The use of artivism The LGBT+ communities face discrimination and human rights abuse in many countries, ranging from loss of housing and jobs to extreme violence and even murder. 72 countries still criminalize LGBT+ relationships in some way, and many other types of laws deny even the most basic rights and dignity to LGBT+ people[i].…
Billie Jean King who won 39 tennis Grand Slam titles between 1966-1975. King was married to a man but in a secret homosexual relationship. In 1981 a lawsuit forced King to publicly come out as bisexual, becoming the first prominent professional female athlete to do so. This cost her $2 million in sponsorship in a…
Together with Oxfam Novib Academy students, we tried to capture the essence of participating in the Oxfam Novib Academy. We hope you enjoy watching!
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Let me take you back to the beginning of my internship. My internship started in January of this year at the gender justice team. The first time I heard about the gender action learning system (GALS) methodology was while talking with my thesis supervisor and colleagues. I witnessed the passion and blink in their eyes while explaining the methodology.…
Dina is the only one of his 18 brothers and sisters that got the opportunity pursue an education. The basic facilities that form a stable way of living are not always easy in the Gambia. What is living and growing up there like? How did the political tensions of 2017 affect the Gambian population? Dina…
In a big organization like Oxfam Novib, staff tends to stay in the ‘bubble’ of their own department. As a result, they don’t really know what is going on in the rest of the organization. Reason enough for us, the academy interns, to present our departments and share our work with the rest of the…
The picture above of refugees adjusting to life in makeshift camps is one that has become familiar to us in recent years. War, conflict, disaster, and, the resulting refugees feature in most media outlets. The United Nations along with most international organisations work to end conflict and reduce its impact on civilians. I relate…
Does increasing conditional cash transfers’ amount translate into better outcomes for education? Conditional cash transfers (CCTs), that started with Oportunidad in Mexico in 1997 followed shortly by the Bolsa Familia in Brazil, are still one of the most popular “fast social policies”, aiming at a quick fix of poverty through education. Yet, despite a positive impact…
As a student in development economics I have had courses related to impact measurement, and how to use econometrics to analyze the data that we gather. The conventional approach is based on gathering data before and after project implementation, via surveys, to statistically measure what impact was caused by the project. The Impact Measurement &…
Relevance of Innovative Methodologies in Reaching Out: Reflections during the I3 Event for Voice Global Grantees On 15 – 18 January 2018, Voice facilitated its Inclusion, Innovation, Indaba (I3) event. In this four-day event, global ‘Learn from Innovation’ grantees were invited to share their experiences, challenges, and initiatives for their respective marginalized and discriminated groups[1].…
“When we develop the right story, and learn how to tell it, it will infect the minds of people across the political spectrum. Those who tell the stories run the world.’’ -George Monbiot, Out of the Wreckage You can tell a story in many ways. Telling a story in such a way that it moves…
