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 246 - 250 of 328Master's Degree Program in Urban and Regional Development(2022)
General
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
Master's Degree Program in Urban and Regional Development(2022)
General
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
nsurance Conv. Impl Pillar 2- Save
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Through regular, active participation in the Steering Group of the IMVO Convergent Insurance sector and in 4 working groups (Themes, Annual Theme, Monitoring and Reporting, Joint Priorities), the applying NGOs will: - actively contribute to the implementation of the covenant, including the formulation of texts for policy frameworks, the establishment of a monitoring system, agreements on the annual theme and the selection and discussion of cases. - actively monitor the progress of the implementation ofthe covenant, and (where possible) contribute to (the development of) possible solutions; - contribute their specific knowledge and information as described under 1.5. As the duration of the covenant is longer than the duration of this application, a financial solution will still have to be found for the participation and contributions of the NGOs described in the last months of the covenant (January - July 2023). The participating NGOs bring their specific knowledge and information about human rights (including children's rights, gender equality and land rights), climate change, controversial weapons and arms trade, nature, the fight against corruption, health (including access to medicines) and animal welfare in the local context. The NGOs will contribute by sharing their expertise with the Partiesand Insurers with regard to, among other things: # Contacts with local stakeholders; # The development of civil society in developing countries; # ESG risks; # Ways to remove barriers to the completion of ESG policies, such as freedom of association; # Contacts with governments in unstable, conflict-affected or quasi-uncontrolled areas; # Contacts with the government of states where frequent serious impacts frequently occur; # Protection of (human rights) activists; # Gathering local evidence with regard to ESG violations In addition, the NGOs will provide the parties and insurers with (background) information, knowledge, analysis, perspectives and /or advice on matters such as: # Actual and potential impacts in the field of ESG, with a clear indication of the status of this information; # General ESG policies and procedures for ESG due diligence; # Colleague and partner organizations. The NGOs will also contribute to the prioritizationof risks based on knowledge of (future) international standards and their global and international overview, perspective and network and will consult with the parties on improving the situation of the injured parties.
CO-FAIR4ALL Agricultural Value Chains KH
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The FAIR4ALL Project in Cambodia aims to strengthen the CS so that it is able to promote sustainable trade value chains across the banana and rubber sectors that are inclusive and fair for smallholders, women entrepreneurs and agriculture workers, while respecting human rights and protecting the environment. To achieved this ambition, the project has focusing on the 4 pathways of changes. Theproject working with different stakeholders ranking from Union groups, Small-holder farmer, entrepreneur, large scale agriculture investors/PS, business association and government agencies in Cambodia. The project working in 7 provinces of Cambodia namely KampongThom, Kampong Cham, Tboung Khmum, Kratie, Mondulkiri, Ratanakiri and Kampot with 7 NGOs partners and onegovernment agency that working at national and sub-national level. Oxfam in Cambodia is one of the successful country office of Oxfam Novib (the PMU), that were selected to joint with other consortium with Huairou Commission, SOMO and Third World Network-Africa (TWN-Africa) received grant reward from the Dutch’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 2021-2025 under thematic of “Trade and Making Value Chains more Sustainable”. In Cambodia, there are 7 local NGOs partners and one government department of General Directorate of Rubber will implement the project and contributes to outcomes result planned. FAIR4ALL is a 5 years program that will implement in 7 provinces including Kampong Thom, Kampong Cham, Kratie, Tboung Khmum, Mondulkiri, Ratanakiri and Kampotof Cambodia. FAIR4ALL program is lie under two program pillars of OiC; Natural Resources Governance and Voice for Changes. In NRG, the program will be oversight day to day by the Land Governance Coordinator Program and Influencing Coordinator of V4C with the strategic and leadership support of V4C and NRG program managers. The program aims to strengthen the CS so that it is able to promote sustainable trade value chains across the banana and rubber sectors that are inclusive and fair for smallholders, women entrepreneurs and agriculture workers, while respecting human rights and protecting the environment. The program has also strategically emphasis on the labor protection, social protection and fiscal accountability and trade reform of Budget Working Group which are equally important pillars for the inclusive and sustainable development. Each implementing partner will be focusing on all or selected Pathway for changes based on their staff capacity, skill and areaof expertise. After completed updated and performance partners risk assessment using PRISMA tools, all these partners were ready tostart up the implementation stage of the project as detail in next sessions.
Support for land governance -Tchad
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Since few years, the government in Chad is engaging in a land reform process aimed at the revision and endorsement of a new land law. Oxfam, Land@Scale (a Dutch initiative on responsible land governance), FAO, the World Bank are supporting the governmentin Chad in this reform process. Oxfam is playing a monitoring role to make sure that the reform is inclusive with an active CSO#s participation, and compliant with the international principles and standards on responsible land governance. Oxfam#s initiatives focus on strengthening the capacities of the CSOs in Chad in order to guarantee an active participation in the land reform process, creating the conditions for fair dialogue between the citizens and the national and local government on gender sensitive responsible land governance in Chad. To this aim, Oxfam is seeking for funding and partnership opportunities, including the Dutch Land@Scale, and the EU IEDHH. These projects are currently under negotiation. in order to support a good planning of theinception phases, or finalizing the full proposal (IEDHH). With Oxfam Novib#s support, Oxfam in Chad will mobilize national expertise to support the finalization of 1) a detailed proposal for IEDHH and 2) the elaboration of a detailed plan for Land@Scale.