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Moving Toward Lasting Solutions in Gambia
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A Fragile Balance
Cultivating Poverty
The impact of US cotton subsidies on Africa
West Africa asks, "Where is my gold?"
Oxfam America and leading civil society organizations in West Africa are launching a week of action aimed at raising public awareness about the mining industry ...
Causing Hunger
An overview of the food crisis in Africa
Mission incomplete
Why civilians remain at risk in eastern Chad
Small investments, big changes
Oxfam America's Saving for Change program in Mali is helping more than 24,000 women save money, invest in small businesses, and become more active in their ...
Fighting malaria is fighting poverty
Organizing women in Saving for Change groups helps them to reduce the threat of malaria.
Gradual change in the status of women
Saving for Change doesn't just help women earn money—it is a means to change their role in the family and the village.
Numbers don't lie
Early success of innovative finance program impresses experts in Mali.
Seeds support AIDS orphans
For the Nyuwani homestead, an increase in crop production is helping meet food needs for 22 children.
In Ethiopia, hunger lurks as rain begins to fall
4.6 million people now need emergency assistance as drought and high food prices take their toll.
Oxfam in Cuba
After 15 years of economic crisis, Cuba is still facing significant challenges. But there are real signs that Cuba is starting to move forward.
Double-Edged Prices
Lessons from the food price crisis: 10 actions developing countries should take
Hope for rural Afghans
Education is the basis for a rural development project that has helped put food on the table for people in the Daikundi and Bamiyan provinces, where ...
Joanna Manu: community activist in Ghana
Joanna Manu learns how to defend her rights and stands firm in protecting the environment in her community.
Land and heritage at risk in Ghana
A proposal to mine in a forest reserve raises concerns about the environment and the future of a nearby farming community.
Oxfam welcomes President Obama's food security announcement
Seasonal flooding in Gambella leaves thousands of Ethiopians needing help
When two rivers spilled their banks, the consequences were severe.
Pollution risk at new gold mine in Ghana exposed
Journalist in Ghana writes about environmental risks, wins award.
Oxfam America and ECOWAS to create new mining code
Oxfam America and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed on April 4, 2008 to collaborate on creating a common mining code for all of ...
In a Chad camp, gluey porridge sustains the Aboubakars
Travelling through 24 countries, the authors of a book called 'Hungry Planet: What the World Eats' learn from the Aboubakars about the hardships in a Chad ...
Feeding Zimbabwe: Association of Women's Clubs
The 60,000-member association purchases and distributes grain to the most vulnerable communities.
Banking on a future
In a community where women previously were not consulted on business decisions, today they are ensuring economic and food security for themselves and their ...
As food prices soar, hunger and unrest prompt global concern
A convergence of factors, including high energy and fertilizer costs, sent global food prices spiraling upward in the spring of 2008, forcing families to make ...
Drought in Ethiopia brings hardship
Herders and the animals they depend on for survival are suffering through a dry spell.
As food prices rise, Oxfam programs help decrease worry
Combining two different programs, farmers are learning to share information, save profits, and grow more rice.
Working harder, eating less
Cambodia's people work more but eat less to cope with rising prices.
Cuba: Going Against the Grain
A Billion Hungry People
Governments and aid agencies must rise to the challenge
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