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What exactly is Big Oil hiding?
Why are big oil companies so intent on hiding their payments to oil-producing countries that they are suing the US government?
Syria refugee crisis: Helping those who've lost everything
With your support, Oxfam is providing Syrian refugees with basic necessities like water and sanitation.
All eyes are on the US as Arms Trade Treaty opens for signature
The 154 countries that voted in favor of the treaty now need to step up and sign it.
Laura Chavez inspires Guatemalan women to claim their rights
Laura Chavez is a leader to the women in her community, especially those suffering from gender-based violence.
Aid is not the solution to poverty...
...People are. That's why Oxfam America is working to deepen the US government's commitment to making poverty-reducing foreign aid more effective.
Syrian refugees: dreaming of home
The Syria conflict has forced more than one million people to flee to neighboring countries. In Lebanon and Jordan, Oxfam has been providing essential aid.
A woman in a man’s world: A Jordanian engineer brings her skills to the Syria crisis
Farah Al-Basha helps keep clean water flowing in Zaatari refugee camp.
Alexis Nkurunziza, Transparency Expert
A researcher and human rights defender is leveraging a tiny investment of US foreign aid to open up budgets in Rwanda.
Oxfam very concerned about violent acts in Guatemala
Join Oxfam in demanding that the Guatemalan government protect the lives and rights of all its citizens.
Momentum rising for Behind the Brands
From M&M's World in Times Square, to the Nestle USA headquarters in Los Angeles, we're taking a stand for the millions of small-scale women cocoa farmers.
Screaming out loud: Syrian women tell stories of war and struggle
Citizen journalists elevate the voices of their refugee communities.
International Arms Trade Treaty: Take a good look
A massive and poorly regulated global trade in weapons feeds armed conflict that threatens the security and rights of people around the world on a daily basis.
What are big oil companies hiding?
A representative of a prominent human rights and environmental organization in Ghana calls on the American Petroleum Institute to drop its court case to block the payment transparency provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act.
Women and the big business of chocolate
Chocolate is a $100 billion industry, but most cocoa farmers live on less than $2 a day. Get the facts and find out how you can help.
Majeda Begum Shiru, Local Leader
A formerly quiet woman is leveraging a tiny investment of US foreign aid to enable women to speak loudly and powerfully to improve health and education in Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Top 10 things you need to know about Oxfam
Here are the most important facts about Oxfam America: what we do, how we do it, and how you can get involved in our mission.
Savings groups: Building a movement
Experts to convene at Washington, DC, conference to map future of savings groups
Sowing the seeds of a better future
In Haiti’s lush Artibonite Valley, combating hunger and rural poverty may come down to a four-letter word: rice.
For Syrian refugees, a long-awaited trip to the store
Many Syrian refugees in Lebanon are living with little protection from extreme winter temperatures. An Oxfam partner is providing essentials—and choices.
Martha Kwataine, Beltway Outsider
Martha Kwataine is leveraging a tiny investment of US foreign aid to protect the health of people in rural communities across Malawi.
Publications and reports
Vulnerability to disaster highlighted in new report
May 21, 2013 - No Accident, Resilience and the inequality of risk
Oxfam in the news
Sea of Syrian refugees threatens to overload Jordan
NPR, May 03, 2013 -
U.S. development assistance: a view from Africa
Kojo Nnamdi Show, Apr 15, 2013 -
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