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 306 - 310 of 328Solidarity with African Environmental
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The project aims to support indigenous peoples and local communities and their grassroots organisations in up to seven countries inAfrica (Kenya, Tanzania, DRC, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda and Madagascar) in their efforts to resist and be protected against such threats as they defend their collective lands and territories of life. The actions and forms of support will be both defensive and preventative in nature and will respond directly to their self-determined needs and priorities, including, inter alia, awareness campaigns, trainings, digital and physical security measures, legal support, and communications platforms for regional and global advocacy. The project relates most closely to the impact themes of “improved access to resources and employment” and “open up spaces for political participation and to promote citizen engagement”. For the former, the project supports indigenous peoples and local communities to remain on their customary lands and territories and continue their self-determined ways oflife and livelihoods. For the latter, the project supports indigenous peoples and communities, especially those who are routinely marginalised and discriminated againstand face multiple intersectional inequalities, to advocate for legal and political recognition for their contributions to conservation and sustainable development and for their rights and collective responsibilities to defend their lands and territories. Natural Justice: Lawyers for Communities and the Environment, a not-for-profit organisation registered in South Africa and Kenya with hubs in Cape Town, Nairobi and Dakar, is the project applicant and passes the online eligibility test. The project will be undertaken by grassroots organisations in up to seven countries in Africa with focused support within the region from Natural Justice and local/regional and global support from the ICCA Consortium, a non-for-profit association registered in Switzerland with more than 175 Member organisations in 80 countries, including Natural Justice. The project is based on mini proposals prepared by grassroots organisations about specific situations and priority actions of indigenous peoples’ and communities’ territories of life and their defenders under threat. These include local and national plansfor the projected 2020 global mobilisation on land and environmental defenders (2-9December 2020), which provides an important and timely opportunity to advocate for their rights through local-to-global collective action. Their plans also outline priority actions to build momentum towards this global mobilisation and address emerging threats that may arise thereafter. Importantly, whereas many campaigns on environmental and human rights defenders focus solely on individuals, this project will include astrong focus on collective community and intersectional dimensions of defenders’ work. The proposed timeline is May 2021 - April 2022 and the requested budget is EUR 200,000. The project will also build on the African Environmental Defenders Fund implemented by Natural Justice in partnership with the International Land Coalition (ILC) and the ICCA Consortium, bringing in further synergies and opportunities for collective local-regional-global action. The goal is to minimise and manage the risks faced by Environmental and Land Rights Defenders in Africa by standing with them in solidarity through increased support to enhance their resilience in terms of protection and increased visibility of the struggle of Defenders.
JRAS/GROW Program Development OAU-SLK
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JRAS Theme 1 Strategy was developed for the period 2013-2015 with the input from South Asia Economic Justice Working Group (SAEJWG)and the Country Leadership Teams (CLTs). Oxfam South Asia Programme Governance Group (PGG) approved the Strategy in October 2012. The priority within JRAS Theme 1 is for the work that adds value in a demonstrable way to the existing country level work, global strategies, and increases coherence between Affiliates# work at regional level through linking and learning amongst Oxfams, partners and allies. The work around approved strategy is a regional window of opportunity for influencing key policies related with climate change, land right and food security at the country and regional levels. The goal of JRAS Theme 1 is:#Men and women in South Asia are enjoying enough nutritious food and are exercising their right to access, own and control the land, water and forest resources important for their food and livelihood security.# In order to achieve the goal, various strategies have been used throughout the Programme. As per Programme Trajectory, we focused more on research and alliance building in the first two years; and more on advocacy, popular mobilisation and linking and learning the last years. At Oxfam Novib, the programme was funded by Dutch government funds (MFS) while both Oxfam OGB Regional Center and Oxfam Australia supported financially the overhead costs of the Coordinator. Oxfam Novib is embarking on a process of Programme Development with the final aim ofexternal fundraising for national and regional GROW work. The South Asia regional programme costs were mainly paid by the Dutch government (MFS) funds, which will be no longer available from next year. In the view of this and with the support of ONL HQ,aprogramme development process has been started in January 2014 aimed to prepare further proposals for fundraising. The proposals are meant to support better existing country level GROW work and future plans in the themes of (1) climate change, (2) right tofood and (3) land rights and to be linked to the current JRAS Theme 1 programme in order to ensure smooth transition for a possible next phase. This process has been shared and agreed with the South Asia Economic Justice Working Group during the annual Face to face planning meeting (7-8 March 2015 Dhaka). The programme development process will include partnership assessment, donor engagement and management, proposal development within Thematic Working Groups, research and data collection, some small initial projects with identified partners, etc. As it is labour intensive process we would suggest engaging extra capacity (for example, a consultant, etc) who will support the Grow CTs in this work (preferably a seconded staff from an identified partner whowill be partnering in this work).
GROW Campagn - Mozambique - CTV
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This Project is part of the CTV #Land and Forest# program, in the component of monitoring of public institutions# procedures of land rights allocation to external investors. Through the monitoring of public institutions# procedures of land rights allocation linked with the LNG project in Palma, CTV aims to: - Protect communities# rights and ensure their participation in local development - Advocate for an adequacy between political speech and real practices of private and public institutions, based on the three pillars of sustainable development (economical, social and environmental). CTV is working in several provinces with a network of legal community workers, which will be active in this monitoring process, providing assistance to the affectedcommunities, and establishing thelink with CTV#s juridical specialists at a provincial and national level. CTV is currently assuming the secretary of the Mozambican civil society platform on natural resources and extractive industry. At a national level, as well as in Palma district, CTV collaborates closely with the other members of the platform, and plans to include journalists from various social communication Medias, inthe field visits for the monitoring of the licensing process of LNG in Palma district.
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
Objectives
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
Land Governance Program
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The Land Governance program is a research formulating policy recommendations, in particular in relation to the revision of the Law on Land, in relation to pro-poor land consolidation in Vietnam. It will analyze and evaluate the various processes and forms throughwhich land consolidation is happening. In this, it will consider the perspectives of poor people and communities and highlight the roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders (including private sector). The research will consider : - The respect of people's land rights - The optimal use of the capabilities of people - The realization of improved livelihoods and expanded choices and the respect for due process. The research aims to highlight how poor and vulnerable farmers can be harmed and benefit from the land consolidation. Through a series of case studies, highlighting both bad and good practices, and a critical review of existing pilots and relevant policies, the research will formulate proposals on how to guarantee procedural justice and developmental outcomes of landconsolidation. Output The output of this research will include (a) a research report and (b) a policy brief to support advocacy. The case study research reports presenting the full analysis, including conclusions and policy recommendations (for government, farmers, private sector and civil society). (25 pages for each case study) The synthesize research report of all the case studies (30 pages) The policy brief will target policy makers involved in the revision of the Law on Land. (15 pages) IPSARD, VCCI, Vietnam Farmer Union, one LNGO and Oxfam branded. Country and location: Vietnam - four provinces of An Giang, Lam Dong, Thanh Hoa and Son La provinces Target group: landholders and landless farmer