Feature stories

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.

Seed program and family gardens help farmers in Zimbabwe
Feature Story | Mar 16, 2007
Erratic rains and a tough economy challenge farmers, but seeds to plant and extra vegetables over the winter help them survive.

Peruvian villagers look beyond subsistence to their basic rights
Feature Story | Mar 01, 2007
Modest projects to grow food lead to a conviction to do more for a village and its children.

Oxfam funds fuel-efficient stoves that help women
Feature Story | Feb 28, 2007
A $132,000 program helps thousands of displaced women stay safer in Darfur by providing 4,200 households with fuel-efficient stoves.

Designed to last, new "Lift House" holds promise for Louisiana
Feature Story | Feb 21, 2007
A new concept takes shape and offers hope for residents of the Gulf that future hurricanes might inflict less, if any, property damage.

Writer learns what life is really like 'in the field'
Feature Story | Feb 20, 2007
Traveling by air, boat, and broken-down Toyota provides the best education.

Holding politicians accountable
Feature Story | Feb 20, 2007
Oxfam America and CONGAD call on candidates to refocus the political debate on the fight against poverty and economic governance.