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Home is a shelter of straw and plastic
Omar Bukhari Ahmed, his two wives, and their nine children live in a makeshift shelter a few miles from their home in North Darfur while they wait for safety ...
Global ambitions
A steady supply of water expands horizons for farmer in Ethiopia.
From drought to floods: nine months in Ethiopia
One of Oxfam America's humanitarian press officers recounts her time in Ethiopia in 2006.
Ethiopian women rediscover role as peace builders
By raising awareness of the suffering produced by conflicts, women help find alternatives to violence.
A Darfur mother faces bleak choices in camp for 15,000 people
Collecting firewood and fodder are tasks full of risk for this Darfur mother. But without them, she won't be able to care for her family.
Coffee farmers' determination inspires action
Despite challenges, coffee campaign manager finds reasons for hope.
Boredom, worry fill the days for many in Darfur camps
For many of the two million people displaced in Darfur, home is now a crowded camp far from the work and social interactions that once framed their lives.
An Oxfam well driller hunts for water
Under a scorching sun, Oxfam well drillers attempt to find new sources of water for people in Sudan.
A journey across Darfur imparts a critical lesson
With gunshots rattling the air, the pleas of Darfur youths take on a whole new urgency.
A bridge to peace
A newly formed Peace Committee helps end the violence that forced thousands of people from their homes in southern Ethiopia.
With Oxfam's help, women become entrepreneurs in Khartoum market
Oxfam's partner helps women in Khartoum launch businesses that support their families.
With early warning, small problems in Ethiopia won't grow
Around the southern Ethiopia border town of Moyale, where herders compete to eke a living from often-parched pasture land, a mysterious disease is slowly ...
Who is Nick Anderson? He's Oxfam America's Youth Ambassador to Darfur
In late July, 2008, Oxfam America sent Nick Anderson, a rising high school senior, to Darfur. His mission was to find a way for American teenagers to connect ...
Volunteers in Darfur camps help improve health conditions for everyone
Helping prevent the spread of waterborne diseases among 400,000 displaced people in camps scattered across Darfur and Chad is no small task. Volunteers are ...
Village wells with hand pumps improve lives of Ethiopian women
Two-hour treks to fetch water several times a day are now a thing of the past for some women in Ethiopia's Bacho district.
Pumps, wells replace hot, dusty trek to haul water
The second life of litter
Little is wasted in poor Darfur: recycling is a way of life.
Rebuilding lives in Darfur
Responding to the emergency needs of the people.
Oxfam program head reflects on her years in Darfur
Caroline Nursey has been involved with the humanitarian response in Darfur, Sudan, since the crisis there erupted—first as a regional director and most ...
Oxfam Impact Special Report
Oxfam in East Africa
Oxfam Impact June 2006
More than Water: Hope for the Future
Hope against hunger in Congressional action
July was Darfur's worst-ever month for violence toward aid workers
Oxfam America is Selected by eBay Foundation for Unique Online Giving Campaign
Green Mountain Joins Ethiopia Coffee Project
Oxfam: Somali organizations report of bombings striking innocent civilians
Oxfam Youth Ambassador Returns from Darfur with Call to Action for Young Americans
"Ocean's 13" Cast and Producer Donate $750,000 to Oxfam America through the "Not On Our Watch" Initiative
Grammy award-nominated singer-songwriter Angelique Kidjo donates proceeds from her video download to Oxfam
G8 Risk Going Into Reverse on Aid, Warns Oxfam on Eve of Summit
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