Articles

Letting gravity do the work, Oxfam irrigates pastures in Peru
Feature Story | May 30, 2007
Sprinklers help herders grow grass for their alpacas in the Andes.

In Peru, Oxfam helps mountain hamlets prepare for the next bout of bad weather
Feature Story | May 30, 2007
Acres of barley, gravity-fed sprinklers, and radio towers are some of the tools Oxfam has helped to provide Peruvian herders working high in the Andes.

Calling Caylloma: mountain radio connects far-flung herders
Feature Story | May 30, 2007
A newly installed network allows Peruvian herders to call for help fast.

Village wells with hand pumps improve lives of Ethiopian women
Feature Story | May 27, 2007
Two-hour treks to fetch water several times a day are now a thing of the past for some women in Ethiopia's Bacho district.

Numbers don't lie
Feature Story | May 25, 2007
Early success of innovative finance program impresses experts in Mali.

Ethiopians, North American roasters move forward with trademark initiative
Feature Story | May 11, 2007
In second meeting in three months, two sides discuss how to implement Ethiopia's control of its coffee brands.

Cambodia sees Oxfam as a partner in petroleum lawmaking process
Feature Story | May 08, 2007
Public forum on extractive industries attracts attention of national government.

New well for Neftegna Sefer means rebirth for this village
Feature Story | May 07, 2007
In a land of recurrent droughts a clean source of water is an invaluable resource. In Neftegna Sefer in the Bacho district, villagers treat their new well and hand pump with reverence.

New attention on ChevronTexaco case
Feature Story | May 03, 2007
President of Ecuador speaks out on environment as indigenous leaders press for justice at shareholder meeting.

Fixing up the land, little by little
Feature Story | May 03, 2007
Farmer Lucas Izapo says it could take three or four more years to recover his land. Part III of III

Coffee cooperatives still rebuilding after Stan
Feature Story | May 03, 2007
How Guatamalan coffee cooperatives are recovering from heavy rains. Part I of III

"We emerged from the crisis, and then came Stan"
Feature Story | May 03, 2007
Just as coffee growers started to emerge from the coffee-price crisis, rains from hurricane Stan hit. Part two of a three-part series.

US farmworkers reach historic agreement with McDonald's
Feature Story | Apr 10, 2007
Some tomato pickers in southwestern Florida could see their wages nearly double now that McDonald's has agreed to pay them a penny a pound more for the produce they gather.

Spreading the wealth
Feature Story | Apr 10, 2007
In Mali, women help others start their own saving and loan groups.

Gradual change in the status of women
Feature Story | Apr 10, 2007
Saving for Change doesn't just help women earn money—it is a means to change their role in the family and the village.

Fighting malaria is fighting poverty
Feature Story | Apr 10, 2007
Organizing women in Saving for Change groups helps them to reduce the threat of malaria.

Oxfam preps for oil and mining's new focus
Feature Story | Apr 03, 2007
American, Chinese, and Australian companies look to Cambodia.

The Andean challenge: getting there and catching your breath
Feature Story | Apr 02, 2007
At 16,000 feet above sea level, the air is thin in the mountain hamlets of Peru. Oxfam America and its partner, Asociación Proyección, are reaching out to herders in the region who have confronted severe hardships in the face of changing weather patterns.

Taking steps toward gender equity
Feature Story | Mar 27, 2007
In Tamil Nadu, India, Oxfam study finds approaches that work.