Articles

Waiting for justice
Feature Story | Sep 14, 2010
In Peru, indigenous people are awaiting legislation that would uphold their rights—rights to be consulted about oil, gas, mining, and other economic development projects on their lands.

The children of the floods
Feature Story | Sep 07, 2010
When Mubashar Hasan, an Oxfam communications coordinator, set out for Nowshera district to report on the state of children in the tent camps of Pakistan, he was braced for the worst. What he found was unexpected.

In camps, concerns about the future
Feature Story | Aug 30, 2010
As floodwaters displace communities in Pakistan, Oxfam provides clean water and sanitation to hundreds of thousands living in tent camps. But it's crucial that we help families return to their homes.

Tired and soaked: delivering aid in Upper Swat
Feature Story | Aug 24, 2010
Qasim Berech, a public health specialist with Oxfam in Pakistan, wrote to us of his team’s journey to an isolated city in Upper Swat.

Life on the edge in Layyah camp
Feature Story | Aug 18, 2010
In a district of Pakistan where thousands have lost their homes to flooding, an Oxfam partner organization provides hygiene kits and other essential aid.

With small but steady steps, Haitians work to make better lives for themselves in the countryside
Feature Story | Aug 12, 2010
A key to decentralizing Haiti is to create more opportunities in its rural regions.

Sewing for Change
Feature Story | Aug 09, 2010
Women from small savings groups win their share of a national bid.

Now we know
Feature Story | Jul 15, 2010
A collaboration between local citizens’ committees and officials in Peru shows how communities can create lasting change by holding governments accountable.

A place to call home?
Feature Story | Jul 13, 2010
A new camp in Haiti provides safety but no clear future.

Things will get better: rebuilding livelihoods in Carrefour Feuilles
Feature Story | Jul 12, 2010
An earthquake survivor tells the story of her small but growing business.

In villages of Niger, hunger weakens people and animals
Feature Story | Jul 08, 2010
Rains are desperately needed for farmers across the Sahel. But in some places, the rain will also make it very difficult to deliver vital aid.

Food crisis grips Sahel region of West Africa, 10 million affected
Feature Story | Jun 30, 2010
Poor rains last year reduced the size of harvests and dried out pastureland across the region.

With 17 guests, one Haitian family reflects the struggles of many in the months since the quake
Feature Story | Jun 28, 2010
In the town of Saint Michel, the Perards have opened their doors to a stream of relatives and friends who fled the destroyed capital.

Fishermen prepare for the worst with BP oil spill
Feature Story | Jun 25, 2010
Gulf Coast communities deal with the spill's impact on livelihoods and worry about the recovery process.