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Real Geek: GDPR and the right to privacy in practice for impact evaluations

February 06, 2020 • Oxfam

What is GDPR and Oxfam's Responsible Data Policy? How does GDPR affect the way we collect data when carrying out monitoring and evaluations?

Following the recent publication of the Going Digital report on GDPR, two of our regular "Real Geekers", Jaynie Vonk, Global Advisor on Impact Evaluations and Simone Lombardini, Impact and Evaluation lead, discuss the implementation, challenges and dilemmas of integrating GDPR and Oxfam's Responsible Data Policy into our monitoring and evaluation processes.

Read the full report here:
Going Digital: Privacy and data security under GDPR for quantitative impact evaluation.

Image credit: Kalpesh Lathigra/Oxfam
Oxfam’s Mobile Unit team interview migrants to establish whether or not they have fallen outside of the official Italian ‘hotspot’ system. If migrants are not currently aware of their rights and are not receiving support, Oxfam provide assistance, informing them of their rights, and directing them to structures that can host them.