Feature stories

Signs point to success: reducing disaster risks in El Salvador
Feature Story | Nov 07, 2006
Thorough planning helps everyone reach safety in emergencies, even in the poorest communities.

New fair trade company takes on the top bananas with Oxfam's support
Feature Story | Nov 06, 2006
Tropical fruit importer has a simple mission: improve the lives of poor banana farmers and workers.

Oxfam offers help to Ethiopians scrambling for water
Feature Story | Oct 30, 2006
Oxfam's programs are aimed at solutions to the region's severe water shortages.

Research that could save lives: HIV and the tsunami disaster
Feature Story | Oct 12, 2006
In southern India, vulnerability to HIV spiked in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami.

An Oxfam well driller hunts for water
Feature Story | Sep 27, 2006
Under a scorching sun, Oxfam well drillers attempt to find new sources of water for people in Sudan.

A Darfur camp of mud bricks feels permanent
Feature Story | Sep 27, 2006
A surge in building homes from mud bricks has eased a housing shortage, but accelerated a water shortage in western Sudan.

Spirit world
Feature Story | Aug 15, 2006
Acknowledging and working with spiritual leaders is essential to long-term changes leading to better respect for women and their rights.

Guardians of culture hold key to change
Feature Story | Aug 15, 2006
Local traditional healers work to transform views of women—and their role in Mozambique society.

"The" Trade Debate
Feature Story | Jul 19, 2006
DR-CAFTA became a symbolic debate about free trade in the Americas—and the world.