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 116 - 120 of 328TFSN Land Governance in Cambodia
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The SDC identified four key criteria for the successful project include proposed project team, proposed intervention strategy, procedure and organization, and financial proposal. SDC compared ONL score to the winning bid and the average value. Most of the scores were lower than the average, except the financial proposal (4.3 compared to average 3.4). Specific lessons learnt: 1. The required CVs for the proposed project team were not given adequate attention till the last moment. 2. The intervention strategy was a little bit broad as it is regional project. 3. SDC should have been included as an actor on land governance in the project rather than donoronly.
National Peasant Coalition of Pakistan
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Extension of National Peasant Coalition of Pakistan (NPCP - III) Background: National Peasants Coalition of Pakistan (NPCP) is an initiative of SCOPE, transformed into an Oxfam-Novib supported project during 2011. It is aiming at forming a national level coalition of peasants# and small farmers' organizations that are demanding for the fair land and agrarian reforms in the country. In the endof December 2011, a formal set up of NPCP was set up with a formalized governance structure, secretariat, advisory board and a 3 years strategic plan to revitalize land and agrarian reforms struggle from this national platform. Oxfam Novib (ONL) supported first phase of NPCP-PKS project, through a grant number PAK -506281-0008127, covering period of Jan-Dec. 2011,to push the agenda of agrarian reforms in the country through organizing peasants organizations in an alliance. And at the end of first phase; the second phase was approved from July 12 to Aug 13, under project number A-02421-02-506281. This continuationphase was dedicated to capacity building of NPCP members, media mobilization on land reforms, district level organization and advocacy for land reforms with political parties, media and other stakeholders, information dissemination and organizing regional experience sharing workshop in which regional grassroots land right activists, parliamentarians, media and other stakeholders participated. The project period was filled with intense activities and was able to gain a momentum among land right advocacy in Pakistan. Aims <(>&<)> Objectives: This year under the NPCP project Oxfam Novib <(>&<)> Scope aims to (i) commission research and analysis regarding land and agrarian reforms, to right tofood, linkages between climate variation and impact on small farmers and their food security (ii) pave way for Government institutionalized process for land and agrarian reforms, (iii) link the NPCP with other similar movements within national and regional level, (iv) engage state and government authorities for agrarian and land reforms, also including campaigning and supporting for improvements in tenancy acts at provincial levels, and (v) struggle towards distribution/ redistribution of feudal held land by the state among the landless peasants (vi) Consolidate and raise voices for Right to Food Major outcomes of NPCP for this year would be: - Institutional development and strengthening of NPCP and shaping it as greater national alliance of stakeholders organizations around NPCP, who are solely or partially involved on land rights issues, and - Work to initiate national / provincial level processes to formformal national/ provincial policy in favor of land reforms / land use / land governance
Oxfam Australia (Sri Lanka)
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We supported the creation and the development of communication and media material (i.e. stories, video, photos#) for a global campaign spike on indigenous and community land rights, to raise #global awareness# on the subject. This action contributed to the Land Rights Now campaign, which is a worldwide initiative of more than 600 organizations and communities that aim at doubling the area ofland formally recognized as owned or controlled by Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Oxfam plays a major role in shaping and driving the campaign. The Land Rights Now campaign is a bottom-up campaign and is primary objective is to support ongoing nationalcampaigns in the area of Indigenous and community land rights. The secondary objective is to promote global awareness on this issue, so as to enable changes at national level. In 2016, Oxfam will focus on 4-6 countries to highlight either i) specific cases of land grabbing or injustice around indigenous and community land rights or ii) symbolic cases #including positive stories # that can describe a larger systemic situation, that needs to be addressed. In this context we issued an internal call for expression of interest to submit cases that may support #global# awareness raising. A case submitted byOxfam in Sri Lanka has been identified as a suitable case, according to pre-established criteria. This grant supports the development of material for public campaigning in Peru on this case.
Country Office 506681 Country office Lao
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In order to engage the private sector to constructively contribute to some of Asia#s most urgent sustainable development and justice issues, CSR Asia and Oxfam will focus on areas where we have common interests, mutually reinforcing skills and knowledge,and whereour contributions can make the biggest impact. Areas with the greatest potential to reduce poverty and injustice In terms of sectors, agriculture and extractives have the highest impacts on communities and poor people in Asia, for a varietyof reasons. These include displacement of communities, depletion of common resources, lack of respect for human rights and labour rights, lack of access to value chains and employment opportunities, and many others. But these sectors also offer a potential path out of poverty if current practices could be changed and more of the population could benefit from the economic opportunities they bring in the short and long terms. Asia is the most disaster prone region of the world, and the private sector has an important stake in reducing impacts, improving the quality of response, and speeding recovery both to protect its assets through a disaster, and to ensure the vitality ofthe communities upon which it relies. The private sector has an important role to play in building resilience in vulnerable communities, as well as skills and knowledge it can transfer to accelerate this in Asia. Pervasive issues in Asia such as land rights, access to value chains, human rights, equality, and climate change resilience cross cut these sectors and are the key common themes thatwill be addressed through our work to share knowledge, build capacity, and convince leaders to take action. A series of international and sectoral CSR instruments, developed through multi-stakeholder processes, are available for voluntary use by companies to address key sustainability issues. These, generally, have low traction and uptake among Asian companies, but could help provide a framework for corporate commitment and action towardssustainable development. Maximizing Oxfam#s opportunities with the private sector Oxfam has historically utilized a variety of avenues to engage with the private sector, from advocacy to philanthropy to project-based partnerships. To advance and deepen economic opportunities for the communities in which Oxfam works, and to advance fairness and justice for those adversely impacted by private sector practices, Oxfam seeks to engage in direct dialogue and activities with companies. A recent survey of Oxfamstaff by CSR Asia found an overall willingness to directly engage with the private sector, but capacityand confidence to do so varied widely in the country offices. Oxfam and CSR Asia will work together in various ways to help prepare, equip and maximize the influence Oxfam staff can have on companies. This will mainly be done via training and ongoing support forOxfam staff in direct contact with companies. CSR Asia will also help with the development of engagement strategies and their implementation over the longer term to help advance Oxfam positions and change corporate behavior. Building knowledge and fostering action for impact in the private sector Oxfam brings a depth of knowledge about what works for sustainable development and povertyreduction. CSR Asia will harness this knowledge and experience, and combine it with its own experience with the private sector, to influence private sector leaders toward more sustainable business practices. Main avenues will be via thought leadership campaigns, identification of champions and peer learning groups, training and capacity building, and demonstration of successful cases. Overall, there is a need for a professionalization and integration of CSR practice into the private sector in Asia, which will be a key focus for CSR Asia#s capacity building and training work with the private sector and beyond. CSR Asia and Oxfam in Asia have agreed on a three-year plan to advance their stated aim with the private sector that harness the experience,knowledge and skills of both organizations. The logical framework below outlines the intended activities and outcomes.
