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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The following activities in support of the Global Call to Action on Indigenous and Community Land Rights will be carried out: i) A forum and training with National Human Rights Commission across South East Asia on human rights violations related to Indigenous and community land rights and the agri-business sector the need to recognise indigenous customary rights to land, remedy land loss, and prevent future loss of land. ii) support to an Indigenous Land Rights movement in Colombia including advocacyso that its land title is finally granted by the Supreme Court of Colombia and reforestation initiatives on the land to buffer water zones and ensure sustainable development , iii) Support for the formation of the an inter-ethnic a national-level representational group of made up of members from around 50 communities in Cameroon who are defending their community land rights against mining, oil palm, timber andrubber industries.
Country Office 506708 Oxfam Novib Uganda
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OGB unrestricted commitment # FY 2016/17- program costs Women Leadership Programme Climate change adaptation <(>&<)> Emergency assessments VAW support to women land rights models Engendering Extractive work Support to Inequality campaign
CED Earth Day Mobilisation in Africa
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The purpose of the project is to convince actors in selected countries to join in a series of national activities around the campaign objectives on or around April 22nd, 2017 Activities will all aim at: - Pointing out violations of local communities and indigenous peoples# land and resources rights - Suggesting solutions or paths to be explore for properly addressing the issues of local communities/indigenous peoples land and resources rights Some activities could include: - Press conferences bringing together victims of violation and land and resources rights - Series of papers in newspapers exposing violations of land and resources rights - Opinion pieces in the media exposing weaknesses in the policies or legislations on land and resources rights - Public statements by preeminent personalities in support to local communities/ indigenous peoples# struggles - Meetings of victims with national authorities to convey messages on needs The countries targeted Countries will be selected according to a set of criteria a. The presence of a network of partners of at least one of the co-conveners (ILC, OXFAM, RRI) b. An ongoing land law reform process c. The strategic nature of the country for catalyzing reforms in other countries On the grounds of those criteria, the following 18 countries are targeted: 1. West Africa: Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Niger, Togo 2. Central Africa: Cameroon, Chad, CAR, Republic of Congo, DRC, Gabon 3. Eastern and Southern Africa: Uganda, Tanzania, Madagascar, Malawi, South Sudan and Kenya. They all represent the cultural diversity of Africa (except the Maghreb), and the different production models and legal systems existing in the continent. They also collectively represent a huge diversity of problems associated to the recognition and protection of communities# rights. What will happen 1. CED will coordinate with one NGOs or platform in each of the targeted countries to find out the possibility of getting theminvolved in the campaign 2. CED will explore possibilities of having activities on April 22nd, and will have a set of activities for each of the countries agreeing to be part of the campaign 3. CED will provide support directly or through one of the co-conveners (technical support) 4. With the 10 000 Dollars provided by Oxfam, CED will be able to provide a small amount to cover costs that can#t be covered otherwise 5. CED will gather information on the activities and report on what happened during the campaign in the selected countries.
Coalition claim civil society space
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This 40-month Project aims to expand space for Vietnamese civil society to engage in policy processes through capacity building forseven multi-stakeholder coalitions and advocacy for improvements in laws and policies relating to cross-cutting issues that are critical to an enabling environment for civil society. Through various capacity building activities, the seven coalitions will have improved knowledge, skills, mutual value and cooperation on fundamental human rights, role of civil society in development, policy making process, advocacy and organizational improvement. They will deploy their improved capacity in collaboratively advocating for improving policies on freedom of association, rights to access to information and freedom of assembly, which will also further improve their capacity in claiming and practicing civil rights. The Project builds on and links to the results and experience of Oxfam in supporting civil society-led advocacy coalitions, which include participation of supportive government agencies, media, academic experts, and the private sector since 2013 under the Coalition Support Program. The co-applicants to this Project coordinate four such coalitions: the Coalition on Agriculture and Farmer#s Welfare, Forest Land Coalition, Mining Coalition, and the Clean Water Coalition.Three other civil society-led coalitions/ networks # the Budget Transparency Coalition, People#s Action for Health Equity, and the M.net migrant workers# rights network # will participate in capacity development activities of the Action as beneficiary groups. The Overall Objective of the Project is to contribute to increased space for Vietnamese civil society to engage in policy processes. This overall objective will be realized through a combination of policy advocacy, public education, and alliance building around three cross-cutting civic rights affecting civil society space: access to information, freedom of association, and freedom of assembly. These are basic conditions of an enabling environment for civil society participation in public life. The Action seizes opportunities in the National Assembly#s legislative agenda to raise awareness and seek to influence policy discussions surrounding the Law on Access to Information (passed in April 2016, entering into force in July 2018), proposed Law on Associations (to be considered by the NA in November 2016) and Law on Demonstrations (also known as Peaceful Assembly, to be considered in 2017), plus sub-law decrees and guiding circulars for each of theselaws. The Project has two Specific Objectives as follows: 1. Vietnamese civil society has increased capacity to influence policy decisions and implementation that affect their lives. 