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The Pursuit of Responsible Business Models by Impact SMEs: Take a look at a better future!
At Oxfam Novib, we believe that social entrepreneurship and impact-driven enterprises are key in creating thriving societies on a thriving planet. In the past 8 years, our Impact SME program has supported 511 Small and Medium Enterprises to scale up their impact. At the Responsible Business Forum, we invited 16 of these impact-driven enterprises from Cambodia, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Somaliland and Uganda to share their insights and experiences!
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Responsible Business Models for a Human Economy
We live in an economic system that is structurally geared towards serving the interests of the wealthiest 1% at the expense of everyone else. An economy that has overshot multiple planetary boundaries, and that is fundamentally biased against women. In summary, it’s divisive and degenerative by design. A fundamentally different economy is urgently needed. Business has a key role to play in this systemic change. In support of this last point, Oxfam Novib hosted its first Responsible Business Forum (#OxfamRBF23) in The Hague in November, with dedicated participants from over 20 different countries. We focused on the role of Small & Medium Social Enterprises (SMEs) and other progressive actors toward responsible business practices. In this blog, Oxfam Novib colleagues Fiona Jarden (Senior Adviser Women's Economic Justice) and Winne van Worden (Lead Human Economy) share approaches and practical examples from the forum.
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New book “One hundred local food plants for improving nutrition”
One hundred local food plants for improving nutrition is the title of the new book published by Oxfam, written by Gisella Cruz-Garcia, Konstantina Maria Togka, Hilton Mbozi and Bert Visser. This book will become the best friend for those who are keen to improve their nutrition, and help others to do that, with the consumption of local food plant biodiversity.
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'My five take-aways from participating in the C20 Bali Summit'
The annual C20 summit took place in Indonesia this year, from 5 to 7 October 2022. The C20 is one of the official G20 Engagement Groups that works to ensure that G20 leaders develop priorities that serve citizens and civil society. Alice Kooij (Fair4All Civic Space Advisor for Oxfam Novib) attended the summit and shares her five take-aways in this article.
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Mutual Capacity Strengthening in Influencing Networks
This article presents the learnings from Oxfam Novib's webinar on Mutual Capacity Strengthening in Influencing Networks (organized on 17 November 2020). This webinar is part of a webinar series on Influencing Networks and relates to the recently published book 'Beating the Drum: Stories of Influencing Networks'.
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Raising Voices through Community Mobilization
This article presents the learnings from Oxfam Novib's webinar on Community Mobilization in Influencing Networks (organized on 12 November 2020). This webinar is part of a webinar series on Influencing Networks and relates to the recently published book 'Beating the Drum: Stories of Influencing Networks'.
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Why trust is so important in tackling the coronavirus
An analysis on trust in times of corona. Research shows that, worldwide, the trust of citizens in their governments, media and scientific institutions varies widely. This must be translated into locally adapted approaches to effectively inform and engage citizens.
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‘My hope is that we will not go back to normal’
Activist and university teacher Florencia Partenio in an interview on the situation in Argentina: ‘I hope that we can re-think our production and consumption models and grow towards a social and self-managed economy.’
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Partner Njeri Njoroge on the lockdown in Kenya: 'Only together we can defeat this virus'
Mental health care worker Njeri Njoroge on the lockdown in Kenya. While she fears the rise of xenophobia and police brutality, she also sees reasons for optimism: 'I see so much creativity.'
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Human rights and privacy in times of corona
The Dutch ministry announced that it is considering the use of smartphone applications to control the spread of covid-19. In the Netherlands and all over the world, citizens allow the use of these apps, even if that means handing over their rights and privacy.
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Public safety songs about corona
Worldwide, governments, youth groups and artists record songs to inform about corona, or covid-19, for solidarity or encouragement. A selection of songs by President George Weah from Liberia and the Mukuru Youth Initiative in Kenya.
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Why we believe in partnerships
Oxfam Novib and SOMO formalized their longstanding collaboration in the 'Towards a Worldwide Influencing Network' Strategic Partnership with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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