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Caught on the wrong side of a gold boom
Farmers in Ghana talk candidly about the impact of gold mining on their communities and how to hold mining companies and government accountable.
Dead fish and acid pollution point to cyanide in stream
Farmers in Ghana affected by chemical spill call on government to investigate and punish polluters.
A new leader of concerned farmers in rural Ghana
Emilia Amoateng helps defend the rights of fellow villagers, presses a legal case for compensation for their lost farms.
The Rice Value Chain in Haiti
Policy Proposal
Don't cut aid. It's working.
Cutting aid won't solve our budget problems--but it will close the door on a safer world and a better future.
Conflict in Darfur
Oxfam is providing critical water, sanitation facilities, and hygiene supplies to hundreds of thousands of people in Darfur; we are also distributing ...
1.3 million rice farmers now using innovative growing methods in Vietnam
Oxfam support for System of Rice Intensification helping to change lives of farmers.
Don't cut aid. It's working.
By leveraging a tiny U.S. investment, people like Emiliana Aligaesha, Nana Kojo Kondua IV, Manuel Dominguez, and Martha Kwataine are creating a sound future ...
Emiliana Aligaesha, Venture Capitalist
Tanzania’s female food heroes transform the landscape
Oxfam leads a contest that puts the stories of women like Martha Waziri in the national spotlight.
Speaking up for North Carolina's tobacco pickers
Many still face unhealthy and difficult working conditions; Oxfam and partners helped them make their case to companies in 2012.
Rural women farmers rally for food security in El Salvador
Healthy food and a sustainable way to produce it were among the goals of women who marched on World Food Day in San Salvador.
Haiti Rice Value Chain Assessment
Rapid diagnosis and implications for program design
Our Land Our Lives
In the past decade an area of land eight times the size of the UK has been sold off globally as land sales rapidly accelerate. This land could feed a billion ...
GROW: Food. Justice. Planet.
An overview of Oxfam's global GROW campaign
OXFAMExchange, Winter 2012
What if development took the kind of time and commitment it takes to raise a child? (It does.)
La Oroya, Peru: Poisoned town
American-owned Doe Run polluted this small mountain community for more than a decade. Now citizens are joining with Oxfam to hold the company accountable.
La Oroya speaks to Washington
Citizens of polluted city in Peru take their case to US Congress.
Sahel food crisis: Farmers cope with food shortages
Confronted with a poor 2011 harvest, farmers find creative ways to earn money to buy food.
Guatemalan government continues to ignore ruling of human rights commission
Public events put spotlight on non-compliance with precautionary measures recommendation.
Guatemalan human rights and environmental advocates under threat
Oxfam calls on government to ensure safety of CALAS officials and investigate origins of death threats.
A new law changes the landscape for Peru's indigenous people
Oxfam and partners joined forces to support the consultation law, which gives communities greater decision-making power over their natural resources and ...
In northern Ethiopia, weather insurance offers a buffer against drought
A growing number of families have signed up for weather insurance to protect their crop investments from insufficient rainfall.
Q&A: La Oroya's future
A government decision could mean good news for families in Peru's most polluted town, and for their supporters here in the US. But the struggle to clean up La ...
Swiss Re and Oxfam America launch joint risk management initiative for farmers in Tigray, Ethiopia
Swiss Re and Oxfam America have announced a joint Commitment to Action at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2008 meeting in New York on 23 - 26 September. ...
With irrigation, herders in southern Ethiopia turn to farming
A small-scale irrigation project along the banks of the Dawa River is helping some herders grow enough food to feed their families--even as drought ravages ...
Marlin Mine: Violence and pollution lead to call for suspension
Concerns about human rights violations and the environment in Guatemala lead indigenous communities to seek a suspension of mine operations in western ...
More than 1 million growers are now embracing innovative approaches to producing more rice
System of Rice Intensification helps small-scale farmers in Vietnam.
Congress ramps up pressure on SEC to fully implement oil payment transparency law
Ethiopian farmers get a payout, easing effects of drought
With cash from the weather insurance policies they bought through an innovative program, farmers from Tigray can now plan for the future.
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