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Six months since the launch of LSE’s new Activism, Influence and Change programme, @duncangreenlse.bsky.social, shares lessons learned and what’s coming next.
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Want feminist development that builds climate resilience? Then we have to talk about land and water rights.
The editors of Oxfam's Gender and Development journal introduce a wide-ranging issue about the causes and effects of women's lack of land rights. views-voices.oxfam.org.uk/2025/09/want...
Missed out on any of the posts from the #BeyondGDP series. Read them here ⬇️
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In the paper, she makes the link between the GDP growth-centric model, imperialism, patriarchy and inequality. She highlights the need for alternatives that prioritise wellbeing and social justice.
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The final carousel in our #BeyondGDP series features the feminist activist Nalini Rathnarajah sharing reflections from the context of South Asia.
Illustration by Vidushi and Medhavini Yadav
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From salaamz to the streets but what did we learn from the protests… @bevwakiaga.bsky.social and I share three things to consider. Check them below👇🏿
‘Hope is like fire, and it must be stoked and tended to daily to keep the spirit and fight of movements.' Bill Omondi of Nobel Women and @bevwakiaga.bsky.social reflect on Kenya's 2024 protests and offer some thought on how INGOs can show real solidarity.
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Promotional graphic for an Oxfam briefing note titled Changing Face of Aid in Africa: Outlook, failures, and reform potential. The background is purple with white text. It highlights that 2025 has seen deepening aid cuts by major donors, with implications for Africa’s development, exposing failures in official development assistance (ODA) to reduce poverty, inequality, and climate vulnerability. The note analyzes ODA trends, gaps in support for Least Developed Countries and women’s rights organizations, and the misalignment with aid effectiveness principles. It calls for reforms to center equity, strengthen country ownership, and rebuild global cooperation based on justice and solidarity. On the right is a photo of a woman holding a woven basket containing dark round seeds or nuts. A label reads 'READ THE FULL PAPER ON POLICY AND PRACTICE'. Oxfam logo appears at the bottom right.
2025 has been marked by deepening aid cuts by major donors. Our latest briefing paper, looks at the implications of these cuts on Africa's development and calls for a reformed aid system that centres equity and rebuilds global cooperation.
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"Policies are drafted about us but never with us. Aid is designed like architecture above our heads, and when it collapses, we are the ones buried in the rubble.' For #FP2P we spoke to poet and refugee Peter Kidi about his life and his art. frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/i-started-wr...
Amid the uncertainties of life in Ukraine's frontline regions, humanitarian activists are creating islands of stability and warmth. For #WorldHumanitarianDay, Vitaliia Kushmyruk shares the stories of three activists bringing comfort to their communities.
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Missed out on the first two posts from the #BeyondGDP series? Check them out below🔽
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These include undervaluing of women’s unpaid care and domestic work, and the pursuit of austerity policies that harm women, non-binary people and racialized communities. She calls for approaches that take account of such harms and advance regional ideas of progress. #BeyondGDP #FeministEconomies
In the third of Oxfam’s #BeyondGDP series, feminist scholar Dr. Samia Al-Botmeh gives her take on the problems with a GDP growth-centric approach in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. #FeministEconomies
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As palm oil production expands, so do land conflicts. Read our blog exploring the conflict between communities, state power and corporate interest through a panel discussion inspired by the documentary, Colonial Debris. @oxfamnovib.bsky.social
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How should INGOs share power to work with others, particularly grassroots and community groups, to achieve a feminist economy that values all care work? Ridhi Kalaria and Silvia Galandini share insights from @oxfamgb.bsky.social's influencing across the UK.
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Check out #BeyondGDP: A Compendium of Regional Feminist Perspectives for all the articles and illustrations in full: policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/be...
Take a look at the insights from Latin America here: bsky.app/profile/oxfa...
