- Don't cut ordinary Haitians out of planning Haiti's future!
- World leaders and financiers will meet in New York this month to map out Haiti's reconstruction. But community leaders and poor people from Haiti haven't yet been invited. Call on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to push the meeting's organizers to give Haitian citizens and community leaders a seat at the table and a voice in the deliberations. It's a major chance to turn things around for Haiti.
- Afghanistan: People First
- Eight years and 30 billion dollars later Afghanistan is still one of the poorest places on Earth with nearly half of Afghans living in poverty. While international support has improved the lives of Afghans, we still have a long way to go to meet basic needs across the country. It’s time to think about development based on Afghans' needs first rather than on military objectives and exit strategies.
- Tell your senators to co-sponsor the Foreign Assistance Revitalization and Accountability Act of 2009
- Right now, the US foreign aid agency needs help. Until it is strengthened and rebuilt, American efforts to relieve global poverty will suffer.
- Learn more about what Oxfam is advocating in foreign aid reform
- Read "Ownership in practice: The key to smart development"
- Learn how aid works
- Read "Foreign Aid 101," Oxfam America's primer on aid.
- Tell Congress to co-sponsor the Lugar-Casey Global Food Security Act of 2009
- We need to stand up for the millions of people around the world who face hunger on a daily basis.
- Tell your representative to become a co-sponsor of the Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009 (HR 2139)
- This is our best chance to improve the way we tackle global poverty. But the bill won't pass without broad Congressional support.
- Join the Aid Reform campaign mailing list
- New global education fund needed for 72 million children
- Former Afghan finance minister calls for greater foreign aid transparency
- US Senate’s commitment to aid reform critical to success for Shah and USAID
- Oxfam America on Dr. Rajiv Shah, Obama’s Nominee for USAID Administrator
- Millions of displaced Pakistanis missed out on aid because rich countries gave too little too late, says Oxfam
- New Senate bill pushes for development aid transparency, stronger USAID
- African leaders call for a new path on US foreign assistance
- Oxfam welcomes Berman's action to increase development and diplomatic capacity
- New bipartisan congressional bill promises renewed hope for US foreign assistance and global poverty reduction
- Number of people affected by climate disaster up 54 percent by 2015
- Oxfam outlines four stepping stones to the G20's 'new world order'
- Bank bailout could end poverty for 50 years
- Aid still at 1993 level despite increase
- Focus on poverty reduction and local ownership critical to successful aid in Afghanistan
- G20 must put fight against poverty at the center of global economic reforms
- Global leaders must not squander historic opportunity for reform.
- Bold leadership is needed to turn the tide of poverty
- Rescuing Education for All
- How reform of the Fast Track Initiative should lead to a Global Fund for Education
- Why are humanitarian advocates leading on aid reform?
- AidNow series
- Transparency is happening right now: USAID and Indonesia's national budget
- AidNow series
- Band aids and beyond
- Oxfam calls for a shake-up in the way the world deals with food crises in Ethiopia and beyond.
- Ownership in practice: The key to smart development
- Countries should provide foreign aid in ways that strengthen the voice of poor people and the responsiveness of the state.
- Why should water, sanitation, and hygiene advocates lead on aid reform?
- AidNow series
- Why should health advocates lead on aid reform?
- AidNow series
- What development professionals need: Voices from the frontlines
- AidNow series
- Field report from Cambodia
- Smart Development in Practice series
- The White Oak Recommendations on Effective Global Development in the US National Interest
- "D" is for Different: Why diplomacy and development are not the same, and why it matters
- AidNow series
- What Happened at the G20?
- Initial analysis of the London summit
- Failing the Cardozo test
- Why US foreign assistance legislation needs a fresh start
- Field report from Afghanistan
- Smart Development in Practice series
- Field Report from Southern Sudan
- Smart Development in Practice Series
- Ten Point Plan to Change Course in Afghanistan
- Oxfam America's memo to President Obama
- Why trade policy can help or hinder the US's fight against poverty
- AidNow series
- The tied aid "round trip"
- AidNow series
- When developing countries lead, will the US follow?
