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Emiliana Aligaesha, Venture Capitalist
Manuel Dominguez, Fiscal Hawk
Martha Kwataine, Beltway Outsider
Nana Kojo Kondua IV, Job Creator
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.
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.
Meet Oxfam's Sisters on the Planet Ambassadors
Meet the influential women who are teaming up with Oxfam to help women worldwide fight hunger and poverty.
Ambassadors
Meet the American women leaders who are coming together as Sisters on the Planet Ambassadors.
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: Waiting for water--and the garden to grow--in Burkina Faso
Women in Burkina Faso are growing produce to feed their families and to sell, but getting access to enough water for the enterprise is a daily challenge.
In need of a better WASH: Water, sanitation, and hygiene policy issues in post-earthquake Haiti
This research initiative examined Haiti’s water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector before and following the January 12, 2010 earthquake, and the work of ...
In Peru, women confront climate change with traditional gardens
Can ancient knowledge help solve today’s problems? Indigenous women in the Amazon believe that it can—and to prove it, they’re going back to their roots.
Women living with uncertainty and high food prices
The constant rise in the price of staples affects women in El Salvador on a daily basis. With gardens, some women have found a way to ease the burden.
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 ...
Sisters on the Planet 4:30-minute version
Fight hunger. Invest in women. Watch Oxfam's video featuring the Sisters on the Planet ambassadors, then sign up as a Sister (or a Brother) at ...
Sisters on the Planet 30-second PSA
Fight hunger. Invest in women. Watch Oxfam's video featuring the Sisters on the Planet ambassadors, then sign up as a Sister (or a Brother) at ...
Feeding Boston, changing the world
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 ...
A health awakening
In the crowded camps of Darfur, community public health promoters are teaching unforgettable lessons about how to protect the health—and lives—of loved ones.
OXFAMExchange, Fall 2011
Africa's last famine?
Looking them in the eye
In Ghana, a young woman learns to lead in a village flooded by water draining from an underground mine shaft.
Knowledge is power
Across Ghana, new leaders are emerging to voice concerns about the environment and basic justice.
Leadership from the bottom up
Oxfam’s partner in Ghana, Wacam, is building a network of activists – many of them women – and helping them learn technical as well as leadership skills.
Working with women
Empowered women can change the world. At Oxfam America, that truth informs all our work, from our response to humanitarian emergencies to our campaigns for ...
Saving for Change now exceeds 500,000 members
Mali continues to lead rapid growth of innovative, savings-based microfinance program.
Hardest hit: Ethiopia
A women-led early warning system helps herding families in the southern part of the country find ways to cope with drought.
Millions face hunger as drought sweeps East Africa
Oxfam America is responding to the crisis with emergency assistance that includes food and cash-for-work programs that aim to help about 350,000 people.
OXFAMExchange Spring 2009
The power of resilience
With wood scarce in Darfur, a new stove promises good things for women and the environment
Fuel-efficient stoves that burn less wood will benefit both women in Darfur and the environment there.
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