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GAYON - Sustained LGBTI+Comm Empowerment Full Project Title: Ayuda Komunidad: A Sustained LGBTI+ Community EmpowermentProject

Our goal is to strengthen the Bicol LGBT Regional CBO Network andmake it as avenue of collaborations, campaigns and communicationsespecially in this time of pandemic between angamongst the LGBTIorganizations in the region. We want these informal organizationsespecially those who are in the GIDA areas can fully participate andbring their issues in the table for discussions and sharing. Another oneis, to reach these additional informal organizations that we were ableto identify to be given capacity development activities on Organizational and Financial Management, SOGIE, HIV /AIDS,Human Rights and Governance. We need to work hand in hand withthese organizations by assisting them in their accreditations andregistrations in Local Government Units and Government Agencies.These organizations also wanted to participate and be included indifferent local special bodies in their municipality or city. It is alsoimportant, that,they will going to mange their own organization well byproviding local trainings on the importance of organizational structures,having their own legal documents (Articlesof Incorporation andConstitution and By-Laws) and skills to lobby in their LGUs thebudgetfor LGBTI activities and campaigns for local policies. We also want thedifferent LGUs and Government Agencies to present their programand projects available for LGBTI communities and lessen the burdenof accreditations / registrations. These includes a system wheremember of the member community who is living alone, with partner orwith family can be identified as legal recipient of services (social /economic) especially during calamities and pandemic. We also wantthat a redress mechanism must be put inplace or must be establishedto cater the issues and concerns of the community in terms of humanrights violations, gender-based violence, hate crimes, discriminationsbased on SOGIE and health status, economic situation andemployment. We will be also coordinating with partner Civil SocietyOrganizations for other trainings that isavailable for the community. Atthe end of the project, we want an empowered LGBTI network in theregion.
NCA-Coffee making skill for everyone Our initiative started when we first provided food consultancy classes in 2016. We offered opportunity for students who needed extra income to work with us as a part time kitchen hands, barista and waiter / waitress. That’s when we built up our expertisein training and coaching skills. We are happy to see our students grow and get good occupation in various restaurants, hotel and café. The Slurp Latte Art Smackdown in 2021 and 2022 is our signature initiative in promoting the art of coffee and empoweringpeople working in this sector, many of whom are women, many are from provinces and ethnic minority groups and some LGBTI.
In summary we provide:
• Accessibility, inclusiveness and equity
• Employability and productivity
• Economic and social stabilityby reducing unemployment and creating skills.
Skillbender studio will aim to create Online masterclasses for those who are new to hospitality, food and beverages business as well as those already operating restaurants, café, food stalls and sector investors. The intention for developing this platform is to help those who are not able to travel, who live in provinces, and young and senior who lack confidence.
Through our ongoing initiative we observed people have limited access to an existing TVET (Technique and Vocational Education and Training) colleges and businesses found it hard to get skilled staff. Yet many young people who dropout from school and new graduates who could not enter university or TVET are unemployed. There is also a mismatch betweenwhat students learn in school or institutions and labour market. Therefore, our initiative will provide another option in skill development through low cost and accessible learning opportunityfor future occupation or employment. Our program will alsobenefit seniors and people who have limited ability/resources to travel and communicate.
We hope this will help our students to have access to productive employment and income generation.
COVID 19 negatively impacted on peoples’ livelihood, compounded bycurrent economic downfall continues to make people’s mobility more difficult and costly. At the same time opportunities for people to find employment is increasingly challenging.
Through various discussions with senior alumni, businesses and social enterprises I’ve identified the gap between formal and informal learning opportunities and thoughtOnline platform might provide a useful approach in providing basic and advance classes in hospitality to prepare students to accessproductive employment or buildtheir own business tailored to their locality and communities’ needs.
As most people now have access to affordable mobile phones I thought our classes will not only provide knowledge in food and beverages area, but will also indirectly enhance participants’knowledge in use of mobile tools and applications.
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CO-CRA program support 2018/19 Oxfam will contribute human resources and as well provide coordination of key programme related activities including Research and policy documents, convening stakeholders.
CO-505233 Regional influencing climate action program
The West Africa region has a high number of countries ranked among the most vulnerable to climate change in the world.
In addition, this region has the largest number of countries where more than 30% of the population lives below the extreme poverty line (less than $1.90/day) and depends for its subsistence on activities that are highly sensitive toweather conditions: rain-fed agriculture, livestock breeding, fishing. These people are therefore particularly vulnerable to climatic shocks, which are increasingly recurrent and of unprecedented magnitude in the region.
