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Reporting period ending: 2021-03-31

Programs and activities:

Ongoing programs:
OVER THE PAST YEAR, OXFAM CANADA HAS CONTINUED TO RUN A NUMBER OF PROJECTS TO ADVANCE WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY INTERNATIONALLY. IN BANGLADESH, INDIA, INDONESIA, NEPAL, PAKISTAN AND PHILIPPINES, OXFAM HAS WORKED WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO PREVENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS. IN AFGHANISTAN, OXFAM'S PROJECT AIMS TO SUPPORT AFGHAN WOMEN AND GIRLS TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFECTIVELY IN DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES WITHIN THE AFGHAN SOCIETY. IN CUBA, ITS PROJECT AIMS TO INCREASE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN SELECTED AREAS. IN THE PHILIPPINES, ETHIOPIA, MOZAMBIQUE, MALAWI AND ZAMBIA, ITS PROJECTS FOCUS ON PROMOTING AND IMPROVING WOMEN AND GIRLS' SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS. IN GUATEMALA, OXFAM LAUNCHED A PROJECT CALLED WOMEN'S VOICE AND LEADERSHIP TO PROVIDE STRATEGIC SUPPORT TO THE COUNTRY'S ONLY NATIONAL INDIGENOUS WOMEN'S MOVEMENT. AND IN CANADA, OXFAM HAS BEEN RUNNING A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES TO ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN'S ECONOMIC JUSTICE, DEVELOP TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO ENSURE GENDER IMPACT ASSESSMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN MAJOR ENERGY PROJECTS, AND ENGAGE THE CANADIAN PUBLIC ON THE ISSUE OF SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS.

New programs:
THIS YEAR, OXFAM STARTED A NEW PROJECT IN NICARAGUA WHICH AIMS TO STRENGTHEN CIVIL SOCIETY; SUPPORT NETWORKING, CAPACITY BUILDING AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING; AND PROVIDE FLEXIBLE FUNDING TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS. ADDITIONALLY, OXFAM IS RUNNING A RESEARCH PROJECT ON THE GENDERED IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC ON LIVELIHOODS IN AFRICA.

Operations Outside Canada

• PHILIPPINES

• CUBA

• COLOMBIA

• AFGHANISTAN

• SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

• TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF

• BANGLADESH

• ETHIOPIA

• INDONESIA

• MOZAMBIQUE

Compensation

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