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- Feeding Boston, changing the world
- At the heart of the El Salvador flood response: partnership
- When a major storm strikes El Salvador, preparedness and local partnerships make all the difference.
- With insurance, loans, and confidence, this Ethiopian farmer builds her resilience
- Selas Samson Biru is using her entrepreneurial spirit--and the security she has from her insurance--to build a more secure future for her family.
- A health awakening
- In the crowded camps of Darfur, community public health promoters are teaching unforgettable lessons about how to protect the health—and lives—of loved ones.
- OXFAMExchange, Fall 2011
- Africa's last famine?
- Counting on the rain to continue—or weather insurance to help cover losses
- For Ethiopian farmer Gidey Mehari, when the opportunity to buy weather insurance for his crops arose, he jumped at the chance.
- Doubling his weather insurance, this Ethiopian farmer is happy for the security it provides
- "Anything can happen," says Alemu Tadesse. And that's why he is investing in weather insurance for some of his crops.
- Ready or Not
- Pakistan's resilience to disasters one year on from the floods
- Working with women
- Empowered women can change the world. At Oxfam America, that truth informs all our work, from our response to humanitarian emergencies to our campaigns for ...
- Saving for Change now exceeds 500,000 members
- Mali continues to lead rapid growth of innovative, savings-based microfinance program.
- A tiny seed and a big idea
- Insurance for Ethiopia's farmers
- Weather insurance offers Ethiopian farmers hope—despite drought
- For the first time, poor farmers can now buy insurance for teff, a staple grain that feeds their families.
- Hardest hit: Ethiopia
- A women-led early warning system helps herding families in the southern part of the country find ways to cope with drought.
- OXFAMExchange Spring 2009
- The power of resilience
- With wood scarce in Darfur, a new stove promises good things for women and the environment
- Fuel-efficient stoves that burn less wood will benefit both women in Darfur and the environment there.
- What’s in a stove?
- In Darfur, fuel-efficient stoves benefit the environment and much more.
- The Right to Survive
- The humanitarian challenge for the twenty-first century
- The new adaptation marketplace
- Climate change and opportunities for green economic growth
- A fresh look at the green economy
- Jobs that build resilience to climate change
- 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.
- Sisters on the Planet 1-minute PSA
- Fight hunger. Invest in women. Watch Oxfam's video featuring the Sisters on the Planet ambassadors, then sign up as a Sister (or a Brother) at ...
- Honoring women, fighting hunger
- This spring, thousands of supporters joined Oxfam in celebrating 100 years of International Women's Day. Check out photos from your events around the country.
- Saving for Change members celebrate International Women’s Day
- In El Salvador, opportunities to save and invest in small businesses come with training and reflection on food.
- Fighting destiny
- A heroine considers her role in re-aligning attitudes in Peru.
- 100th anniversary of International Women's Day celebrated with 100 events across the country
- The statistics of gender violence in El Salvador
- More that 15 percent of all Salvadorans don't consider acts of sexual violence a crime, according to a public opinion poll about gender-based violence.
- Now, the world is without me
- An investigation of sexual violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
- 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 ...
- One step forward in campaign to end violence against women
- El Salvador’s legislative assembly passes new law regarding violence against women.
- Setting a good example
- Jesus Nazareno’s anti-discrimination ordinance is a model for others in the area.
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