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Humanitarian Quality Assurance – Sierra Leone: Evaluation of Oxfam’s...

This evaluation report is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2015/16, selected for review under the humanitarian response thematic area using the application of Oxfam’s Humanitarian...

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WASH Interventions in Disease Outbreak Response

Water, sanitation and hygiene interventions (WASH) are commonly implemented as part of emergency response activities (i.e. in response to disease outbreaks) in low and middle-income countries. But what...

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Institutionalizing Gender in Emergencies: Case study of Pakistan

This case study describes implementation of the project Institutionalizing Gender in Emergencies: Bridging Policy and Practice. The project, supported by ECHO Enhanced Response Capacity and Oxfam, was...

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Accountability Review in Yemen: Humanitarian assistance and resilience building

This accountability review is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2014/15. The report documents the findings from a review carried out in December 2014 which examines the degree to...

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The Influence of Market Support Interventions on Household Food Security: An...

There is growing consensus on the need to consider and support markets as part of humanitarian responses. It is assumed that this support will increase the impact of responses – yet to date such...

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Resilience in Nepal: Impact evaluation of the Joint Programme on Disaster...

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2015/16, selected for review under the resilience thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental...

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Facing Risk: Options and challenges in ensuring that climate/disaster risk...

Reducing the impacts of disasters on poor people is absolutely vital. Climate/disaster risk financing could play a useful role if it is part of an approach that includes risk reduction, if it...

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Resilience in Zambia: Impact evaluation of the ‘Citizen Participation in...

The ‘Citizen Participation in Adaptation to Climate Change’ (CPACC) project aimed to build the resilience of farming households to climate shocks, through promoting conservation farming techniques and...

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Gender Justice in Resilient Development: Sharing programme learning from...

Oxfam defines resilience as ‘the ability of women and men to realize their rights and improve their wellbeing despite shocks, stresses and uncertainty’. The Oxfam Framework for Resilient Development...

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Resilient Development Learning Package

This document outlines the approach and activities that comprise Oxfam’s Resilient Development Learning Package. This package has been designed to enable Oxfam Resilience Advisors to deliver...

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