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Copper in the Clouds
In Peru, local governments, community leaders, and farmers say the proposed Rio Blanco Copper Mine would be devastating to local communities. Where drinking ...
Standing up for justice
In 2005, thousands of unarmed Peruvians peacefully protested against the Rio Blanco Copper Mine. Cleofé Neyra describes how she and 27 others were tortured and ...
Water is life
High in the cloud forest of Piura, local communities understand the importance of the area's water and medicinal plants. They warn the proposed Rio Blanco ...
A new generation
Meet Eneyda, a young Machiguenga woman navigating the confusing waters connecting her remote indigenous community, and the environmental threats and economic ...
Big changes in the Amazon
The Camisea Gas Project is bringing significant changes to the Urubamba region. Despite contributing millions to Peru's government, local leaders say the ...
Hardest hit: Survival strategies from the frontlines of climate change
Learn how four communities around the world are fighting back against climate change, and how you can help.
The ones who feed the world
During a US speaking tour organized by Oxfam, four international farmers find common ground with their Iowa counterparts.
Fighting destiny
A heroine considers her role in re-aligning attitudes in Peru.
Impact of climate change on response providers and socially vulnerable communities in the US
Federal disaster programs, plans, and policies seldom address climate change or social vulnerability. Homeland security policy could be revised to accommodate ...
Community-based human rights impact assessments: Practical lessons
Report from an international meeting, Canada 2010
Setting a good example
Jesus Nazareno’s anti-discrimination ordinance is a model for others in the area.
The injustice of racism
How racism and discrimination contribute to poverty for indigenous people in Peru.
Local approach to fighting racism
Start with helping people confront their own attitudes, then change local laws to protect basic rights.
Song of the Forest
Indigenous people in Peru's Central Jungle look to the future while preserving their culture and traditions, deeply rooted in the past.
A house for Miss Betty
An innovative housing program in the US Gulf Coast led by Oxfam America partner TRAC is taking housing in flood-prone areas to new heights.
"This is the future"
After centuries of discrimination and a decade of legal work supported by Oxfam, the indigenous Chiquitano of eastern Bolivia people now have legal title to ...
Climate change wake-up call
You know about global warming. You may already be doing your part to protect the environment. But, climate change is a human issue too—it's hitting the ...
100 people pushed into poverty every minute by economic crisis
G20 must put fight against poverty at the center of global economic reforms
Global leaders must not squander historic opportunity for reform.
Gulf Coast government guide
A Directory of the National, State, and Local Officials Representing Coastal Mississippi
Song of the Sirens
Why the US–Andean FTAs undermine sustainable development and regional integration
The Andean challenge: getting there and catching your breath
At 16,000 feet above sea level, the air is thin in the mountain hamlets of Peru. Oxfam America and its partner, Asociación Proyección, are reaching out to ...
In Peru, Oxfam helps mountain hamlets prepare for the next bout of bad weather
Acres of barley, gravity-fed sprinklers, and radio towers are some of the tools Oxfam has helped to provide Peruvian herders working high in the Andes.
Fishermen prepare for the worst with BP oil spill
Gulf Coast communities deal with the spill's impact on livelihoods and worry about the recovery process.
Oil spill presents array of threats to Gulf Coast
Oxfam supports community efforts to respond to the spill.
Resilience and determination
Gulf Coast organizations defending worker and immigrant rights in the aftermath of Katrina
Rallying for rights
Farmworkers in North Carolina take their case to RJ Reynolds.
Hardest hit: Louisiana
A house built on pilings – a lift house – can withstand hurricane-force winds and rains.
Business poised to push governments on climate deal
New tool helps communities focus on human rights
A new system will help community members do their own analysis of the effects of foreign investment on human rights.
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