Mission and Vision
A just world, without poverty. That is our mission. We believe that people can build independent livelihoods, provided their rights are respected. That is why we help people around the world to stand up for their rights.
1. Right to sustainable livelihood resources
Everybody must be sure of a fair income and enough to eat. Yet this is not the case for 20% of the world’s population. That is why we are working on better access to land and water, and on fair working and trading conditions.
2. Right to basic social services
Education and health care are essential for building better societies. Yet even as we make progress towards universal primary education, around the world, there are still 130 million kids in school who fail to learn basic reading, writing and maths. When governments fail to deliver, Oxfam together with partner organizations invest in quality basic social services.
3. Right to life and security
Natural disasters, climate change and armed conflicts hit millions of people every year. We support them with relief aid and reconstruction. And we prepare people to prevent or mitigate the effects of disasters and conflicts.
4. Right to social and political participation
Knowledge is power. We believe that when people can participate in public decisions that affect them, they can build independent livelihoods and thriving communities.Together with partners we give people access to information and a voice.
5. Right to an identity
Gender inequality is both a violation of human rights and an obstacle to sustainable development. In a just world there is no place for the discrimination of women and minorities.
Our Core Values
When people’s basic rights are respected, we can rid the world of poverty and injustice. This is what we stand for:
- Empowerment
We work on the basis of the power and potential of people. We provide practical and innovative solutions to empower people to build their livelihoods without poverty.
- Accountability
We call on those in power to consider people in a vulnerable position in word and action. And we of course account for our own work to governments, donors, supporters, volunteers, corporations and almost 17 million Dutch men and women.
- Inclusiveness
We are all equal, irrespective of the accident of birth, gender, faith or sexual orientation. In all our work we give special attention to the position and rights of women and minorities. And given the potentially pivotal role of women as agents of change, gender justice is at the heart of everything we do.
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Displaying 126 - 130 of 328Strengthened livelihoods
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The Pan Africa Programme of ACORD focuses on Food Sovereignty. Within Food Sovereignty, the focus is on the following three broad complementary categories: 1. Focus on agriculture polices, in particular through engagement on the Comprehensive Agriculture and Development Programme (CAADP) and the Pastoralist Policy Framework (PPF). 2. Regional and continental trade agreements, access to market for small scale farmers and the emergence of food reserves in the continent 3. Land as natural resource: Owners and Users and its Impact on Food Sovereignty, women's access to land, family based agriculture, resource based conflict, emergence of the BRIC economies and their interest in African land. Supporting pillars are: Gender Injustice (Gender mainstreaming, Economic empowerment, Women in decision making, Stopping impunity for SGBV); Conflict and Insecurity (Land rights for IDPs and returnees, Sustainable community peace and recovery; HIV and AIDS (HIV mainstreaming, HIV/nutrition/livelihoods nexus, Universal access to prevention, care and treatment); Climate Change (Mitigation, Adaptation) The specific outcomes are: Outcome 1: Good quality investment in agriculture is increased, through CSO policy engagement, in particular small holder farmers and women, and their promotion of principles for food sovereignty, equality and ecological sustainability. Outcome 2: Empirical evidence of pastoralism as a successful and viable livelihood for the twenty-first century is compiled and communicated to decision makers and donors at national, regional and continental level. Outcome 3: A sustained movement of farmers and CSOs are actively engaged in trade negotiations advocating for agreements that support small scale food producers, prevent dumping and preferential treatment of large-scale agribusiness Outcome 4: Improved policies and practices which better reflect the rights and specific needs of small producers, especially women, with regards to control, accessto, administration and management of land and other economic means of production. Outcome 5: Increased civil society participation (particularly women) in implementation of gender responsive land, agricultural development, women?s protection and reparations programmes, policies and services at national and Regional Economic Communities (REC) level. Outcome 6: Communities previously in tensionor active conflict over land or water resources are in dialogue processes with reduced tensions. Outcome 7: ACORD and CSO partners are increasingly able toundertake effective research, policy analysis and advocacy.
