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1. Protection and Governance: Linking Good Practice in Protection and Governance Programmes in the DRC

Author:
Helen Lindley-Jones
Publication Date:
06-2017
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
Oxfam Publishing
Abstract:
Oxfam’s programmes in the Democratic Republic of Congo work in a context in which violent and non-violent conflict affect communities and protection and governance concerns are closely linked. Some protection threats, such as illegal taxes and arbitrary arrests, stem from structural governance issues, and other protection threats, such as forced marriage, are exacerbated through the challenges that local authorities face in fulfilling their role as duty bearers. This learning report explores the overlap between protection and governance, and Oxfam’s staff in the DRC share learning of potential value for the review and design of other governance and protection programmes in fragile and conflict-affected contexts.
Topic:
Governance, Fragile States, Conflict, and Protected People
Political Geography:
Africa and Democratic Republic of Congo

2. Community Protection Structures: Influencing for Local-Level Change in Conflict Settings in the DRC

Author:
Sarah Barakat and Melanie Kesmaecker-Wissing
Publication Date:
07-2017
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
Oxfam Publishing
Abstract:
Using learning from protection programming in Colombia, Oxfam has been implementing its community protection programme in the DRC since 2006. It aims to help individuals prevent, and respond to, violence and abuse, while also holding duty-bearers to account for the protection of civilian populations. The programme uses a community-based approach that involves building Community Protection Structures (CPSs). Supported by Oxfam and partners, these are designed to identify the main threats faced by communities and find the best way of addressing them, while engaging with local authorities. The programme seeks to address power imbalances, between men and women and also between rights holders and duty-bearers. Its core premise is that communication among community members, and between them and local authorities, is key in order to find pragmatic ways to uphold people’s rights while also holding authorities to account. This communication must be informed by a shared understanding of human rights.
Topic:
Gender Issues, Civil Rights, Community, and Protected People
Political Geography:
Democratic Republic of Congo

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