As an Innovation&Learning intern one of my responsibilities is to organize and promote learning events on behalf of the Innovation Team. First such event was a co-creation lunch dedicated to the topic of ‘Human Rights in a Digital Age’, aiming to set the possible stage and strategical direction of Oxfam Novib in relation to this…
Alleviating poverty, reducing hunger, enhancing sustainable economic growth. This is what I had in mind when you would give me the words ‘international development’. I studied Governance, Economics, and Development at Leiden University College The Hague. The focus of the programme lies with ‘global challenges’, so you can guess how big and broad that image…
Working in an NGO and in Europe has been a different world for me. These are some the critical reflection of an Ecuadorian master student: A new world of NGOs: I had previous work experience in the private sector, but NGOs was a completely new world for me. We had an easy start, during the…
The Oxfam Novib Academy has started the recruitment process for the Spring 2020 group. Please see the positions available here. Applications are only accepted via Oxfam Novib’s website. Deadline for applying is November 24th. About Oxfam Novib Academy Oxfam Novib is an international development organization whose goal is to create a just world without poverty. The Oxfam…
Part of my Internship position at Oxfam Novib is to give support to the strategic partnership, hereafter referred to as SP and communicating its success internally and externally. The SP started in 2016 and is working in 17 countries in Asia and Africa. At the heart of the SP there is an alliance between Oxfam…
Photo: Fatoumata has been a peer educator in her community in Mali for 2 years. She is committed to staying in school and educating others about child marriage. Credit: Oxfam Novib/ Laeila Adjovi The past two months of my internship experience at Oxfam Novib have been incredible. I have had such a great experience because…
Empowerment is one of Oxfam Novib’s core values. That is “the process of becoming more confident, especially in claiming one’s rights”, according to the Oxford Dictionary. Often, once empowered, people raise their voice to fight for equality. It is no coincidence that VOICE is the name of a programme by Oxfam Novib that aims to…
We often talk about empowerment and inclusivity in decision-making for change, but what does this actually look like? I am a 20-year old woman belonging to a generation of concerned young people—I study global challenges, yet often struggle to grasp how solutions are realized beyond the classroom. This fall, as an intern in Oxfam Novib’s…
Young people are deeply impacted by injustices throughout our world, so it should not be a surprise that there is a response. Yet recent protests and social movements concerning young people are of an unprecedented scale. That is why I was thrilled to be able to attend a Youth Symposium at Oxfam Novib on the…
Let’s give a warm welcome to our new interns! Last week the new interns kick-started their internships with a week of introductions. After getting to know each other and having a historical tour of the building, we were able to align the Oxfam Novib Academy’s expectations with theirs, and discuss how the internship process would…
This Spring, I started my internship at SP department in Oxfam Novib. I finally have the chance to put into practice all the knowledge coming from hours and hours of lectures. Besides, working in Oxfam really excites me since the fact that what I do is influencing and changing the world. I would like to…
Do you know the feeling of really looking forward to that one big change that will bring so much excitement in your life? And then the day comes and… Well, things are not as easy as you thought. After months of only working on my thesis, I was absolutely looking forward to starting my internship…
