devinitorg/iati-policy-markers huggingface dataset:
CSOs increase capacity to implement proj It is a one year learning trajectory for staff and partners in order to significantly strengthen the capacity and practical skills to design, plan, manage and implement projects.
Specifically:
# have a practical understanding of the project cycle, the results framework and how the different results levels feed into each other (definitions of outputs # outcomes # impact)
# be able to link evaluation criteria to their management role in projects: what can we do make our project relevant, be more efficient and effective in asustainable way, and generate impact
# be able to reflect on their roles and responsibilities within the governance structure of their projects, i.e. planning and organising of the work to be done in co-ordination with local partners and/or communities
# have reflected on external factors (risks) that may impact their projects and have formulated mitigating strategies and know how to act in cases of risks
have gained practical skill in activity-based budgeting for their projects
Peoples'Forum Laos Creation of venue for civil society discussion on development issues .
Country Office 503416 Counterparts Nairo Over the past years gender mainstreaming has been advocated in Somalia. Although there is improvement in involving men, women, boysand girls in all aspect of  development and humanitarian intervention, most of partners understand what mainstreaming means in theory but how to mainstream gender into practice is still a challenge this can be reflected from the proposal, gender traffic light andproject cycle.
Promoting Gender justice# is one of the change goals for Oxfam in Somalia and Oxfam International With the development of Oxfam Somalia gender strategy and commitment on gender identified as a key way to raise the standard of gender within programmes and organization as a whole. The purpose of this training will enable Oxfam partners to operationalize the agreed non negotiable Oxfam Gender Minimum Standards, increase capacity and learning experiences, improve creative and innovative approaches to gender, and promote and increase the visibility of Oxfam as a central supporter of gender equality and women#s rights in Somalia
With this Oxfam plans to hold series of regional Trainings in South central, Somali land and Puntland, this will include all Oxfam  partners who are working in both development and humanitarian field in Somalia.

Objectives
To strengthen the participants# skills to mainstream gender equality in humanitarian and development programs, institutions and policies, framed around tools such as Oxfam Gender Minimum Standards on Emergencies
KATO-RANI Women Cotton Value PHASE II KATO- RANI# An All Women Cotton Value Chain Initiative
PHASE-II

An All Women Cotton Value Chain. More than 1,000 women farmers have been trained in clean cotton production . Other 100 women are being trained in ginning, spinning, stitching, product design and development. KatoRani products samples like bed cover sets, table runners, mats, hand bags and Kurtas have been developed and  exhibitions were organised to get linked to the markets. Social marketing systems are being employed to get linked to the market. Many retailers and wholesellers have approached us for orders. In order to meet local demand and get linked to the export market, it is righttime to scale up Kato Rani operations and make it an independent and sustainable business initiative.

