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South Africa Stories 4 Change In this project we will build a network of professional local story producers in 6 regions of the world who are willing and able tosupport Oxfam and our partners in creating stories 4 change. In the coming decade we expect to especially need stories on climate change, economic, gender (in)equality and systemic injustice, to show that change is needed and possible. By producing it in cocreation and with local producers, we will avoid the pitfalls of our traditional and neo-colonial biases: victimizing instead of empowering, charity instead of activism, patriarchal instead of feminist, listening instead of telling.
In this project we will explore and pilot with 6 local partners how we can build a story detecting, production and telling system that does honor to our mission and vision, is strengthening our partners in their work and builds towards a local professional network that can support civil society in the countries we work in. 
Objectives and results:
• Increase awareness and mutual understanding of the importance of storytelling forfundraising, brand and advocacy purposes.  
• Facilitate and support detecting the stories, results and epic fights that have the potential to resonate with large global audiences.
• Reflect together on the do’s and don’ts coming from local culture, neocolonialist presumptions and context driven focusses. 
• Identify the stories that challenge the existing discourse and advocate for change.
•Develop and implement an educational program for at least selected participants per course/year
• Cocreate and produce 12 relevant multi media stories that adhere to Oxfam quality  and ethical policies.
SD=HS Phase II - DoA -508833 the program Sowing Diversity = Harvesting Security works with partners in eight countries (China, Laos, Nepal, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Peru and Guatemala) on better access, use and sharing of plant genetic resources (seeds). The program#s ambition is to contribute to a global food system that is just and sustainable, that supports the rights of small-scale food producers - men and women, that guarantees food and nutrition security and that promotes the sustainable management of natural resources and seed biodiversity within the context of a changing climate. Oxfam in Belgium (OBE) country office in Laos will be responsible for the overall coordination of the project and relationship with partners like ARC/NAFRI, financial and monitoring support, development of gender-sensitive approach, sharing insights in tools, methodsand tactics among organizations that foster Farmers' Rights. It will play a special role to launch new activities that will require specific expertise and work, and to support local organization to facilitate exchange andlearnings with countries in the region or similar sectors.
CO-Nigeria Sida Fair Finance 24 27 Nigeria is rich in natural resources, but the benefits of these are not visibly reaching poor people. The lack of accountability and transparency mechanisms are mostly prevalent within the extractive industries. Furthermore, country specific issues include, amongothers, a regressive tax system, unequal wealth distribution, non-adherence to responsible working conditions (labour laws). Taxingthe digital economy, or more specifically large companies such as Google or Amazon is difficult for the revenue authority in Nigeria, because of the absence of a physical presence in the country.88 This reduces public investments in critical sectors such as education, health, agriculture, and social security. Major stakeholders include financial institutions both public and private.
Fair Finance Nigeria intends to: (1) Reduce leakages and illicit financial flows aided by FIs in the oil and gas industry through production of research and policy papers (2) Building on the research and policy papers engage with companies and key investors in the extractives sector to press them into developing stronger policies and demanding policy compliance from companies they invest in. (3) Through research and policy papers, expose digital channels through which financial transactions are lost, in light of national tax policyon digital economy. (4) Building on research and policy papers, engage with Nigerian regulatory bodies (5) Conduct training for investigative journalists and CSOs on Fair Finance and organize capacity building for communities to make their voices heard, target and hold companies and policymakers to account.
Case studies are planned on extractive industries and the digital economy. Policy assessments will be carried out, covering banks who are active both in Ghana and Nigeria.

Fair Finance Nigeria consists of: Oxfam in Nigeria, Connected Development Initiative (CODE), BudgIT, Society for Women in Taxation-SWIT, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Policy Alert, Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative (PLSI), Social Development Integrated Centre (Social Action), Support for Training and Entrepreneurial Program (STEP), and the Nigeria Labour Congress.
Provide Sustainable Drinking Water PEF has substantial experience in designing and overseeing the implementation of technical water and environmental infrastructure -and will lead on overseeing the soft component of the action, working closely with the CMWU. PEF has substantial experience in community mobilisation, hygiene promotion, and mass media campaigns in addition to designing and overseeing the implementation of water and environmental projects - and will lead on implementing the community mobilization actions, development of water safety plans, water community based management and capacity building of water vendors
TZ VET_End Gender Violence against YW After the minister of education made statement about re-entry for dropout schoolgirls, VET through End Gender Violence against Young Women project aims to Advocacy for school re-entry policy for dropout after maternity leave.  The project aims to raise awareness and promote re-entry of school dropout girls because in Tanzania when girls get pregnant at school they are always discriminated starting from their families, schools, and at community levels. The project intends to advocate for the re-entry statement adopted as policy to avoid Confusion from political leaders, teachers, and community in general. The main objective is to see reentry statement changed into policy by the end of 2024.

