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- Interview: Humberto Piaguaje
- Humberto Piaguaje is the representative of the Secoya people to the Assembly of Delegates of Communities Affected by Texaco.
- 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.
- Food on the table and savings on hand
- An innovative agriculture technique is producing 50-150 percent more rice and increasing the incomes of more than 80,000 people.
- Guardians of culture hold key to change
- Local traditional healers work to transform views of women—and their role in Mozambique society.
- 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.
- Global ambitions
- A steady supply of water expands horizons for farmer in Ethiopia.
- Filters improve water quality in Pisco
- Clean water reduces risk of disease; many communities accessing treated water for first time.
- Feeding a nation
- With financial support from Oxfam America, our partner in Cambodia is teaching farmers how to raise rice yields and use extra profits to improve everyday life.
- Ethiopian women rediscover role as peace builders
- By raising awareness of the suffering produced by conflicts, women help find alternatives to violence.
- 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.
- 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.
- Balancing culture, new law in Mozambique
- Educating traditional leaders builds respect for women and their rights in the new Family Law.
- A race against time in Mudzi
- In the arid northeast corner of Zimbabwe, Oxfam America comes through for farmers in crisis.
- 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 ...
- Still shell-shocked by hurricane Stan, Guatemalan coffee farmers try to recover
- Oxfam provides $100,000 grant to help farmers rebuild.
- Seed program and family gardens help farmers in Zimbabwe
- Erratic rains and a tough economy challenge farmers, but seeds to plant and extra vegetables over the winter help them survive.
- Resistance in Central America
- Central Americans worked hard to change the content of DR-CAFTA, as well as the way it was being negotiated.
- 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.
- 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 Special Report
- Oxfam in East Africa
- Oxfam Impact June 2007
- Feeding a nation
- Oxfam Impact January 2008
- Landmark victory for indigenous people
- Oxfam Impact February 2006
- Cambodian rice farmers go organic
- Mining conflicts in Peru: Condition critical
- Spirit world
- Acknowledging and working with spiritual leaders is essential to long-term changes leading to better respect for women and their rights.
- World Bank Announces Funding Approval for Peru Pipeline Project
- The IFC pledges $300 million to fund Camisea II pipeline project; Oxfam warns of serious implications for indigenous communities and the environment.
- Oxfam's Reaction to Bush Farm Bill Veto
- Oxfam America Sends Farm Worker Rights Petition to Burger King CEO
- 36,482 sign petition in support of penny-per-pound wage increases for tomato pickers.
- Mozambique floods under control for now, but risk of further devastation still real, alerts Oxfam International
- Crops destroyed for second year in a row - long-term donor support needed
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