The Right to be Heard Framework: A learning companion

Abstract

This practical guide is designed to help practitioners in choosing how and where to build programmes that address issues of governance. It explores how to render power visible – looking at the underlying power relations within a community in order to support people’s movements to demand accountability from the state. This includes looking at gender and women’s rights; finding spaces for dialogue; looking at the power of the individual; and strengthening and supporting groups within civil society. The guide contains case studies from Oxfam’s on-the-ground work around the world, and lists the best sources of further information. For more examples of how the rights-based approach has been put into practice in our programmes see: · Local Governance and Community Action Programme Insights with studies from Malawi, Tanzania, Viet Nam, Nepal and Kenya · Speaking Out: Case studies on how poor people influence decision-making with studies from Honduras, Malawi, Bangladesh, Georgia, Guatemala, Indonesia, the UK, Peru and India