The grant applied to VET will support the implementation of End Gender Violence against Young Women project. This project will support the organization to among other to promote the re-entry statement and advocacy establishment of re-entry policy of school dropout especially young girls due to pregnancy.

The activities that will be implemented in this project include Project Inception: Launch of Sensitization and Awareness Marathon Campaign and Ni mimi an wewe Forum in Kisarawe andMkuranga District that include both faith leaders, feminism teachers and school administration which aims at promoting re-entry forschool droup out students i.e Targeting teen and young mother. The forum shall consist of 4 faith leaders, 8 feminists, 8 teachers and 2 staff from gender desk and 2 social welfare officers and 2 VET staff.

Organizational Linking <(>&<)> learning: Conduct a casestudy in Kenya and Zambia on  re-enter policy for school dropout young mothers.  We need to learn from other countries, how they'vebeen successful after establishing reentry policy. Organize meetingswith Ministry of Educational and Vocational Training to advocate on reentry policy. National Dialogue of Ni MIMI na WEWE Forum in Dar es salaam towards promotion of re-entry for school dropout and advocate against early marriage and unwanted pregnancy. 100 teachers and school administration, 20 faith leaders, 30 young feminists and 50 representatives from young girl’s school clubs established by VET in previous project from university and secondary school. Establishment of art performing sessions. We willdeliver various message to educate community about GBV, SRHR, Important of education for girls, awareness on how to use Skolamate platform (awareness through In-school campaign). Production of animated videos to deliver SRHR lessons to teenagers who areinand out of school through art and animation to promote learning spirit, empower them with knowledge and skills on matters related to sex and to building healthy, respectful relationships with the opposite sex. 10 videos and 10 drawings and photographsand1cartoon magazine.
Upper Trishuli-1 hydroelectric project Oxfam together with Community Self Reliance Centre (CSRC), and with research by Dr. Navin Rai, examined the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) and FMO’s (Dutch Development Bank) implementation of its Free, Prior and Informed Consent  (FPIC) commitment at the Upper Trishuli-1 hydroelectric project at Rasuwa Nepal. IFC is the lead arranger of the debt package for the UT-1 hydroelectric project involving eight other lenders among them the Dutch Development Bank, FMO. The financing is provided to the privately-owned Nepal Water and Energy Development Company (NWEDC) that is majority owned by the Korean Southeast Power Corporation.

The research assessed and compared the extent to which the NWEDC’s interpretation of FPIC aligns with best practice andthe Oxfam definition of FPIC,and whether NWEDC behavior and process aligns with FPIC requirements as defined in IFC’s performance standards 7 on indigenous peoples. IFC’s performance standards 7 on indigenous peoples will be the primary standard againstwhich FPIC implementation will be evaluated, since FMO has adopted IFC’s performance standards.

This research provided communities with the opportunity to express their views on how agreement-making with communities has taken place, how consent has been reached, and how FPIC has been implemented. Documenting and sharing lessons learned with stakeholders nationally and globally is key in improving the situation for the affected communities of the Trishuli dam, as well as FPIC practices in Nepal, and around the world.

This report follows and builds on research,carried out by LAHURNIP in 2017, in Rasuwa District. This research highlighted key concerns from communities related to inadequate consultation and engagement in decision making. In 2018 in a three-month period, an FPIC process took place, even though we can challenge the fact that the Free and Prior components were already violated, as land was acquired already back in 2011 and 2012.
HA, Handicapable ! Handi-capable ! disability is not an obstacle to becoming a full-fledged social actor. The disabled person is an autonomous person able to claim his or her rights and defend them. The project of the NGO Handicaps Avançons aims to contribute to this idealwhere each person living with disability has access to basic social services to the same extent as others, and is able to express himself andbe listened to by his peers and decision makers. This will be achieved through an awareness-raising caravan on the rights and opinions of people with disabilities, which will include an artistic approach (forum theatre, production of an animated film), and fairground hearings to make it easier for people living with disabilities who do not have civil status documents to obtain them, so that they can enjoy their rights and fully express their citizenship.
At the end of this project Handicaps Avançons also hopes that the population will be sufficiently informed about the rights and needs of their brothers and sistersliving with disabilities to foster better social relationships and more inclusive and meaningful partnerships.
CO-Somaliland -Work in Progress!! II Our strategy combines service delivery, such as trainings, with influencing interventions to change policies, laws, attitudes and beliefs. This has proved successful in the last three years. The strategy engages young women and men from diverse backgrounds to be a driving force for social progress and optimism about the future in their respective countries and across Africa.

