Articles

Partners in Central America and US unite to fight DR-CAFTA
Feature Story | Jul 19, 2006
Oxfam America supports groups in North and South, which participate in lobby visits and farmer exchanges.

Oxfam America president to Congress: Vote 'No' on US-Peru FTA
Feature Story | Jul 19, 2006
Agreement would be bad for farmers, access to medicines, and sustainable development.

Interview: Victor Campos
Feature Story | Jul 19, 2006
Victor Campos, 46, a civil engineer specializing in environmental issues, works for Centro Alexandro Von Humboldt, an Oxfam partner from Nicaragua.

Interview: Mario Rodriguez
Feature Story | Jul 19, 2006
Mario Rodriguez, 40, an economist specializing in intellectual property, works for CIDECA, an Oxfam partner in Guatemala.

A popular campaign
Feature Story | Jul 19, 2006
US-based activists played a significant role in forcing Congress to examine the merits of DR-CAFTA.

Seeds support AIDS orphans
Feature Story | Jun 19, 2006
For the Nyuwani homestead, an increase in crop production is helping meet food needs for 22 children.

A race against time in Mudzi
Feature Story | Jun 19, 2006
In the arid northeast corner of Zimbabwe, Oxfam America comes through for farmers in crisis.

A good daughter
Feature Story | Jun 19, 2006
Single mother, Minor Chisero, describes how her family is juggling their food needs, school fees, and health care expenses, while caring for her chronically ill mother.

The Lift House: Living on the bayou—or above it
Feature Story | Jun 06, 2006
MIT architecture students design a new housing concept for the Gulf Coast that combines affordability with hurricane-ready sturdiness, and ease of construction.

Group lives up to its name: Coastal Women for Change
Feature Story | May 31, 2006
Gulf Coast women join together to talk about what was happening in their community, what issues and problems they faced, and how these could be addressed.

Coffee farmers demand role in international organization
Feature Story | May 26, 2006
Small growers seek help from ICO to resolve economic problems of rising debt and lower prices for their product.

Rethinking culture: changing practices and proverbs in Oromiya
Feature Story | May 19, 2006

Banking on a future
Feature Story | May 19, 2006
In a community where women previously were not consulted on business decisions, today they are ensuring economic and food security for themselves and their families.

Worldwide competition names Oxfam partner "Environmental Hero"
Feature Story | May 02, 2006
Chinese activist recognized for documenting socioeconomic impact of dams.

Savings groups help villagers plan for the future
Feature Story | May 02, 2006
Oxfam is teaching the world's poorest people—people who cannot read or write—to save money through active participation.

Cambodian rice farmers go organic
Feature Story | May 02, 2006
As health food's popularity grows, an Oxfam partner in Cambodia establishes the first certified organic rice mill in the country.

Still shell-shocked by hurricane Stan, Guatemalan coffee farmers try to recover
Feature Story | Apr 21, 2006
Oxfam provides $100,000 grant to help farmers rebuild.

Violence against women at root of HIV/AIDS crisis
Feature Story | Apr 13, 2006
Oxfam partners mobilize public, research ways to improve respect for women and reduce the infection rate.