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Gender-Sensitive Public Works: Literature Review
Assignment
February 3, 2020

The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) has contracted OPM to carry out a scoping study and literature review of gender-sensitive public works. This involves collecting good practices and examples from across the globe, as well as identifying potential areas for intervention (and piloting) in Mozambique. The terms of reference (TOR) for this study required… Read more

gender-sensitive, graduation, public works
Gender
Social Protection
Gender-Sensitive Public Works in Mozambique: Scoping Study
Assignment
February 3, 2020

The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) has contracted OPM to carry out a scoping study and literature review of gender-sensitive public works. This involves collecting good practices and examples from across the globe, as well as identifying potential areas for intervention (and piloting) in Mozambique. This report is a scoping study of the potential… Read more

gender-sensitive, graduation, public works
Gender
Social Protection
The Politics of Gender-Responsive Social Protection
Assignment
November 25, 2019

The past decade has seen progress in advancing gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment through social protection. However, significant challenges persist. Coverage gaps for women of working age, and for children and adolescents, remain high. Addressing gender inequality is often seen as synonymous to targeting women as a vulnerable group, or in their role… Read more

gender-responsive, Social Protection
To end child labour we must understand the realities of children
Blog
June 14, 2019

This blog was written by Kelly Shephard and originally appeared on the Institute of Development Studies website. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) defines child labour as work that “deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development”. Currently, 152 million children are recognised as being involved… Read more

Child labour, child rights, Modern Slavery
Education
Social Protection
Inclusive and Special Education Approaches in Developing Countries
Helpdesk Report
February 8, 2019

The aim of this review was to present the recent evidence on the effectiveness of inclusive and special education approaches in improving learning and behavioural outcomes, with a focus on developing countries, particularly Ethiopia. One of the key difficulties surrounding inclusive education in developing countries is the lack of research about education in these countries…. Read more

inclusive education, Inclusive learning, special educational needs
Social Protection
Modern Slavery Prevention and Responses in South Asia: An Evidence Map
Assignment
December 13, 2018

To access the full report, click the green download button above. To download the static map (Excel), please click here. To access the interactive map, please click here. The Asia Pacific region has the highest numbers of both slavery and child labour victims in the world. Although there is a growing body of research and… Read more

Modern Slavery
Gender
Health
Social Protection
Quality of Maternal & Newborn Services
Reading Pack
December 11, 2018

This resource provides an overview of the key issues in relation to Quality of Maternal and Newborn (MNH) Services, and signposts key resources for further reading. Originally designed for the cadre of Health Advisers at DFID, it has been adapted to suit a broad range of actors involved in strengthening policy and programming interventions. This resource has been collaboratively produced by… Read more

maternal and newborn health, Maternal Child and Newborn Health, Maternal Health
Social Protection
Social Mobilisation in Local Governance and Community Development Programmes in Nepal
Assignment
December 1, 2018

In Nepal, the Local Governance and Community Development Programme (LGCDP) was implemented in two phases, the first from 2008 to 2013 and the second from 2013 to 2017. The overarching goal of the first phase of the programme (LGCDP I) was to ‘contribute towards poverty reduction through inclusive, responsive and accountable local governance and participatory… Read more

community development, local governance, social mobilisation
Gender
Social Protection
Water and Sanitation
Increasing sustainable access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Annual Review 2018
Assignment
September 27, 2018

This annual review assesses the outputs of the Increasing sustainable access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) programme, and how they contribute to expected outcomes and their sustainability. The review also includes updated recommendations for improving integration of gender into WASH programming and assesses the implementation of the… Read more

annual review, Community Empowerment, DRC, gender and WASH, Hygiene, Sanitation, Water Services
Gender
Social Protection
Barriers to women’s economic inclusion in Tanzania
Helpdesk Report
May 23, 2018

The main barriers to women’s economic inclusion in Tanzania are: time poverty (because women have to spend so much time on household chores); lack of education; reproductive health pressures; lack of assets and access to financial services; in the case of agriculture – lack of access to male labour and inputs such as fertiliser; in… Read more

economic inclusion, Women's empowerment
Social Protection
Disability Stigma in Developing Countries
Helpdesk Report
May 9, 2018

Across the world stereotypes, prejudice, and stigma contribute to the discrimination and exclusion experienced by people with disabilities and their families in all aspects of their lives. This rapid review looks at available evidence on the drivers of disability stigma in developing countries, and promising strategies for addressing these.

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