Project Information:
Lok Sanjh Foundation (LSF) has already implemented a project on clean cotton with the support of Oxfam Novib in Toba Tek Singh where it assisted cotton farmers to improve their ecological performance with the purpose of improvingsoil health, biodiversity, water quality and reduce the use of pesticide and chemicals. In addition it built capacity among poorly resourced cotton farmers by demonstrating to them methods to increase their financial performance and encouraged cotton farmers to promote decent work practices such as, avoidchild labour and use protective gears for picking and pesticides use.
Doaba has experience of working with Oxfam GB on a similar project in Multanas well as advocating safe use of fertilizers and pesticides; while Sojala is working on creating awareness about theharmful effects of pesticide on cotton pickers particularly women. It is also working to prepare a Research regarding the effects over farmers and environment by Syngenta in close collaborationwith SOMO. Companies CSR policy is also being reviewed regarding its effects over the end users of the product (seeds, pesticides) and the resulting crops. The resulting findings will help to communicate with Syngenta and other pesticide companies through SOMO regarding the rights of the farmers.
Clean Cotton Production Initiative
Minimize harmful impact of crop protection practices
Use water efficiently and with care.
Care for soil Health
Conserve natural habitats
Care and improve the fibre quality
Promote decent work practices
The project aims at making cotton more sustainable, help farmers improve their livelihoods and enhance the environment by supporting the creation and development ofsustainable cotton value chain and linkage with the private sector Particularly Kamalia market. It further aims at creating awareness and advocate safe use of fertilizers and pesticides.
Project area:
Ten villages of Toba Tek Singh are selected for Valuechain component while the advocacy part will also be implemented in Multan and Jalal pur as well as surrounding districts of South Punjab.
OGB Syria Joint Response II Project title: Syria Joint Response-2
Oxfams selection of the geographic locations Aleppo and Rural Damascus is because they have the maximum number of people in need for WASH assistance according to the Humanitarian Needs Overview; Aleppo has 2.6 million peoplein need of WASH assistance, and Rural Damascus over 2.1 million with active conflict going on, which will lead to the needs compounding even further. Oxfam will be targeting conflict-affected displaced people, as well as their host communities in need of WASH assistance.Both governorates also hold the maximum number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)- over 1.2 million each.The project will be implemented in Aleppo, and focus on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene services and promotion. This project will consolidate gains made from earlier interventions in Aleppo, as well as expand into a new area (though not new for Oxfam), Rural Damascus. In Aleppo, Oxfam will be targeting both the main city, which was targeted also in the first Syria Joint Response project, as well as surroundingareas, where needs are also compounding with the conflict escalating. This is because the needs are the greatest in these two governorates,
Rehabilitation of water supply systems and provision of material support like for example Operation <(>&<)> Maintenance material, spare parts, contingency materials, communal level water storage tanks etc. will be realised in Aleppo, including a large generator (KV2000) and Rural Damascus governorates.
The project duration is from March 2016 to end February 2017 and the expected results are:
-over 100,000 conflict affected women, men, girls and boys have access to adequate safe water by the end of the project and if the generator is fully operational an additional 1 million people ingreater Aleppo;
-capacity building sessions will be conductedfor WASH sector partners in these governorates, reaching 20 individuals;
-in Rural Damascus governorate awareness sessions on hygiene and water conservation practices will be implemented for1200 individuals. Also hygiene and women's dignity material will be distributed to 1200 women.
Empowerment of women & youth in SSudan The proposed project activities are aimed at empowering women <(>&<)> youth through provision of small cheap loans, developing their entrepreneurial skills and continuously providing then with basic business growth support services. These include; increasing the loan portfolio size, training the operations/field staff on the best micro-finance practices to sharpen their portfolio management skills, public relations and marketing skills, public education and awareness of WOYE MFI products, training WOYE top managers on theindustry#s key success factors and exposing them to the best managed rural and urban MFIs within East African region, as well as training WOYE Board members on governance.

The project activities will also contribute to the improved livelihoods of the people of Western Equatoria state, reduced poverty levels, and financially empowered women and youth, and general increased access to basic services by the population.   In addition, the project activities will also contribute to the increasedprofitability of the Institutionleading to self sustainability and less dependence on donor funding.
CSBAG Fiscal Accountability for Disaster Project Title: FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY INITIATIVE FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
, MITIGATION AND PREVENTION
This is a 12 months# project whose goal is to contribute to #Improved prioritization of disaster preparedness, mitigation and prevention in National and Local Government Budget Polices By 2018#.  The project has two strategic outcomes outlined below:
# Outcome 1:  Strengthened local and national CSO engagement for improved public financing for Disaster preparedness, mitigation and prevention by 2018
# Outcome 2 Disaster preparedness, mitigation and prevention prioritized in Government budget policies by 2018
The project will be implemented in 10 districts prone to disaster including famine, floods, and landslides among others. The targeted districtswill include both OXFAM focused districts and those outside
Oxfam is having a long term engagement with CSBAG due to its niche of bringing together CSO#s at national and district levels to influence Government decisions on resource mobilization and utilization for equitable and sustainable development. It#s upon this that it proposes to widen its working relationship beyond the sectors that it has been engaging with CSBAG which is mainly on taxation to Disasters as well.

