the HIV epidemic, democratic learning environments informed by evidence-based policy, implemented with leadership for transforming deeply held values and beliefs regarding sexual behaviour and sexuality can be empowering.

This book explores the links between HIV, AIDS, gender inequality, and poverty with accounts of successful interventions, recording experience, describing good practice, and sharing information about resources. It is essential reading for development practitioners and policy makers involved in responding to the HIV and AIDS crisis.

From women's participation in national elections to female decision-making in community livelihood initiatives, this book highlights three main approaches to strengthening women's leadership and participation: Overcoming structural barriers, supporting women, and encouraging women to carry out leadership roles effectively for progressive purposes.

The urgency of now is essential reading for development, international politics, economics, and business students, activists and campaigners, and anyone interested in globalisation or development issues. In fact it's for anyone with a questioning mind.

This report, based on Oxfam International's experience in most of the world's conflicts, sets out an ambitious agenda to protect civilians through combining local, national, and regional action with far more consistent international support.

Building Trust in Diverse Teams supports humanitarian practitioners, human-resource departments and regional and head-office emergency professionals as they improve team effectiveness during an emergency and ultimately improve their ability to save lives.

This book argues with examples that absolute poverty is not an inevitable consequence of economic growth, that equitable economic growth is necessary to secure the eradication of poverty, and that the benefits of economic growth need to be invested in developing socio-political structures that can foster sustainable democracy and accountability

This book is about the main lessons to be learnt from new approaches to soil and water conservation in sub-Saharan Africa. It presents six case studies, two each from Burkina Faso, Kenya and Mali, where soil and water conservation, based on the participation of the local people, has resulted in some success.

Covers the challenges of implementing Oxfam's innovative gender policy: of promoting gender-aware development and emergency work; of influencing organisational culture and of working with the international women's movement to promote gender equality.

Adult Literacy: A Handbook for Development Workers is written for agency staff with no formal training in adult education who have to respond - as planners, trainers, or teachers - to requests for literacy skills. It sets out to deepen their understanding of literacy and its importance in the process of development and change. Using examples from many countries, the authors give practical guidance, in clear language, for all stages of literacy action from planning to assessment. Besides reading, they cover the skills involved in writing, calculating, and interpreting visual images. They suggest ways of using materials that are already available, and how to develop new ones designed for specific situations.

An account of an Oxfam project with a dual aim: to find out more about how rural communities use health services and to involve communities in the research. The author evaluates the limitations as well as the advantages of participatory research methods.