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- 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.
- Global ambitions
- A steady supply of water expands horizons for farmer in Ethiopia.
- 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 ...
- Filters improve water quality in Pisco
- Clean water reduces risk of disease; many communities accessing treated water for first time.
- Cambodian fishers work to protect floating villages
- Oxfam partner trains community leaders to negotiate development on Tonle Sap Lake.
- An Oxfam well driller hunts for water
- Under a scorching sun, Oxfam well drillers attempt to find new sources of water for people in Sudan.
- 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.
- Volunteers in Darfur camps help improve health conditions for everyone
- Helping prevent the spread of waterborne diseases among 400,000 displaced people in camps scattered across Darfur and Chad is no small task. Volunteers are ...
- Village wells with hand pumps improve lives of Ethiopian women
- Two-hour treks to fetch water several times a day are now a thing of the past for some women in Ethiopia's Bacho district.
- Pumps, wells replace hot, dusty trek to haul water
- 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.
- The semblance of disaster
- Carrying out realistic disaster simulations is one way Oxfam ensures that its staff members are prepared to respond quickly and effectively.
- Profile: Gilma Molina de Vasquez
- How one woman redefined her relationship with her husband and family to become a community leader.
- 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 program head reflects on her years in Darfur
- Caroline Nursey has been involved with the humanitarian response in Darfur, Sudan, since the crisis there erupted—first as a regional director and most ...
- Oxfam Impact Special Report
- Oxfam in East Africa
- Oxfam Impact June 2006
- More than Water: Hope for the Future
- Oxfam Impact April 2008
- Where the ground remembers the rain
- President Saca speaks out against mining in El Salvador
- El Salvador's President Elias Antonio Saca announced that his government would not give out any mining permits in El Salvador.
- Central American mining could undermine economic well-being
- Oxfam urges informed public debate over costs and benefits
- Metals, mining, and sustainable development in Central America
- An assessment of benefits and costs
- Oxfam International's Aid Effort in Chad Three Weeks Away from Total Shut Down
- Water will be turned off for more than 100,000 unless urgent action taken by the UN and donors.
- Oxfam America is Selected by eBay Foundation for Unique Online Giving Campaign
- 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
- Oxfam Delivering 390,000 Gallons of Water a Day in Lebanon Relief Effort
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