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- More valuable than gold
- Andrea Perera explores how, for those living on gold deposits in Ghana, free, prior, and informed consent means the right to define the terms of development ...
- Lure of clean water: some displaced Chadians may not return
- In temporary settlements in eastern Chad, displaced people have found some comfort in the new things around them: clean water and access to a large market.
- Like the baobabs, cereal banks help Gambians weather hard times
- Oxfam America and its local partners are helping Gambians in the North Bank and Western divisions of the country plan for bouts of destructive weather and the ...
- West African countries endorse regional mining sector policy
- Holding politicians accountable
- Oxfam America and CONGAD call on candidates to refocus the political debate on the fight against poverty and economic governance.
- Global ambitions
- A steady supply of water expands horizons for farmer in Ethiopia.
- Ghana's president promises disclosure of oil contracts
- Mills takes step toward greater transparency, regulation.
- Gambian villagers find hope in easy-to-fix hand pumps
- Through a series of emergency programs, Oxfam America and its local partners are helping Gambians in the North Bank and Western divisions of the country plan ...
- From drought to floods: nine months in Ethiopia
- One of Oxfam America's humanitarian press officers recounts her time in Ethiopia in 2006.
- For resettled community, not all are satisfied with new home
- New clinic doesn't quite make up for lost lands, higher expenses for displaced farmers.
- Ethiopian women rediscover role as peace builders
- By raising awareness of the suffering produced by conflicts, women help find alternatives to violence.
- Demolished Ghanaian village wins court decision
- Mining company gets bill for houses, school destroyed in 1997.
- Coffee farmers' determination inspires action
- Despite challenges, coffee campaign manager finds reasons for hope.
- Building a culture of peace in Senegal
- In a region reeling from over 20 years of war, students learn about peace, respect, human rights, and how to resolve conflicts peacefully.
- An act of courage
- Gaspard Onokoko is a man of peace, and a courageous defender of human rights.
- A commitment to peace
- Oxfam's Eva Kouka leads the campaign in Senegal to eliminate the global trade in illegal arms.
- 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 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 ...
- 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
- Students take the lead
- Trained student mediators take responsibility for resolving conflicts at high schools in Casamance.
- Oxfam Impact Special Report
- Oxfam in East Africa
- Oxfam Impact June 2006
- More than Water: Hope for the Future
- Ghana's Big Test
- Oil's challenge to democratic development
- Hope against hunger in Congressional action
- Oil 'hot spot' Ghana must proceed with caution
- 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
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