Policy papers

Tax revenue is essential in providing the resources needed to finance sustainable development. The success of any state in collecting taxes while maintaining low cost of compliance is determined to a large extent by the effectiveness of the strategy employed in tax collection. An effective tax...

Increased public participation, expanded civil society space, stronger community capacities, and the consciousness for good governance and human rights, are core pre-requisites for sustained improvement in livelihoods for poor and marginalized individuals and groups. These are pillars for effective...

Oxfam in Kenya through its Women’s Rights Programme commissioned a Household Care Survey (HCS) between October 2018 and March 2019. The objective of the survey was to understand how Unpaid Care and Domestic Work (UCDW) impacts men and women, boys and girls at the household level, targeting five...

Oxfam in Kenya annual report highlights some of the key results achieved in 2018–2019 through our work with different partners in the four main thematic areas. That includes; Women rights, tax justice, natural resources and humanitarian systems strengthening.

Oxfam aims to ensure women, men and youth in poor and marginalized communities secure their rights to access, control, own and benefit equitably from the exploitation of land, extractive resources and other natural resources in the areas they live.