Oxfam Supporter Relations
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Description
Oxfam GB is a leading international NGO with a worldwide reputation for excellence in the delivery of aid and development work. Our purpose is to work with others to overcome poverty and suffering. Oxfam GB is a member of Oxfam International.
Organisations / agencies covered
Oxfam GB.
This is approximately 70% of Oxfam GB’s charitable expenditure. Expenditure that relates to excluded projects and expenditure relating to management and administration is missing. UK Campaigns projects are now included.
Timeliness of Data
Data will be published after accounts have been audited and closed at the end of Oxfam’s financial year.
Frequency of publication
Data will be published annually. By July 2013, Oxfam GB will move to publishing at quarterly intervals.
Units of Aid
Activities at hierarchy level 2 are projects. We are currently only publishing at this level.
Segmentation of Published Data
Data is currently published as a single file. It will be published in separate files per country or region of impact, once the IATI mapping tool is upgraded.
Approximately 20% of projects are not specific to one country.
Data Definitions and References
Data that is of note is sector data and region of impact data, where Oxfam use their own categorisation.
Explanation of all data can be found at http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/our-work/methods-approaches/open-information
Field Exclusions
n/a
Record Exclusions
Projects with internal or high sensitivity for security reasons are excluded
Programme administration and support projects are excluded
Thresholds
Projects with expenditure never more than 1000GBP in any year are excluded
Other Constraints
n/a
Data Quality
Past expenditure has been audited.
Future budgets are subject to change.
Project narrative is subject to change.
Sector information (Aims) are based on the judgement of project staff, subject to change and not verified.
This information has primarily been written for an internal audience and may use Oxfam GB terminology.
User Interface
The IATI data will be available in Excel format at http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/our-work/methods-approaches/open-information