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They show how a fixation on GDP-growth in Africa is rooted in colonial legacies of exploitation of labour and natural resources, along with the invisibilisation of women’s unpaid care and domestic work. An alternative reality rooted in Pan-African values is urgently called for. #BeyondGDP
The second of @oxfaminternational.bsky.social's #BeyondGDP series features reflections from feminist activists, Lumonya Faith and Jennifer Lipenga on the inadequacies of GDP and the alternatives that are needed in the context of Africa. #FeministEconomies
Illustration by Vidushi and Medhavini Yadav
Check out #BeyondGDP: A Compendium of Regional Feminist Perspectives for all the articles and illustrations in full: policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/be...
Take a look at the insights from Latin America here: bsky.app/profile/oxfa...
#FeministEconomies
@amwaafrika.bsky.social
They show how a fixation on GDP-growth in Africa is rooted in colonial legacies of exploitation of labour and natural resources, along with the invisibilisation of women’s unpaid care and domestic work. An alternative reality rooted in Pan-African values is urgently called for. #BeyondGDP
The second of @oxfaminternational.bsky.social's #BeyondGDP series features reflections from feminist activists, Lumonya Faith and Jennifer Lipenga on the inadequacies of GDP and the alternatives that are needed in the context of Africa. #FeministEconomies
Illustration by Vidushi and Medhavini Yadav
In 2023, Oxfam and Needs Nepal piloted 4 Group Cash Transfer initiatives. This case study explores the results and highlights how they can unlock community leadership, foster ownership and generate valuable insights for future humanitarian programmes.
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As the demand for seafood rises, so have human rights abuses. Our report, Emerging Good Practices on Embedding Human Rights into Seafood Procurement, shares how businesses can align their sourcing practices with their human rights commitments
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A quote graphic featuring a large green speech bubble on a beige background. Inside the bubble, white bold text reads: "Understand that change is not one formula that could be applied anywhere." Below the speech bubble, the quote is attributed to Oudai Tozan, described as a "Researcher, founding member of the Syrian Academics and Researchers Network in the UK." Logos of The Open University and Oxfam appear in the bottom corners.
1+1= positive social change!
If only creating change (and math 😅) could be so simple! There is no one-size fits all formula when it comes to activism. Register for the #MakeChangeHappen course and learn more about change from our changemaker, Oudai Tozan.
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A green-toned Oxfam graphic labeled “NEW” at the top left, with the title "GUIDELINES & TOOLKIT." The text explains that any intervention in fragile or conflict-affected contexts will have impacts—intended or not—and that organizations must understand and account for these in their programming. Oxfam is committed to a conflict-sensitive approach across humanitarian, development, peacebuilding, and influencing work. The resources aim to support staff and partners in integrating conflict sensitivity. On the right is an image of a maroon-colored document titled “CONFLICT SENSITIVITY FRAMEWORK,” partially taped to the background. Oxfam’s logo appears at the bottom right. A green button at the bottom reads: “READ THE FULL PAPER ON POLICY AND PRACTICE.”
Organisations operating in fragile or conflict affected contexts have a responsibility to try understand the impact of their intervention and account for them in their program. Learn more on how to integrate it by checking out our resources here: policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/co...
Over the next few weeks, we will reshare the different insights from the paper. First up, we share some some snippets of wisdom from Natalia Quiroga Díaz, a feminist scholar from Colombia. #BeyondGDP #FeministEconomies
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In 2024, we invited leading feminist thinkers from around the world to share perspectives on why we must move move #BeyondGDP and what alternative measures need to address with illlustrations from Vidushi and Medhavini Yadav capturing feminist visions for a world beyond GDP. #FeministEconomies
But how should an alternative metric be designed? As a new UN High Level Expert Group begins its work to develop a set of metrics #BeyondGDP, it's critical their work is guided by the voices of feminist, indigenous peoples' and movements in the Global South. #FeministEconomies
Across the world, there is growing consensus that GDP falls short as the primary metric for measuring social and economic progress. It excludes women's unpaid care and domestic work and doesn't account for inequality or the environmental impacts of economic activities. #BeyondGDP #FeministEconomies
We can't talk about palm oil without talking about land rights and colonialism. Our latest blog from @oxfamnovib.bsky.social shares insights from a recent panel discussion inspired by the documentary #ColonialDebris on palm oil and land rights.
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