CSBAG  will  work closely withUganda National NGO Forum that is hosting and coordinating the Civil Society Humanitarian Platform which is still in its formation stage.  It will also work with the three lead partnersof the ELNHA project namely CEFORD, VEDCO and CARITAS Kotido in relation to analysis of the disaster budget in the six operational areas of Kotido, Kaboong, Arua, Koboko, Agago and Lamwo. It is to identify other partners that it will deem fit or necessary towardsrolling out this campaign.
We Can End all Violence against Women The proposed action aims to further contribute to a reduction of child marriage in six countries: Niger, Mali, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Bangladesh. The rationale for the six target countries is predominantly based on high prevalence of child marriages. Mali too has one of the highest child marriage prevalence rates in the world, on average, one out of two girls will be married by age 18. In 2010, 55 percent of the women 20-24 years of age were married/in union before age 18.
Child marriage is a violation of child rights. It denies the child, the basic right to good health, nutrition, education, and freedom from violence, abuse and exploitation. Child marriage also denies the child the right to be precisely that: a child, as it removes her/him from the care and protection of her/his family (and in most cases from school too) and throws her/him prematurely into the world of adults, with a number of burdens and responsibilities that the child is not prepared for. Although child marriage has a negative impact on boys and girls alike, the consequences are much more severe for girls and young women who often lack the status and power within their marriages and their households. Save the Children and Oxfam Novib propose an integrated strategy that builds on current programming and complements thatof others, whilst strengthening the work of Government and community based agencies and fills the gaps in the target locations in the six countries. The overall programme proposal focuses on the six strategies as formulated by UNFPA and the Dutch MOFA in its Child Marriage Fund, whereby priority, type and number of strategies differ per proposed target areas as follows:
1. Empower girls and enhance their position through developing their knowledge and skillsregarding SRHR and rights (in Afghanistan, Niger, Mali, India, Bangladesh, )
2. Increasing access to formal education for girls (in Afghanistan, Niger)
3. Work with local communities to address harmful traditional/social norms and practices (in Afghanistan, Niger, Mali, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh)
4. Improve the economic situation of vulnerable girls and their families(in Afghanistan, Bangladesh)
5. Development and support for implementation of child marriage legislation and policy (in India, Bangladesh)
6. Improve access to SRH services for married and unmarried girls. (in Niger, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh)
Najdeh Protection project Continuation of protection activities in Bedawi camp (Tripoli) with an expansion to providing similar activities in Ein El Hilwe camp.
Project objective is to reduce the vulnerability of refugee women, men, boys and girls affected in Lebanon by the Syrian crisis.This will be attained by facilitating access to services for the most vulnerable PRS refugees (in Tripoli + 5 area and EEH camp) and meeting their most urgent needs that are currently not being met. At the end of the project,  there should be around 1000 refugee HH who have information on accessing services, at least 200 are referred to relevant service providers
Country Office 506588 Oxfamnovib Country In the last years national partners have implemented programmes with MFS support. As this is the final and last period of MFS support, topics have been identified where the partner will  receive very specific support, capacity building, in order to prepare for fundraising with other donors, with or without ON. Learning sessions will be organised, and extra emphasis will be put on M and E. A 4307 will be used for the staff cost for these extra effort
Promotion of rights excluded group Overall objective of this programme is to improve the life and status of the most excluded and marginalised groups in Vietnam society including PLHIV (People living with HIV), Sexworkers, sexual minorities, poor migrants and other disadvantaged social groups. This will be achieved through:
- New knowledge and evidences on rights situation of underprivileged social groups, their vulnerabilities caused by social exclusions and rights denial as well as a needs assessment for social inclusion and rights protection in relationto development and social justice. Findings of the studies will be used for advocacy efforts, development of training materials andthe training and public awareness raising;
- Better informed policy makers and state practitioners on rights of underprivileged populations and how rights should be mainstreamed into legislations and social development programs.
- Enhanced capacity of State Institutions and civil society to work with and promote the rights of underprivileged groups.  ISDS target the human resource and the cadre of the University of Labour # Social Affairs (ULSA) and the Central Women Cadre Training School (CWCTS).
- Higher awareness of the public on rights and needs of underprivileged populations. ISDS will work in close partnership with the media (VTV) to promote rights and social inclusion of underprivileged people. VTV is a national, state-owned institution which broadcasts its programs nationwide
PCC EC E-Jerusalem Cons. 2012-2015 Oxfam Novib in Occupied Palestinian Territory together with five Palestinians Organizations (Palestinian Agricultural Development Association (PARC), Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS), Women#s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling (WCLAC), Juzoor for Health and Social Development and the Palestinian Counselling Centre (PCC)/ The Jerusalem Coalition, began implementing a three year consortium 3.5 million Euro project entitled #Protect the Rights and Improve Resilience of Vulnerable Communities in East Jerusalem# in June 2012. The European Union Delegation in Jerusalem is funding the project with a 3.1 Million Euros and the remaining amount is co-financed by Oxfam Novib.
The project#s overall objective is to contribute to protecting the rights and improving the resilience of vulnerable Palestinian communities in East Jerusalem. The objective aims at actively engaging vulnerable communities in East Jerusalem five neighbourhoods to uphold their socio-economic and political rights particularly in Silwan, Sur Bahir, Old City, Wadi Al-Joz and Esawiyyeh. These neighbourhoods are particularly vulnerable to political conflict including settlement activity and violence, and displacement. The specific objective of the action is to #revive Palestinian civil society organization#s presence in East Jerusalem and mobilize communities to actively participate in improving their access to and protection of their social, political and economic rights.#

