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…
Rooms in shambles, dark, small and dusty corridors, voices everywhere – and you in the middle of all that unable to figure out where you are, what you have to do, where you have to go and what the voices are saying or where they are coming from. You are confused and insecure: what is…
The two faces of education “Generations from now, we’ll look back and say, ‘How could we have done this kind of thing to people?”. This quote from the documentary “Schooling the world – the white man’s last burden” is not talking about war, poverty or inequality. It is talking about school. This might sound surprising, as…
Can you imagine? You finally start your internship at Oxfam Novib. You are so excited and can’t wait to get to know the organization better. But then, during the first meeting, it feels like you don’t speak the same language as your colleagues. This is one of my experiences. Starting the internship, my colleagues gave…
Tax has been written about many times on this blog. From the issue of tax competition, to green taxation, to the position of the Netherlands as a tax haven. While these are all very interesting topics, here I want to ask the question ‘what can be done?’, or maybe more accurately, ‘what are we here…
Is there a moral obligation for financing education? Global aid arena is rich on news these days. While on February 12 the United States further reduced its aid commitments in the new budget request for 2019, just few days earlier numerous developing countries’ governments along other different donors united in an unprecedented effort to increase…
Let the adventure begin! Nowadays it is difficult to know what you really want to do as there are too many choices out there. Well, that is my perspective on things. It took me a little while to figure out what I truly wanted to do career-wise)but who hasn’t struggled a little, right? I have…
On January 31st, thirteen new interns eagerly entered the Oxfam Novib building on the Mauritskade 9 in The Hague. It was the beginning of the Introduction Days, which marked the official start of the Spring Internship period of 2018. For the next two days, the interns would go on scavenger hunts, play numerous games, give…
How do we mobilize the knowledge and energy of young academics to defeat poverty? Read all about the work and the impressions of the Oxfam Novib Academy students in the Oxfam Novib Academy Magazine III.
The Hardest Hit “Water is a scare resource and must be rationed. This issue is particularly important for people form countries where water is abundant and often over used”. Upon arriving to my new apartment I received instructions from my landlord, urging me not exhaust our water supply. I felt like these few lines in…
