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In emergencies, distributing cash in a targeted manner can often
meet people's immediate needs more quickly and appropriately than
the direct distribution of commodities such as food aid. Cash gives
people choices and thereby preserves their dignity. Commodity
distribution may pose logistical problems, takes time, and in the
case of food aid, may disrupt local markets if food is actually
available within the affected country or region. But among
humanitarian agencies there are fears that cash transfers will pose
security risks, create inflation, and fail to be used to meet basic
needs.In this guide, the first of its kind, Oxfam staff members
present the rationale behind cash-transfer programs, considering
the arguments for and against cash as an alternative to commodity
distribution. They also give guidance on when cash is the most
appropriate intervention and how to assess this. Different types of
cash intervention are compared--cash grants, vouchers, and
cash-for-work--and the guide uses checklists to explain the
practical steps involved in implementing them. They draw on the
experience of Oxfam and other agencies of operating such programs,
including responses to the devastation caused by the Indian Ocean
tsunami in December 2004.The guidelines are primarily intended for
NGO personnel: humanitarian program managers, food-security
specialists, public-health engineers, finance staff, and
logisticians. Policymakers in donor organizations and international
agencies will also find them relevant.The sixteen cards contain key
elements from the book to explain how to assess whether cash is the
most appropriate response to any particular emergency. The cards
and the paperback are alsoavailable as a set.
Building public services can transform the lives of millions of
people - and, with political leadership, it is achievable in this
generation. This punchy introduction to the issues provides case
studies, real-life stories, background data, and critical analysis.
It is a primer for campaigners, for students, and for all involved
in trying to make the world a better, fairer place. It introduces
us to people who are making a difference in their communities: to
Afsana, a teacher in India; to Emilien, a doctor in Mali; to Nana,
a health-care adviser in Georgia. And it puts their work into a
global policy framework focusing on the role of governments and
funders, and on NGOs and civil-society organisations. Health and
Education For All: What you need to know is an up-to-date summary
of the contents of a major research report published by Oxfam GB
for Oxfam International in September 2006. In the Public Interest:
Health, Education, and Water and Sanitation for All was published
to support the launch of the Oxfam International campaign on basic
services provision (health, education, and water and sanitation).
The 122-page report, published with WaterAid, shows that building
public services in developing countries is central to poverty
eradication. It also considers the role of governments (local and
national) in the provision of robust basic services, and the
contributions that must be made by civil society, the private
sector, and international and multilateral donors to securing and
improving public services. With case studies from around the world,
In the Public Interest is the next step in discovering more of what
you need to know.
The African Union (AU) has committed to a vision of Africa that is
'integrated, prosperous and peaceful - driven by its own citizens,
a dynamic force in the global arena' (Vision and Mission of the
African Union, May 2004). This guide is an effort to take up the
challenge of achieving this vision. It is a tool to assist
activists to engage with AU policies and programmes. It describes
the AU decision-making process and outlines the roles and
responsibilities of the AU institutions. It also contains a
sampling of the experiences of those non-governmental organisations
(NGOs) that have interacted with the AU.
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