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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
Number of people affected by climate disaster up 54 percent by 2015
Holding politicians accountable
Oxfam America and CONGAD call on candidates to refocus the political debate on the fight against poverty and economic governance.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 ...
A commitment to peace
Oxfam's Eva Kouka leads the campaign in Senegal to eliminate the global trade in illegal arms.
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 ...
Students take the lead
Trained student mediators take responsibility for resolving conflicts at high schools in Casamance.
Still shell-shocked by hurricane Stan, Guatemalan coffee farmers try to recover
Oxfam provides $100,000 grant to help farmers rebuild.
Oxfam Impact April 2008
Where the ground remembers the rain
Ghana's Big Test
Oil's challenge to democratic development
Oxfam applauds Congress for passing Hurricane Housing Recovery Act
Gulf Coast advocates play key role in passage of legislation
Oil 'hot spot' Ghana must proceed with caution
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
Three Months After Cyclone Sidr, 1.3 Million Bengalis Still in Temporary Shelter
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