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- Interview: Victor Campos
- Victor Campos, 46, a civil engineer specializing in environmental issues, works for Centro Alexandro Von Humboldt, an Oxfam partner from Nicaragua.
- Interview: Mario Rodriguez
- Mario Rodriguez, 40, an economist specializing in intellectual property, works for CIDECA, an Oxfam partner in Guatemala.
- Interview: Jose Angel Tolentino
- Jose Angel Tolentino, 43, an economist specializing in international trade, works for FUNDE, an Oxfam partner in El Salvador.
- In Texistepeque, El Salvador, farmers question wisdom of relying on mining
- Concerns about water and land lead to a debate about the role of mining in long-term economic development.
- Global development and business groups call for trade reforms to benefit poor countries
- Holding onto the mangroves
- In some areas around Acajutla, El Salvador, mangrove forests have been severely reduced—replaced by fill and the simple homes of some of the country's poorest ...
- Coffee farmers' determination inspires action
- Despite challenges, coffee campaign manager finds reasons for hope.
- Coffee farmers demand role in international organization
- Small growers seek help from ICO to resolve economic problems of rising debt and lower prices for their product.
- Cambodian rice farmers go organic
- As health food's popularity grows, an Oxfam partner in Cambodia establishes the first certified organic rice mill in the country.
- "An energizing experience"
- Sharing this experience with some of the most impassioned and successful activists from across the United States refueled my own activist energy.
- A new campaign led by women
- A call for more resources and better laws, along with education for women and all young people, will reduce violence.
- Una vida diferente: women create a different life
- A campaign in El Salvador to reduce violence against women is forcing people to take a hard look at their culture and painful history of violence.
- The semblance of disaster
- Carrying out realistic disaster simulations is one way Oxfam ensures that its staff members are prepared to respond quickly and effectively.
- Resistance in Central America
- Central Americans worked hard to change the content of DR-CAFTA, as well as the way it was being negotiated.
- Profile: Gilma Molina de Vasquez
- How one woman redefined her relationship with her husband and family to become a community leader.
- Partners in Central America and US unite to fight DR-CAFTA
- Oxfam America supports groups in North and South, which participate in lobby visits and farmer exchanges.
- Oxfam Impact April 2008
- Where the ground remembers the rain
- President Saca speaks out against mining in El Salvador
- El Salvador's President Elias Antonio Saca announced that his government would not give out any mining permits in El Salvador.
- Central American mining could undermine economic well-being
- Oxfam urges informed public debate over costs and benefits
- Metals, mining, and sustainable development in Central America
- An assessment of benefits and costs
- US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Bad Deal for Development and National Security
- Oxfam Reaction to Final WTO Cotton Panel Ruling
- Farm Bill Deal Light on Reform and Heavy on Bloat
- Fair Trade Deal Needed Now More Than Ever
- Poor countries must not be rushed into an unfair deal that endangers development
- Extension of trade preferences beneficial for development
- US-EU Trade Proposal is "Old Wine in New Bottles"
- Trade Preference Extension for Andean Countries Crucial for Development
- Spread of Free Trade Agreements Threatens Poor Countries
- Senate Agriculture Committee Snubs Global Poor
- Pull Back on Stringent Intellectual Property Rules in Trade Deals Encouraging
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