When we worked with stakeholders in each country to analyse the current situation faced by young men and women, we found three common key needs:
1. Improving curricula and training methods, creating new modules and connecting the curricula to the demands of the market.
2. Innovation to respond to social issues such as climate change, gender rights and urbanization.
3. Linking service delivery interventions with influencing interventions # young people do not need only better training and new skills, but also changes to the system: policies, laws, practices and the attitudes and beliefs of their fellow citizens, employers and the government.
These conclusions have guided this proposal in further developing interventions and adapting activities for each country for 2020-2022. We will highlight new interventions in the following chapters.

Our strategy is based on systems thinking: trying to understand how different parts of a system interact to effect change, rather than understanding specific components in isolation. Systems thinking can help to develop truly sustainable and transformative change. The below graphic illustrates the #system# for youth seeking employment in Somaliland, mapping the relationships of actors including education institutions, hubs, teachers, government, banks, entrepreneurs, families and media.
Myanmar Cyclone Mocha ACJR-2023 Cyclone Mocha has affected 3.2m ppl; 1.6m ppl need lifesaving assistance in Myanmar. Rakhine State is the most affected w/ ppl facing multiple needs: 242K shelters were damaged; ppl lost basic HH <(>&<)> food items, <(>&<)> livelihoods; access to WASH services isbadly affected. Adolescent girls/women/kids/minorities/PWD <(>&<)> IDPs, already vulnerable pre-cyclone, now face increased risks due to loss of family/livelihoods. Females face SGBV <(>&<)> discrimination due to lack of privacy <(>&<)> hygienic sanitation to manage menstruation. Many cyclone survivors are seeking shelter in evacuation centers <(>&<)> monasteries after becoming homeless. Those who returned home must rebuild damaged houses w/ limited resources. Some markets have re-opened w/ soaring prices for (shelter) materials. Oxfam/partners RNA (17-21/5) shows widespread surface water contamination by fecal/solid wastes/leaves <(>&<)> saline waterwashed in by the cyclone. There’s a need for clean drinking water/water treatment solutions. Sanitation facilities are damaged <(>&<)> repair/construction of latrines is needed for safe sanitation <(>&<)> to reduce risk of disease <(>&<)> GBV. Hygiene <(>&<)> dignity kits, <(>&<)> awareness sessions are needed to ensure personal hygiene <(>&<)> positive hygiene behavior incl. info on how to safely treat <(>&<)> store water, wash hands <(>&<)> avoid diarrhea, malaria <(>&<)> dengue fever. For ppl who’ve lost everything, multipurpose cash is needed to meet their multiple needs <(>&<)> rebuild the local economy. UN flash appeal seeks $333 mil to provide lifesaving assistance to fill the gap. In Rakhine Oxfam will work in Sittwe <(>&<)> Mrauk-U, priority 1 based on high needs <(>&<)> gaps; the target districts were in direct path of cyclone, so communities suffered up to 80-90% damage to shelter <(>&<)> productiveassets. Oxfam coordinated w/ DRA partners on ground <(>&<)> proposes WASH <(>&<)> MPC to reach 4530 HHs (22650 ppl; 52% F). We follow Cluster <(>&<)> SPHERE stds. in all activities <(>&<)> mainstream protection. Our partners were already working in the area <(>&<)> have good community access <(>&<)> rapport
CO-Leland Fellowship In Uganda, the Fellow will be integrated into the Resilient livelihoods program team where they will work on two existing initiatives – Urban Food Hives and the SEEDS program.

• The Urban Food Hives work is centered on the creation of stronger food systems in major urban centers in Uganda. The Uganda team aims for Effective and Inclusive Food Governance in Kampala and Soroti to sustainably deliver safe and nutritious foods for all amidst climate change challenges and pandemic. As part of the UFH team in Uganda, the Fellow will help plan, coordinate and implement pilot activities, including:
o Organize, preside on discussions and attend dialogues withpartners including the government.
o Manage UFH's grant writing and reporting processes, including supporting the development of grant proposals and as needed with research and writing.
o Contribute to knowledge generation, knowledge exchange and knowledge transfer activities across UFH pilot countries.
o Develop and write stories on the lessons from the UFH pilots bringing out the various models (to show proof of concept).
o Support partnership engagements and ensuring that the UFH is represented in a way that aligns with UFH framework and Oxfam values.

• The “Partnership for Diversity Program” aims at developing new partnership models for agricultural research (“Partnership for Diversity Program”). The goal is to pilot social and institutional innovations and participatory research approached to shift the current power dynamics and strengthen the role of farmers in seed systems.

By Sept 2023, both initiatives will be well-grounded, and the Fellow will provide overall support that could include development of communications materials, monitoring and evaluation, partnership outreach, coordination across partners, drafting of advocacy materials and grant management functions.
HO-XG HO-Graisea 2 The proposed impact statement for GRAISEA 2 is # #improved livelihoods for women and men small-scale producers in the Southeast Asia region through more inclusive and sustainable value chains, where women demonstrate economic leadership#. This programme is the second phase of the GRAISEA programme (GRAISEA 1: A-04254) and aligns with GRAISEA#s existing theory of change and its programme structure.