ADHOC Core Programme 2015-2017
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2015 is the first year of ADHOC#s new Strategic Plan 2015-2017. Ongoing priorities are general human (civil and political) rights protection; land rights; and Gender Based Violence. ADHOC#s involvement in the special Khmer Rouge Tribunal (KRT), especially on Civil Parties facilitation and awareness raising, will in principle come to end by end 2015. ADHOC#s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) programme is beyond the pilot phase. The aim is now to shift the role of mediation to trained community members. A new element is implementation of the Gender Road Map (GRM) model in some 6 provinces and complementary to other interventions on GBV. In addition, ADHOC will organise public forums to raise the awareness on the rights and risks of migration in target areas, especially focused onareas of (illegal) migration to Thailand. The advocacy on the reform of the judiciary will be focused to the local level. The project will achieve he following Outcomes by end 2015: Access to Justice - 10% increase in the number of fair trials among some 195 cases defended by ADHOC (compared to 33% in 2014) Human Rights - 65% out of the 200 cases with ADHOC legal support received a fair trial. - 100% of all investigated torture cases are recorded in a secure database system. All cases are accepted by court. Institutionsof investigation respond positively to 30% to 50% of all intervened cases. - All violation of Freedom of Assembly cases handled by ADHOC are investigated. 60% of all demonstrations are without crackdown by the authorities (this is a decrease of 15%). All protestors arrested receive legal aid in court. As a result, more and more people will participate. - All impunity cases investigated are securely recorded and victim#s families protected. In 35% of the cases handled the perpetrators are brought to justice Land and Natural Resources Rights - 80% of affected communities are able to collectively react against land and natural resources encroachments and 25% will be successful in achieving resolution - All communities affected by land conflict trained by ADHOC (50 per year) are aware of their rights, the relevant laws and know how to file complaints to cadastral commissions and the courts, and actively participate in the process. - 29% increased number of victims has received their land back or fair compensation due to strengthened cadastralcommissions and fairer court hearings in 2014 - In 20% of all land conflict cases, victims have received their land back or fair compensation - In more than30% of all land dispute cases, the victims continue to use the land during the conflict - The Cadastral Commissions has carried out fair and timely investigations and complaints are resolved in 10% of the cases. - 70% of trainees change their understanding of basic human rights. 80% of trainees believe participation in peaceful demonstrations as a community to protest land rights abuses and human rights violations can influence government actions; 70% of people trained participate in the process ofconsultation with the commune council to elaborate input and recommendations for the communal development plan; 60% of trainees believe their recommendations accepted by the commune council, will influence the provision of public services and communal developmentplans - 150 people benefitting from legal aid or representation (45% women, 10% under 30 years old) - Living conditions are improved for 100% of all victims seeking assistance from ADHOC Women#s and Children#s Rights - 65%-85% of participants inthe training sessions have increased their knowledge and use it to help their families and their community - The direct GBV complaints increased by 5% - Increased media coverage - Increased use of social media to inform the public about GBV issues andtrafficking/migration abuses - 30% of all married victims of DV get fair divorce - 20% of perpetrators of DV are punished - 83% of murderers in domestic violence cases are punished - In 85% of all DV cases, victims are freed from violence - 55% of rapists are sentenced and imprisoned - 30% of human traffickers are punished (sentenced and/or imprisoned) - Number of victims who accept civil compensation has been reduced by 7% - 100% of cases are treated with sensitivity (anonymity respected, counsellors available etc.) - In 90% of criminal cases of gender-based violence brought to court, victims benefit from legal presentation. - 100% of women who refer to ADHOC receive assistance - 90% of women who refer to ADHOC enjoy a better standard of living after reintegration in their communities - Discrimination against victims has been reduced - Community and authority awareness of gender, women#s and children#s rights, HIV/Aids and migration has risen to 30% - More women file complaints against perpetrators (90% direct complaints) Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) - 43% offamily conflict cases are successfully mediated by ADHOC staff and communities - 93% of minor conflict cases are successfully mediated by ADR community committee - 78% of minor conflict cases are successfully mediated by ADHOC staff - 100% of community committee mediations are conducted by fully trained mediators and are resolved successfully Khmer Rouge Tribunal (KRT) - At the end of the trials, 75% of the communityreports understanding of the trials, including wound-healing and reconciliation. All accused persons are prosecuted and the victims receive moral and collective reparations. - 46 core Civil Party Representatives (CPRs) in collaboration with the remaining 122 CPRs are actively involved in organizing and conducting dialogue meetings