Climate action is not currently enough to achieve climate justice for those who rely on natural resources for their subsistence, those who have their food and nutrition security threatened by climate change. Their right to food, to land and forests are at risk as they are facing uncertainties in the middle of multiple climate shocks and stresses. Policies processes and implementation are not involving rural communities, women and youth organizations. The nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and adaptation plans are still to strengthen their human rights and gender equality aspects, while these frames need to improve nature-based solutions’ roles in their targets, to ensure the reduction of the emissions in the production sectors and the adaptation of communities’ livelihoods to CC effects.
The climate action-influencing program in West African aims at achieving climate justice for women, youth and small-scale farmers so they realize their right to food and land rights, so that they can improve their resilience to climate change. Through alliances and supports to different stakeholders, our work on:
1) Climate and development policies (NDCs, NAPs, local development plans, etc.) to raise the adoption of agro ecology and agroforestry;
2) Climate governance spaces to hold governments accountable for their adaptation and mitigation commitments, especially regarding the communities, rural women and youth access to climate finance for their adaptation needs.
The activities will take place in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Nigeria, implemented by Oxfam offices in partnership with local partners involved in climate and environmental action. This project is framed to strengthen others climate change program and influence activities running in countries, such as the Regreening Africa project (Mali), the AACJ project (Burkina and Nigeria) and the JESAC project (Burkina).
508381- THAI NGUYEN WU This project is part of a multi-country initiative to evaluate the impact of collective efficacy and political skills training on women’s participation in local public goods distribution. Research teams in Kyrgyzstan, Malawi, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Vietnam are harmonizing experimental designs centered around training delivered through women’s groups. Core funding is through the fifth round ofthe Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP)’s Metaketa Initiative.
The project is built around village-level women’s groups (tổ phụ nữ; henceforth TPNs), which
the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) formally organizes in all Vietnamese villages. We aim to
randomly assign TPNs to one of two experiences: 1) a collective efficacy and skills program; and
2) a “placebo” set of meetings focused on yet-to-be-determined topics unrelated to collective
efficacy and political skills. This experimental design will allow rigorous evaluation of the
training’s impact.
The theory of change is that delivering collective efficacy training through the groups
will increase women’s sense of group identity both within the TPN and as women, more
generally. We believe that the skills component will equip women with the capabilities and
knowledge about how the local political system works that they need to turn ideas into action at
the village and commune levels.
HO-503001 Organizing a 2-3 days in-person forum which entails many activities including:
• Developing an agenda
• Alignment with Oxfam colleagues
• Booking a location with food and drinks
• Inviting stakeholders (attendees and speakers)
• Funding flights and visas
• Communicate about the event
HO-503001 Global Coordination team at Oxfam: Finance Coordinator, project officer
The Assembly affords African movements The All-African Movements Assembly ( AAMA) is set to be the biggest gathering of African and African diaspora
activists, movements and civil society in recent times. It is a people’s platform to assess the original Africans Rising
mandate and its implementation over the years and to renew our commitment to the mandate for the years to come.
The Assembly affords African movements, both at homeand in the Diaspora, the opportunity to reconnect, ask deep
questions about the African situation, take stockand re-strategise on ways forward. Objectives: The main objectives
of the All-African Movements Assembly are as follows: 1. To render accountability for the mandate bestowed upon
Africans Rising for the past five (5) years 2. To discuss vision and strategise on the movement’s commitment to the
mandate for the next five to ten years 3. Create space for Africawide grassroot movement conversation on key
concerning Africans Date and Venue The Assembly will be a 3-day conference from 29th to 31st August, 2022,to be
held at MS TCDC Centre grounds in Arusha, Tanzania, where the Africans Rising movement began 5 years ago.
Activities: 1. Pre-Assembly Activities 2. Regional Convenings in five (5) regions of Africa 3. Publicity, media soiree
and web page development and design 4. Develop assembly programme and logistic support plan 5. Development of
fundraising and donor mobilisation plan Main Assembly Activities: 1. Presentations on Africans Rising delivery on
the mandate 2. Grassroot movements conversation key Africans issues 3. Focus group discussions on strategy for next
5-10 years 4. Artist performances 5. Virtual Conversations and Actions Post-Assembly Activities: 1. Finalisation of
report on Assembly and sharing with members and partners 2. Finalisation of vision ( Kilimanjaro 2.0 and strategy
document and sharing them with members and partners and publicising it on our public platforms
VCCI-507859-Capacity Building The programme will empower precarious workers in the highly informal agri-food sector - mostly micro, small and medium enterprises - in 3 ASEAN member-states (Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam) with the aim of addressing their rights, needs and vulnerabilities through the promotion of three pillars of the JSF Decent Work: labour rights at work, social protection and social dialogue for all. Climate change impacts, economic insecurity and occupational safety and health of these workers will be addressed by more adequate and shock-responsive social protection measures. Labour law enforcement will be enhanced to upgrade their livelihoods.

