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Green Watershed earns top honors
Oxfam partner wins award for sustainable development project in China.
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 ...
Amazon Defense Front wins prestigious environmental prize
Luis Yanza and Pablo Fajardo of Ecuador are recognized for their effort to protect the natural world with the Goldman Environmental Prize for 2008.
Drought in Ethiopia brings hardship
Herders and the animals they depend on for survival are suffering through a dry spell.
Conflict surrounds expansion of Peru gold mine
Local communities turn to legal measures to protect land, water.
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
OXFAMExchange Spring 2003
Red Tomato, ethnic discrimination and the Mayan defense, clearing landmines in Afghanistan, and community radio breathes life into democracy in Senegal
OXFAMExchange Fall 2003
Ross Gelbspan on Climate Change, The Fast for a World Harvest Turns 30, Hurricane Mitch Five Years Later
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 ...
Movie helps farmers learn new "language" to grow more rice
Oxfam and partner CEDAC produce new instructional video on cutting-edge agriculture technique.
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 ...
Interview: Victor Campos
Victor Campos, 46, a civil engineer specializing in environmental issues, works for Centro Alexandro Von Humboldt, an Oxfam partner from Nicaragua.
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.
Holding onto the mangroves
In some areas around Acajutla, El Salvador, mangrove forests have been severely reduced—replaced by fill and the simple homes of some of the country's poorest ...
In Jiabi, Chinese government and local people build dike together
Oxfam partner invites villagers and county officials to share ideas about development and the environment.
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 ...
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.
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.
Cambodian fishers work to protect floating villages
Oxfam partner trains community leaders to negotiate development on Tonle Sap Lake.
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 Oxfam's help, women become entrepreneurs in Khartoum market
Oxfam's partner helps women in Khartoum launch businesses that support their families.
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.
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.
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