Feature stories

Boredom, worry fill the days for many in Darfur camps
Feature Story | Jun 21, 2007
For many of the two million people displaced in Darfur, home is now a crowded camp far from the work and social interactions that once framed their lives.

Mountain-grown barley helps Peru herders keep their alpacas strong
Feature Story | May 30, 2007
Herders at high altitudes are now growing fields of barley and oats to help tide their livestock over during harsh winter weather.

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.