The theory of change that is currently in development, aims to achieve the above mentioned impact througha combination of :
#development of models and good practise at country level, for instance working with the private sector or working with finance institutions or community organisations
#the dissemination of good practise from these models at country and regional levels through multi stakeholder groups and influencing of other actors (e.g. finance providers)
#the creation of a regulatory environment, nationally and regionally that stimulates these changes and ensures standards

The proposed programme design spreads these elements across fourResult Areas, broadly similar to GRAISEA 1 Result Areas.
#Result 1: ASEAN and its member states, and ASEAN Business Advisory Council ABAC recognize and adopt #gender transformative principles in inclusive and responsible agribusiness# (or GTP-IRA)
#Result 2: Women and men small-scale producers are engaged in value chains which provide opportunities for gender transformative livelihoods and increased economic leadership and resilience (in economic and livelihood).
#Result 3: Sector-wide systems, models and practices which exert a positive systemic change that empower smallholder farmers/producers and promotes Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) through Gender Transformative Principles and Inclusive Business Practices(GTP-IRA)
#Result 4: An Eco System of Business Support and finance isdeveloped that enables MSMEs and Social Enterprises (SE) in the Agriculture Sector to become Sustainable, to grow and to Empower Women.

The Thematic Unit Land, Water and Pro Poor Value Chains in the Hague will be responsible for the contract management of GRAISEA 2.
CO-CO Egypt(MENA) SMEs 2 Competition '21 Oxfam Novib will launch a Superstar Impact SME competition in collaboration with local Oxfam offices that support impact-driven SME's that have the ambition to increase their environmental and social impact impact with the objectives to:

Accelerate impact and create opportunities by supporting and promoting business ideas that focus on social environmental impact.
Understand the needs of businesses and adapt our program accordingly
Stakeholders recognize the importance and potential of supporting and investing in impact businesses
TZ ICCAO _ Our Interest Phase II Our interest Phase II, aim at empowering youth by building and strengthening skills, confidence and ability of both young women andmen to hold the 2020 elected decision and policy makers accountable as majority of these leaders have been promising youthduring the campaign rally that they will be committed to support youth initiatives and implement youth agenda as per national development plan. Thus, now since they are elected it will be a good opportunity for youth to hold them to their commitment and accountable.

This project aims to empower youth within our community in area of -

Building youth confident: we aim to empower youth to be and remain confident in a way which increases their skills, knowledge and confidence, and instils a belief thatthey can make a difference.

Being inclusive: we aim to empower youth to be inclusive in a way which youth recognizes that discrimination exists, promotes equality of opportunity and good relations between youth groups, decision-makers and
challenges inequality and exclusion

Being organized: weaim to empower youth to be organized in a way which youth can bring fellow youth together around common issues and concerns in organizations and groups that are open, democratic and accountable
AIPP-IPII Regional Partner Asia Indigenous People's Pact (AIPP) will run a project for 24 months under Inclusion Project II titled "Empowering and strengthening Indigenous women in the Mekong Region on water Governance". This project will be implemented in Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos,Myanmar, and Thailand to empower Indigenous Women (IW) in the Mekong Region to advocate their human rights and water governance management, and the project targets IW, youth, and IW with disabilities. Key strategies include participation of IWs at regional and global platforms; strengthening IW network of Mekong; developing and publishing policy briefs.
EC - DEAR / Oxfam France Raising public awareness of development issues and promoting development education among European Citizens. The latest climate science and weather events give the action's proposed activities an added urgency. 2017 and 2018 saw a rash of extreme weather events across the world. Current emission reduction commitments, including the EU's, are not in line with the Paris Agreement to decrease emissions to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Communities in the Global South are also experiencing the impacts of climate changeand developing countries urgently need resources to adapt and mitigate the effects.
The project brings together a consortium of 20 organizations underthe umbrellas of Oxfam and Climate Action Network Europe. The proposed activities will take place in 13member states and will aim to raise awareness, build capacity and support EU citizens, particularly young people, to build public support for ambitious climate change and development policies which have gender quality at their core. The project has threemain objectives:
- Increasing awareness of connections between climate change and development;
- Increasing the capacity of young citizens and CSOs to take action on climate change and development;
- EU citizens take action in pan-European efforts totackle climate change and development.
Among others,the foreseen activities will include audience research, storytelling, digital and traditional media usage to raise awareness about the urgency of action to prevent the further deterioration of the climateand to share hopeful stories of change too. The project will inform, train and educate citizens across the continent on how they can lead change in their own communities and influence decision makers.