In this project, VCCI will provide technical assistance to companies in rice and shrimp sectors to increase their understandingand awareness of labor and social protection issues and other sustainable standards. VCCI will take lead in building capacity for SMEs and ensure their compliance with national and international regulations and laws on labors, social protection issues. VCCI will play an important role in establishing and supporting Multi-stakeholders Initiatives to contribute to policy and advocacy processs.
CO-HECA-Uganda Refugee Capacity Building OSF Support to capacity building of refugee led organizations in Uganda
Urgent Cash Support for Affected Farmers The project aims to provide urgent support to affected small scale farmers of greenhouses and open vegetable fields as a result of the May 2021 hostilities to restore their agriculture livelihood activity. Farmers in Gaza strip in general have already been facinga very difficult season that has cost them big losses due to lockdown measures and movement restrictions on goods and people and the severe reduction of commercial activities imposed to contain the COVID-19 impact.
Oxfam in partnership with ESDC will implement the proposed project in close coordination with MoA and FSS starting by requesting a list of 250 small scale greenhouse farmers and 650 open field farmers from the Gaza and north Gaza governorates who have registered damages from the recent hostilities and are not receiving support from other parties. Based on the MoA verification of damages, it is expected that all nominated farmers will be eligible for support however this should be verified. The project team will conduct a rapid verification visits for the potential farmers through field visits to verify that they are able to repair the damages and are willing to start preparing for the next production cycle. After finalizing the selection process, the project beneficiaries will attendorientation sessions to explain the cash transfer modality and requirements. Cash will be conditionally provided through two installments. The cash transfer conditionality will be that the farmers planting their open field or greenhouse directly after thefirst instalment or if possible before it for the next production cycle and after that they will receive the second instalment. One week after the first installment made by first week of August which represents 40% of the total amount, ESDC field staff will conduct first post distribution monitoring that will cover all project beneficiaries and will observe the progress of preparation works for the next cycle. If beneficiaries face difficulties ininitiating the planting process for the next cycle, the team will assess the reason in coordination with MoA to overcome any obstacles preventing the farmers from starting the next season. The second installment representing 60% of the total amount will be made by the end of September and will be followed by asecond PDM which will target at least 50% of the project beneficiaries to assess their satisfaction with the process, the assistance in terms of relevance, timing and responsiveness. The cash amount determined for this project is based on the recommendedamount agreed by FSS and MoA for the emergency response to affected farmers that is 1,500 ILS per donum of open land, and 3,000 ILS per donum in greenhouses.
CO-TROSA 2.0-PMU Cambodia The Project Management Unit (PMU) for the Transboundary Rivers of South Asia project is based in Cambodia. The PMU will ensure (i) the project is delivered according to the implementation plan (ii) will learn from the Oxfam Mekong water governance programme; and (iii) will foster learning between country teams and regional partners. In addition, the PMU will provide technical backstopping, capacity building and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning functions.
Somalia Joint Response 2024-2026 The Somalia Joint Response is a 3-year project funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Dutch Relief Alliance. Oxfam Novib is leading a consortium that consists of Help a Child, SOS Children’s Villages, World Vision, and Oxfam Novib. The main drivers of the humanitarian crisis in Somalia are conflict/violence, drought and floods. Recurrent climatic shocks and conflict continue to diminish the resilience of communities, consequently depleting livelihood and coping mechanisms. The project contributes to addressing gaps and needs in Food Security and Livelihoods, WASH, Health, Nutrition, Protection and Multi-purpose Cash. The members together with their local partners provide an integrated response, addressing both emergency needs as wellas providing medium-term livelihoods support. Considering Somalia’s complex protection crisis, protection is well-integrated in the design of the programme. The Somalia JR targets both vulnerable IDPs and host community members, and special attention is given to the inclusion of vulnerable groups, including elderly, pregnant and lactating women, children under the age of five, and people with disabilities. The target communities include urban, agro-pastoral as well as pastoral communities
DPHM-Legal aid for women with disability The Association of People with Disabilities in Hoang Mai District was established in 2008 under the Decision No. 738/QD-UBND of theHanoi People's Committee. The Association is a social organization, operating on a voluntary, self-managing, self-financedbasis which is managed by the People's Committee of Hoang Mai District and relevant Departments, Agencies. The Association operates in accordance with the laws of the State and the Charter of the Hanoi Association of People with Disabilities.
The projectestablishes a grassroots legal aid network (core personnel), with sufficient capacity, to support legal aid services for the community, especially women and women with disabilities. The project equips women and people with disabilities (PWDs) with basicknowledge of the law, necessary skills and the ability to access services through training, seminars, communication, consultancy, support people in need. The project also develop a toolkit of Legal Aid Process on environmental protection and the Law on Environmental Protection
TZ TAS _  Unlocking local Opportunities The project seeks to scale up results achieved in the 1st phase of the previous project advocated for enabling environment, identify and access local opportunities available for PWDs, particularly in creating employment. Key successes of the 1st phase ofthe project include increased awareness of PWDs on availability of the interest-free 2% of the funds from the district councils, contributionof the establishment of the PWDs Committees in 9 districts, as well as development and submission of the charterof demand. In the one-year previous time, 75 entrepreneurial groups were established and accessed the 2% interest-free funds for their businesses. However, neither the established committees in all 9 district councils are not effectively using the charter of demand nor the established entrepreneurial groups have access to financial sources other than the district councils for their business growths. This projectwants to develop capacity of the ten (10) Committees of PWDs in Morogoro on how to use the developed charter of demand for increased access to available opportunities with particular focus on increasing employment; improve access to market, financial and technical support to entrepreneurial groups of PWDs in nine (9) districts; increased political participation of PWDs in village/street, ward, district and regional levels in Morogoro and; increased public awareness on the rights, opportunities and abilities of PWDs through open campaigns and effective use of social and traditional media. At the organizational level, the project seeks to develop socialmedia strategy that will be along with the establishment of the YouTube channel and regularly update the existing website and social media pages. This will play the big role not only in communicating the work of the project but also will increase the organizational visibility, engage community members and mobilize resources hence sustainability in turn
Sida Fair Finance Int. Pakistan 21 Indus Consortium is the leading organisation of Fair Finance Pakistan, which is a coalition in preparation. Other NGOs participating in the coalition are: CIG (Center for Inclusive  Growth), Channan Development Association, CPDI (Centre for Peace development initiative) and The Network for Consumer Protection. They will focus on commercial banks in Pakistan and their impact on livelihoods and(gender) inequality, by case studies and a policy assessment. They work closely together with Fair Finance Asia and will become part of FFA during 2021