Master's Degree Program in Urban and Regional Development(2022)
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To enhance participants knowledge and experience in the field of urban and regional development including master planning land use planning real estate and housing development urban redevelopment and new town development
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To enhance participants knowledge and experience in the field of urban and regional development including master planning land use planning real estate and housing development urban redevelopment and new town development
Network platform and policy engagement
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The LIWG advocacy strategy consists of the following key elements: 1. Promoting dialogue on land issues between its members (especially bridging the Lao-English culture and language divide) 2. Promoting INGO#s support for NPA#s working on land issues as a new part of civil society 3. Influencing GoL policies and legislation, mainly through the National Assembly, NLMA and MAF 4. Raising awareness on land issues among development partners 5. Raising awareness among private sector and foreign investorsto adopt principles of socially and environmentally responsible investment 6. Liaising and cooperating with other civil society groups in international advocacy campaigns LIWG programme 2014-2015 comprises of five key themes and 22 outcomes: 1. Awareness raising, training and capacity development: Local and international civil society organizations, Development Partners, and private sector are supported so that they are more willing and better able to enhance gender equitable community control over land, forests, and natural resources. Targeting Lao civil society (NPAs): Outcome 1: Lao civil society to have an enhanced capacity to regain and create space in which to engageon land related matters with the Lao Government, especially MoNRE and MAF,and other decision-making bodies like the National Assembly. Outcome 2: Lao civil society to be increasingly considered an essential partner in reaching national development goals, and to be on a more consistent basis included in decision-making foraand platforms relevant to land. Targeting Development Partners and non-member INGOs: Outcome 3: Increased capacity within INGOs and Development Partners # also in view of the rapid staff turnover within agencies # to understand the key land issues inLaos in order to better address them. Outcome 4: Land issues are mainstreamed and incorporated into DP strategies, and they are in a better position to enhance community control over land, forests, and natural resources, adapting social and environmentalguidelines, as well as promoting gender equity in relation to land. Targeting private sector: Outcome 5: Increased awareness of social and environmental guidelines within companies, following the international and national law and the principles of corporate social responsibility. 2. Coordination, networking and promoting dialogue: Collaboration and engagement of different stakeholders, both national and international, is promoted to enhance dialogue and sharing of information in view of increasingleverage of activities towards enhanced gender equitable community control over land, forests, and natural resources. a. National level activities: Outcome 6: Strengthened dialogue and cooperation among national stakeholders and wider space and platforms available to exchange information. Outcome 7: Deeper understanding of selected priority land related themes within LIWG members and other relevant agencies. Outcome 8: Development Partners increasingly support the objectives and work of the LIWGand deliver key messages to other stakeholders. LIWG has strengthened its position vis-à-vis DPs as a relevant actor on land related mattersin Lao PDR. b. Regional and international level activities: Outcome 9: Increased leverage of Lao-based civilsociety organizations#work in terms of promoting greater community control over land, forests, and natural resources. Outcome 10: Higher pressure for transparency and rule of law, and adoption of social and environmental guidelines and the principlesofCSR among foreign investors active in the Lao PDR. 3. Government Policy Support: Government policies and legislation concerning land, with a focus on implementation and rule of law, protect the long term interests of people of Laos by enhancing local communities# gender equitable control over land, forests and natural resources. a. Dialogue on land issues with the National Assembly (NA): Outcome 11: Land and forest tenure of rural communities and equitable sharing of benefits from land-related investments are increased. Outcome 12: Decision-making processes at the NA are strengthened by targeted information on current land related issues. Outcome 13: NA has increased capacity in handling land related petitions. b. Dialogue on landissues with the Lao Government: Outcome 14: Decision-making processes within the Lao Government are strengthened by targeted information on current land related issues. Outcome 15: LSSWG becomes an important platform of dialogue, feeding into the policy discussion in the SWG-NRE and the annual RTM process. Outcome 16: Civil society has increased opportunities to take part in decision making platforms related to land currently influenced by the Government, private sector and the DPs. c. Paralegal and legalapproaches: Outcome 17: Increasing number of land disputes is investigated through strengthened existing land grievance mechanisms and the establishment of new ones where necessary. d. Cooperation with the Lao media Outcome 18: Lao public becomes increasingly aware of main land issues in Laos. Outcome 19: Increased awareness of CSO contributions to national development goals, in particular in relation to land. 4. Research and documentation: Increased wealth of in-depth informationon specific cross-cutting issues is widely available to enhance and support the work in enhancing local communities# gender equitable control over land, forests and natural resources. Outcome 20: Higher understanding of local level processes in relationtoland,and increased flow of information from the local level to the central level. 5. Sustainability of LIWG activities: Outcome 21: LIWG ensures its status as an important stakeholder around land issues in Laos, and cooperation with other keystakeholders,inparticular Government, NA, and DPs, is enhanced. Outcome 22: Sustainability of LIWG work is ensured over long term either through an independentSecretariat or as part of other arrangements. Most suitable modes of working are identified accordingtothecontext in 2015.
LIWG - Land Information Working Gro - LA
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This project uses an innovative approach to stimulate and strengthen the involvement of youth (boys and girls) with ethnic background in their communities when it comes to land related issues, using intergenerational dialogue and arts as medium 1) to exchange about issues, positive change, and vision for a better future, and 2) to empower them to better protect land rights in their communities. It takes an innovative approach in using community and youth-led artistic supports to foster mutual learning (of the youth, theircommunities, and LIWG), and to empower the young generation. The project starts with an intergenerational dialogue, respectful of the communities# identity and oral tradition, using photography and story-telling in order to capture anddocument environmental changes from local perspectives, as well as desire for a better future. After being equipped with tools, knowledge and skills, youth willbecome the actors of short theater plays aiming at sharing with their peers their newly acquired knowledge on land rights. Videos will also be recorded to document the learning process and the theater production will be made available on-line as learning product.