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As food crisis looms, the lean season hits early in northern Senegal
An Oxfam team assesses the conditions around a group of small villages where many of the food reserves are now exhausted.
Counting on the rain to continue--or weather insurance to help cover losses
For Ethiopian farmer Gidey Mehari, when the opportunity to buy weather insurance for his crops arose, he jumped at the chance.
Doubling his weather insurance, this Ethiopian farmer is happy for the security it provides
"Anything can happen," says Alemu Tadesse. And that's why he is investing in weather insurance for some of his crops.
Haiti: a grain milling operation offers an economic lifeline for women
To help tackle unemployment and ensure families have access to food, Oxfam is working with a women's group to modernize and expand a service center.
American-owned Doe Run polluted this small mountain community for more than a decade. Now citizens are joining with Oxfam to hold the company accountable.
Haiti: Reducing the risk of flooding in Artibonite
A local mayor enlists support from Oxfam to address major flooding in his community in rural Haiti.
Ethiopian farmers get a payout, easing effects of drought
With cash from the weather insurance policies they bought through an innovative program, farmers from Tigray can now plan for the future.
Rain in drought-hit East Africa brings changing humanitarian needs
Despite the rain, and the relief it brings, emergency conditions will likely last well into 2012.
In the midst of famine, children survive with the help of Oxfam partner SAACID
Community therapeutic care centers across Somalia's capital are admitting more than 3,000 malnourished children every week.
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- For Brides and Grooms Who Have Everything, Something to Ease the Conscience
- Wall Street Journal, Jan 28, 2012 - Article features Oxfam America Unwrapped
- Just A Few Months Old, S. Sudan Already In Turmoil
- NPR, Jan 15, 2012 - Article quotes OA senior policy advisor for humanitarian response Noah Gottschalk
- Two years on, Haiti still reeling from quake
- CNN, Jan 13, 2012 - Article quotes Oxfam country director in Haiti Cecilia Millan
- Two years after quake, signs of progress in Haiti
- Washington Post, Jan 11, 2012 - Article mentions Oxfam
- Haiti: Two years after the earthquake, where did the money go?
- GlobalPost, Jan 10, 2012 - Article quotes OA senior researcher of humanitarian policy and climate change Marc Cohen
- CSOs collaborating with private sector to alleviate poverty
- Zambia Daily Mail, Jan 10, 2012 - Article quotes OA associate director of markets and innovations Vinod Parmeshwar
- How generous are Americans?
- GlobalPost, Jan 05, 2012 - Article quotes OA director of aid effectiveness Greg Adams
- Somalia fears as US Sunrise banks stop money transfers
- BBC, Dec 30, 2011 - Article quotes OA humanitarian policy advisor Shannon Scribner
- Last minute gift ideas: What to give when you’re out of time
- Washington Post, Dec 23, 2011 - Article features OA's Unwrapped program
Press releases Subscribe | View All
- Oxfam welcomes independent process to address community grievances in Uganda land dispute
- Jan 23, 2012
- Thousands of lives and millions of dollars lost due to late response to food crisis in East Africa
- Jan 18, 2012
- Two years on and Haiti's reconstruction proceeds at a 'snail's pace,' leaving half a million Haitians homeless
- Jan 10, 2012
