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Tag: international womens day

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Chum Kor helps her daughter with her homework in Kampong Tong Province, Cambodia. Credit: Simon Rawles/Oxfam

Women and girls: the smart choice and the right choice

Oxfam's Deputy International Director Sue Turrell reflects on the Secretary of State for Development's Speech on women and girls. ...

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Cover image from Oxfam VAW action plan paper. Credit: Heather McClintock/Oxfam

What will it take to end violence against women?

Fresh from the Commission on the Status of Women meeting in New York, Daniela Rosche argues that there is too much rhetoric and not enough action in the struggle to end violence against women. ...

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The Women Leaders

Women making change in Nepal

In January, Dow Punpiputt met some of the women leaders who took part in the Raising Her Voice project in Nepal.  Here she gives a personal response to the impact of meeting with these inspirational women. ...

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Wubalem (second right) and neighbours load racks taken from a modern hive into a centrifuge that will separate the honey from the wax. The racks, complete with wax, will then be replaced in the hive. Credit: Tom Pietrasik/Credit

A taste of honey - reaching marginalised women in Ethiopia

At Oxfam, much like Hannibal from 1980s cult classic, the A-Team we love it when a plan comes together, which is why we are so pleased that our research into Women's Collective Action (WCA) has revealed that NGO interventions really can make all the difference when trying to reach the most marginalised women and households. ...

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The women of Nawoyatir village, Turkana, Kenya, celebrate 6 boreholes being drilled in their community. Credit: Kieran Doherty/Oxfam

Dear women’s rights movements, thank you!

In time for International Women's Day 2013, Oxfam International's gender justice lead says thank you to women's rights organisations around the world.  ...

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Comfort Adeniyi, a cocoa farmer, on her farm in Ayetoro-Ijesa in southwest Nigeria. Photo: George Osodi/Panos for Oxfam America

Are women from Mars?

Our Behind The Brands campaign launch kicked off with a call for Mars, Mondelez International and Nestlé to stop ignoring the women who are working in their cocoa supply chains. Between them, these three companies net more than $45 billion a year in confectionery sales. But throughout their cocoa supply chains - from growers to pickers - women are getting a raw deal. ...

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Bayush and Belaynesh at the Assosa Edible Oil Processing Facility. Credit: Tom Pietrasik/Oxfam

Beyond participation – making enterprise development really work for women

In the final post in our series of blogs leading up to International Women's Day, Sally King explains how Oxfam's enterprise programming supports women's economic empowerment.  ...

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Nim Sopheap showing women how to use their mobiles step by step. Credit: Digital Vision Oxfam

Pink telephones – using technology to empower women in Cambodia

In the run up to International Women's Day, Chaliya Sophasawatsakul explains the origins of a project to use mobile phones to support women's empowerment in Cambodia. ...

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Women's community meeting in Pakistan

Harnessing local activism - the impact of Women Leader Groups in Pakistan

Raising Her Voice (RHV) aims to promote the rights and capacity of poor women to engage effectively in governance at all levels. RHV projects run in 17 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. In the run up to International Women's Day, RHV Coordinator for Oxfam GB Emily Brown gives a personal reflection on the impact the programme is having in Pakistan. ...

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WG Kusumawathi picking tea Sri Lanka. Credit: Caroline Gluck/Oxfam

Tackling gender inequality in business on International Women's Day

It's not always easy for businesses to figure out how to tackle gender inequality, but Oxfam's new paper, launching as an eBook in time for International Women's Day, will help. ...

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