- AidNow series
- The Humanitarian Response Index: Where we stand
- AidNow series
- Measuring the right results
- AidNow series
- Field Report from Mozambique
- Smart Development in Practice Series
- From Poverty to Power
- For the US to become a global leader in smart development, it should focus on strengthening responsible and effective states and helping active citizens to foster equitable economic growth through their own efforts.
- Field Report from El Salvador
- Smart Development in Practice Series
- New Day New Way
- The importance of supporting development and reducing poverty abroad are understood now as never before to be both moral imperatives and prerequisites for sustained US national security.
- Getting results from our aid: Rethinking what we measure
- AidNow series
- Foreign Aid 101
- Oxfam sets out to answer fundamental questions through a quick and easy guide to understanding foreign aid.
- "Foreign Assistance Reform in the Next Administration: Challenges and Solutions"
- Perceptions of Poverty from the "Poor," Conceptions of Poverty from the "Poor"
- This executive summary presents the broader lessons from APPPA's findings and documents a sample of the vast selection of personal understandings of poverty from people living in Afghanistan. By providing these first-hand perspectives, the APPPA aims to contribute to increasingly relevant, effective poverty reduction projects.
- Falling Short
- The prospects for peace in Afghanistan are being undermined because Western countries are failing to deliver on their promises of aid to the tune of $10 billion and because aid going to the country is used ineffectively, according to this report by ACBAR, an alliance international aid agencies--including Oxfam--working in Afghanistan.
- Smart Development
- Oxfam's briefing paper on making aid work.
- Oxfam America Organizing Guide
- Tips for taking action in your community
- Oxfam America House Party Guide
- Tools for hosting a high-impact event
- Take Action: Global Food Crisis
- Already 854 million people on our planet suffer from hunger. Now, as food prices climb high and fast, conditions are becoming worse and threatening the well-being of millions more people.
- Oxfam America President Ray Offenheiser on Bloggingheads.tv
- Mark Leon Goldberg of UN Dispatch and The American Prospect, chats with Ray Offenheiser, president of Oxfam America, about how we can bring US foreign assistance and foreign aid practices into the 21st century.
- Reform US Foreign Aid Policy
- US foreign aid has saved millions of lives and helped millions more overcome poverty. Yet foreign aid is still under-performing and often fails to reach the people who need it most.
- Predictable, multiyear aid is life-saving in difficult contexts
- An interview with Melissa Phillips, NGO Secretariat Coordinator in Juba, Southern Sudan.
- Bring US Foreign Assistance into the 21st Century
- This short video was produced by our partners at the Center for Global Development.
- Sustainable Security
- Oxfam America president Raymond C. Offenheiser discusses how 21st century sustainable security requires working together across borders for joint solutions to global challenges.
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"Africa's future is up to Africans"
President Obama's first speech in sub-Saharan Africa hits important points on good governance, responsible use of natural resources, trade, and defeating poverty.
In Cambodia, USAID helps citizen groups protect their legal rights
Support to the Community Legal Education Center (CLEC) helps USAID foster an environment where citizens can have a voice in their government and demand broader accountability.
Lessons on how PEPFAR can be integrated into a country's own health system
PEPFAR's evolving role in Mozambique is a model for countries that have only just begun to hold donors accountable to their national health priorities.
Dispatch from the field: Diogo Milagre, Mozambique
Diogo Milagre is Deputy Executive Secretary of the National AIDS Council, the agency within the Mozambican government that coordinates the national response to HIV/AIDS.
In El Salvador, USAID program grows a new generation of rural entrepreneurs
By building on local knowledge—and adapting to local conditions—USAID and Fintrac help farming communities overcome poverty.
Oxfam's policy advisor, Matt Waldman, talks about how we can make aid more effective in Afghanistan.
Building on strength in Afghanistan
Far from hopeless, the Afghan people are determined to build a peaceful future—and US foreign aid can help.
Listening and learning to improve aid
As part of the Listening Project, Oxfam America talks to community members about their experiences with international aid—and gains some valuable insights.