The Fair Finance Asia Program (FFA) envisages to reduce the negative impact of national and cross-border bank investments in Asia on human rights, the environment and climate change, and to increase adequate financial services for pro-poor, inclusive economic development. The goal is to establish a sustainable financial sector in Asia, with financial sector institutions operating at national and regional level being more transparent and accountable and adhering toEconomic, Social and Governance (ESG)-criteria. FFA is funded by SIDA.

In Pakistan, this project is led by Indus Consortium (IC), which envisions a democratic and equitable society where all citizens enjoy equal economic, cultural and political rights.Indus Consortium works for local communities to enhance their resilience and participation in development.

In Pakistan, major decisions around investments are made by the global head offices of the IFIs. 90% of the total investment/ loaning goes to Pakistan government with 100% sovereign secure loaning whereas banks exclusively deal with clients and are often responsible to contributor to fuel in inequality.

Evidence suggests private loaning is preferred to state institutions like the military forexport of defense equipment . Lending priorities seem to exhibit extreme consumer liabilities instead of providing sustainable development i.e., Corporate insurance, farmers investment insurance etc. A deeper analysis suggests the primary motive for investment is to transfer finances through legal measures to oversees tax heavens such as the Cayman Island, Singapore, Dubai etc.
Improve SP&LR for WVs in ASEAN Agri-food Promoting decent work for a sustainable, fair, solidarity-based and inclusive development: creating jobs, guaranteeing labor rights, expanding social protection and promoting the social dialogue for all.

In order for marginalized workers in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam to obtain social protection coverage through Social Protection Floors, they need to become organized so that they can present demands in this regard to their governments either nationally or through ASEAN structures.  For bottom-up implementation of the ASEAN Framework and Action Plan on the Declaration to Strengthen Social Protection, workers in the informal economy in these countries need to be well organised into membership-based organisations of workers in the informal economy, and todevelop the capacity to conduct collective negotiations with national ministries responsible for social protection, including within the context of tripartite structures.

To follow up the workshops on organizing workers in the informal economy which took place in Vietnam and Laos, with participation of members of StreetNet’s Cambodia affiliate, IDEA, it is proposed to organize activities which will take this work further.  During the workshops of the previous projects, it was noted that the syndicats of the VGCL have been organizing workers in the informal economy for many years in an isolated way, and they need some exposure to how this is done in other countries beyond the ASEAN region, to broaden their perspective.