2. Policy processes on cross-cutting issues relating to civil society space are influenced by coalition members# policy recommendations. And four results as follows: Result 1: Annual plans for capacity development, cross-cutting research and advocacy among 7 multi-stakeholder coalitions are developed. Result 1 will deliver: # A political economy analysis of policy opportunities relating to Access to Information, Association, and Assembly, updated in Years 2 and 3 # Detailed schedules for capacity development and advocacy activities in Years 2 and 3 # Seven annuallyupdated advocacy strategies and plans of the seven coalitions Result 2: Coalition members have improved knowledge, skills, and mutual cooperation on cross-learning topics critical to increasing civil society space. Result 2 will make changes as follows: # 560 cumulative participants in capacity development activities (50% female) # 7 coalitions complete bi-annual Qualitative Assessment Scorecards to monitor their progress # 4 coalitions have improved capacity in advocacy, campaigning, negotiation andcommunication skills,and research as assessed through a partner capacity tool. Result 3: At least 2 advocacy campaigns on cross-cutting laws and policies relating to rights to association, information and assembly are conducted by Oxfam and the coalition partners. Specifically, the Project will produce the following changes: # 6 sets of recommendations on laws and sub-laws on access to information, association and assembly are produced and signed by Oxfam and coalition members and sent to relevant policy making bodies. # 500 state officials are reached by the coalitions# joint advocacy on access to information, association and assembly # At least 250 print, online, and broadcast media products about coalition-led advocacy over the period of the Action. Result 4: An assessment on the progress of changing civil society space in 2015#2018 is completed. Specific deliverables: # A published civil society space assessment (2000 copies in Vietnamese, 500 in English) # Assessment available online # Atleast 5 media articles about the assessment results # An academic journal article describing the findings # Findings presented at 3-5 workshops and conferences, organized by Oxfam as well as other international development partners. The Centre for Indigenous Knowledge Research and Development (CIRD), located in Quang Binh province, central Vietnam is coordinating organisation of the Forest Land coalition, or Forland. Forland#s members are primarily based in rural provinces and have advocacy relationships with MARD and the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA). In this Action, Forland#s main roles will be to connect advocacy and capacity development activities to its community-based members, in particular community-based forestmanagement groups which include a number of small ethnic minorities in the central region. They also lead on advocacy for the rights on association
HO-HO R2F GROW Program Facilitation
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This project falls under Oxfam Novib#s Strategic Partnership with the Dutch government and more specifically the Theory of Change for Right to Food, aiming to achieve impact for women, men and children living in poverty to realise their right to food. This project sits within a wider program that contains more projects that Oxfam Novib is engaged in. These initiatives firstly include the wider GROW campaign of Oxfam, which consists of work in some 30 countries as well as joint regional and global advocacy and campaigning,through the involvement of many Oxfam affiliates, Oxfam country teams, partners and allies. Secondly, they include activities thatare implemented in the context of broader alliances with contribution of multiple partners. The GROWoverarching goal for the period 2016-2019 is that by 2019, more governments, multilateral institutions and companies are implementing policies that promote sustainable food production and consumption, are supporting those most vulnerable to climate change, and are realising communities# rightsto land. To this end 3 focus areas of work have been formulated 1) by 2019, more government funding for small scale food productionand a greater proportion of private investment in agriculture is focused on helping, not harming, small scale food producers 2) by 2019, communities that are vulnerable to climate change have greater access to adaption finance and other forms of support, and emissions from key sources are cut and 3) by 2019, women and communities in atleast 10 countries protect and realise their rights to land. This project focuses on four areas that are derived from the overarching GROW objectives. Firstly, we will focus on investment in small-scale agriculture and adaptation to climate change. We will influence donors (including the Dutch national government) on ODA expenditure on agriculture and how to invest this money in (female) smallholder farmers to increase the resilience of livelihoodsin the context of climate change and achieving food security. Second we will focus on the global food system by influencing and engaging the private sector for equitable, accountable and transparent agricultural value chains which among others includes work on Behind the Brands and IMVO (ICSR) covenants. Thirdly, we will focus on raising awareness and advancing the land rights of indigenous peoples and local communities through Land Rights Now, the Global Call to Action on Indigenous and community land rights, a worldwidealliance initiative of more than 400organizations and communities that aims at doubling the area of land formally recognized as owned or designated for indigenous peoples and local communities by 2020, which includes a strong focus on women#s land rights. Moreover, we will influence international financial institutions and Dutch stakeholders to improve their land policies and we will contribute towards the implementation and monitoring of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Land, Fisheries and Forests, and the 2030 Agenda, including through supporting national level advocacy and promoting the participation of women and community representatives in international processes. Finally, across all our thematic work we will aim to raise public awareness, and creating public pressure where appropriate together with our partners and allies. Women#s rights are central to the long term outcomes we want to achieve, and prominent in our analysis on land rights, investments in agriculture and climate change. Women are the maingroup of beneficiaries we are aiming to lift out of poverty as a result of the GROW campaign. Emphasis is given in proper gender analysis; research, data and story gathering that capture the voice of women; campaign and communication material that profiles women#s voice; supporting the participation of women in international fora. To achieve our outcomes we will use different strategies, ranging from monitoring, advocacy, dialogues, campaigning and public engagement, knowledge generation and sharing, networking, and movement building. We work with and support partners and allies at country (non-Dutch) level, through Oxfam country teams. This includes Nigeria, Uganda, Mozambique, Indonesia, Cambodia and Vietnam active in the GROW campaign and havinga project in the Strategic Partnership under the Theory of Change Right to Food or not having a project in the Strategic Partnership such as Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania, Burkina Faso and Thailand. Besides SOMO we will also work with networks and organisations at the Dutch and international level including with AGRIPROFOCUS, Climate Klankbordgroep, Groene 11, Climate Action Network (CAN), the Klimaat Coalitie, Action Aid, TWN, FNV, Unicef. We lead Land Rights Now, the Global Call to Action on Indigenousand community land rights, together with the International Land Coalition and the Rights and Resource Initiative. The alliance consists of more than 400 organizations and communities worldwide. We will work with the Asian Peoples Indigenous Pact and the ForestPeoples Program and we are members of the International Land Coalition, the Global Land Tool Network and the Global Land Indicator Initiative and regularly participate in and contributes to their activities. We will engage regularly with Dutch ministries,and the private sector as well as the media.