The project targets schools  university students, parents, teachers, schools, youth, women vulnerable to poverty and International Humanitarian Law violations, community leaders, legal, social and health professionals, international policy makers, international civil society and media.
Gender Equality and the Rule of Law Overall objective(s) To contribute to a situation in which women have the rights, capacity and opportunity to be safe from violenceand enjoy their full and equal human rights
Specific objective(s) 1.To enhance and promote the participation of CSOs in gender related policy dialogue with government 2.To build a strong and vibrant women#s movement comprising of women who are empowered individually and collectively to tackle the root causes of inequality and demand the full spectrum of their rights.
Improvement of Local Water Governance Indus Consortium is a partner of Oxfam in Pakistan undertaking two major campaigns around climate change and food security, and water governance in Pakistan. The canal water irrigation system in Pakistan needs to improve drastically to benefit small farmers especially at tail-ends of canals and water courses. These small farmers receive little or no water as compare to their legal entitlement. Efficiency and productivity of the irrigation systems is lowering due to non-participatory decision making, corruption, poor maintenance, weak legislative cover, increased population, poor taxation and climate change. Keeping in view these issues, Indus Consortium, a partner of Oxfam Novib has launched a project to improve the Water Governance at Local levels and to promote water cooperationwith the support of Oxfam Novib. Objective of the project is to improve water governance at local level for equitable distribution,better management and enhanced productivity. It further focuses on the capacity building of water users to claim their water rightsand increased cooperation among them. The project will also catalyse the policy formulation process at provincial level through research, stake holders# engagement, lobbying with decision makers and raising awareness of water users. Media, public sector departments, civil society organizations, academia and water experts are taken on-board while implementing this project.
Support for Financial Systems The WOYE microfinance, now an autonomous and full fledged microfinance institution, was established in 2009 to provide credit facilities to women and youth. The institution currently serves clients in four Mundri Counties (Mundri West, Mundri East, Mvoloand Yambio) with plans to expand its operations to other counties.  WOYE commenced its establishment with a two and a half year financing agreement with ON that was aimed at setting up the new organisation#s structures including set up of three branches,inject the seed capital to the loan fund and expand client outreach to 3,800 by December 2011. To date, WOYE has grown tremendously and mobilised over 3012 clients through a network of three branches in Mundri, Mvolo and Yambio towns.
CO-Oxfam's emergency response to LCB cri The request for CATFUND from the GHT is to fund an operational lead for the Lake Chad Basin Crises for 3 months starting in April 2016. The Operational lead will provide overall leadership of the operational management of the lake Chad basin emergency response, in accordance with Oxfam standards and in coordination with country humanitarian leads. He/she will will be responsible for ensuring elaboration and implementation of a regional response strategy encompassing the response in the three countries where Oxfam is present (Chad, Niger, Nigeria)
CO-Oxfam LMR Assessment in N/E Nig. Oxfam in collaboration with other organizations (Action Against Hunger, Catholic Relief Services, COOPI and  International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps) propose to carry out a joint assessment focused on livelihoods and market recovery (LMR) in North East Nigeria. Oxfam and these organizations will collaborate to understand the macro-level market system dynamics across four conflict-affectedstates of Borno, Adamawa, Yobe and Gombe by identifying constraints and opportunities to enable market systems to strengthen economic coping, facilitate market recovery, and increase livelihood opportunities for conflict-affected communities. The assessment will also identify how the market systems impact household-level livelihoods for internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, and vulnerable host populations to strengthen food security, nutrition, and protection mechanisms within urban and rural areas.  Oxfam and these agencies aim to effectively support the transition from the current emergency activities to promote future livelihood and economic recovery strategies through a coherent and harmonized market systems approach.  The assessment findings will be widely shared with all stakeholders to inform coordinated programming, as well as build on other ongoing market-related initiatives.
Join Us for Social Transformation The Cambodian Women's Crisis Center (CWCC) is a local non-government organization that was founded in 1997 by a group of women who witnessed the suffering women and children as a consequence of the war and the various forms of violence carried out against them.

CWCC has focused its intervention and services on alleviating violence and empowering survivors, particularly related to the areas of domestic violence, rape, sexual abuses and exploitation, trafficking in women and children. Social assistance includes psychological counselling, legal protection, safe shelter, anger management for men, economic empowerment through skills training and small business development, girl access to education and advocacy to uphold women#s rights toward gender equality. In total CWCC currently has 104  staff members excluding Board of Directors.

With support from Oxfam CWCC has been implementing a project so called #Join Us for Social Transformation (JUST)# that has resulted in some progress in empowering men, women and youth in target area to take responsibility for preventing and addressing domestic violence and promoting gender equality in their respective communities. Although some progress has been made during the previous phase of the project there are still some challenges related to gender based violence affecting women#s life. Therefore, CWCC is now seeking support from Oxfam to continue implementing the #JUST# project which will create an enabling environment for men, women and youth to work collaboratively together along with participation from communities and the commitment of duty bearers to respond to and prevent gender inequality and gender based violence. The project will be working with 4 key groups of people as agent for change including a) Men asAgent for Change, b) Women as Agent for Change, c) Young People as Agent for Change and d) Duty bearers as agents for change.