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OXFAMExchange Fall 2003
Ross Gelbspan on Climate Change, The Fast for a World Harvest Turns 30, Hurricane Mitch Five Years Later
OXFAMExchange Spring 2004
Engendering an Equitable Society: Focus on Women's Rights
Oxfam America partner Dr. Juan Almendares receives humanitarian award
"My greatest inspiration was my mother...When I graduated from the university, I had three callings: To work on behalf of the poor, to educate, and to dedicate ...
Outfitted with new limbs, hope returns for 100s wounded in Pakistan quake
A workshop to outfit earthquake survivors in Pakistan with artificial limbs has given many people a new lease on life.
Number of people affected by climate disaster up 54 percent by 2015
Going organic to cope with a changing climate
To protect their crops from drought and pests, small-scale farmers in The Philippines are pioneering new organic farming techniques.
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.
Floods in Mexico: Punting in a baseball playground
Hundreds of thousands of people living near Mexico's Gulf Coast were displaced when heavy rains pounded the area and rivers overflowed their banks.
Flood preparedness project protects livelihoods along Mekong River
Oxfam-sponsored program helps farmers and fishers in Cambodia prepare for floods.
Filters improve water quality in Pisco
Clean water reduces risk of disease; many communities accessing treated water for first time.
Demolished Ghanaian village wins court decision
Mining company gets bill for houses, school destroyed in 1997.
Crossing the cultural divide
In the mountains of Peru, indigenous leaders are taking a multicultural approach to overcoming centuries of racism and discrimination—and fighting poverty.
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.
After the floods in Mozambique, it's time to build the future
As recurring floods wreck their homes and livelihoods, people in Mozambique are looking to the future and thinking about new ways to avoid disaster.
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.
A lesson in rights
A crowded urban school benefits from strong ideals of peace, citizenship, and human rights.
A good daughter
Single mother, Minor Chisero, describes how her family is juggling their food needs, school fees, and health care expenses, while caring for her chronically ...
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 ...
When enough is enough
How one organization brought opponents together to stop political violence in Zimbabwe.
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.
Still shell-shocked by hurricane Stan, Guatemalan coffee farmers try to recover
Oxfam provides $100,000 grant to help farmers rebuild.
Río Blanco: history of a mismatch in Peru
Here is a summary of the facts that have marked the relationship between the mining company and the local communities.
Profile: Gilma Molina de Vasquez
How one woman redefined her relationship with her husband and family to become a community leader.
Peruvian villagers look beyond subsistence to their basic rights
Modest projects to grow food lead to a conviction to do more for a village and its children.
Oxfam Impact April 2008
Where the ground remembers the rain
Oxfam applauds Congress for passing Hurricane Housing Recovery Act
Gulf Coast advocates play key role in passage of legislation
July was Darfur's worst-ever month for violence toward aid workers
To air drop aid in Myanmar or not?
Oxfam calls air drops partial, hugely expensive
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