HO-Head Office: Influencing Framework CONTEXT
To respond to the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, Oxfam has developed a Global Response Strategy5 which is multi-layered (local, national, international), multi-dimensional (addressing the humanitarian, inequality, gender, and governance aspects)and speaksto the different stages of the pandemic in different countries. The goal of the response is to contribute to ensuring that vulnerable and marginalized people get inclusive and safe support to (a) prevent and reduce infection of COVID-19; and (b) be protected fromthe negative impacts of emergency measures to control and respond to the outbreak. Through a #one program approach#, the Oxfam response encompasses immediate humanitarian and longer-term social protection interventions that combine footprint programs with advocacy and influencing, including on humanitarian protection and assistance, economic relief and civic space.
The Global Response prioritizes 16 countries and areas with poor access to health care further exacerbated by new and protracted humanitarian crisis. These arehigh density population areas such as (informal) refugee and IDP camps, and contexts of conflict and displacement (e.g. Bangladesh,Yemen, OPT). These focus countries and areas are aligned with the UN COVID-19 Humanitarian Response Plan. Given the fact that it isa new virus with many unknowns, the response is designed to be responsive to new developments.

ACTIVITY PLANNING
Through the proposed project, Oxfam will be working to prevent the spread of COVID-19, anddecrease the effects of the virus on the most vulnerable populations in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Iraq, Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) and South Sudan through public health promotion, provision of water and sanitation, assessing and managing protection risks (including gender based violence (GBV)), advocating for the protection of rights of those affected, tackling the immediate socio-economic effects through cash and supporting markets, and providing support through emergency food and livelihoodsactivities. Women will be encouraged to participate in decision making processes and responses in order to prevent gender inequalities from being reinforced. Gender will be mainstreamed through the project, and equitable partnerships and the leadership roleof local and national humanitarian actors (Local Humanitarian Leadership agenda) strengthened. Project interventions will be tailored to the local circumstances.

Expected International level Influencing OUTCOMES:
In addition to the above-mentionedcountry-level interventions, Oxfam#s response has a strong international influencing component, captured in Oxfam#s COVID-19 Influencing Framework. This Framework is built on the recognition that international pressure, at different levels, needs to be grounded in the reality, input and needs, as identified at country level in the global South.

The COVID-19 Influencing Framework consists of the following three objectives, which this project will contribute to:
1. Increased aid for all responders, including local and national, and women-led organisations, to achieve safe, gender-sensitive responses and strengthened health systems.
2. Protection of people#s rights in crisis, including support to the UN Secretary General#s call for a Global Ceasefire duringthe pandemic.
3. Economic Rescue for All Now <(>&<)> Building Back Better: as governments roll out plans to prevent an economic catastrophe, Oxfam is influencing duty bearers to mobilize
4. unprecedented cash to go directly to people, small businesses and low-income countries to help them through this crisis.
All influencing work will serve to strengthen and empower local civil society organizations, recognizing Oxfam#s role as being able to give a platform to its partners and wider civil society, and to thepeople affected.