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- By leveraging a tiny U.S. investment, people like Emiliana Aligaesha, Nana Kojo Kondua IV, Manuel Dominguez, and Martha Kwataine are creating a sound future ...
- Hurricane Sandy lashes Haiti; Oxfam aims to prevent cholera outbreaks
- Authorities issued a state of alert across all 10 departments of the country.
- In the wake of Sandy, Oxfam distributes cholera kits and steps up prevention
- The potential for cholera outbreaks is just one of the concerns Haitians have following the heavy rains.
- Haiti dodges eye of storm, but camp dwellers still at risk from flooding and cholera
- Widespread suffering from hurricane Isaac, Oxfam plans cholera prevention work
- In need of a better WASH: Water, sanitation, and hygiene policy issues in post-earthquake Haiti
- This research initiative examined Haiti’s water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector before and following the January 12, 2010 earthquake, and the work of ...
- Guatemalan government continues to ignore ruling of human rights commission
- Public events put spotlight on non-compliance with precautionary measures recommendation.
- Guatemalan human rights and environmental advocates under threat
- Oxfam calls on government to ensure safety of CALAS officials and investigate origins of death threats.
- Saving lives: Oxfam partners take center stage
- Oxfam invests in the strengths of local communities and partners. When rainfall from a tropical depression triggered a massive emergency in El Salvador, our ...
- Children in Kalma camp say "OK" to staying healthy
- Oxfam works to teach children about how to stay health in the camps for displaced people in Darfur.
- Ti koze sou kolera: In rural Haiti, Oxfam takes to the airwaves
- Oxfam reaches out to remote communities about cholera, strengthening preparedness and easing fears.
- Marlin Mine: Violence and pollution lead to call for suspension
- Concerns about human rights violations and the environment in Guatemala lead indigenous communities to seek a suspension of mine operations in western ...
- Haiti: Reducing the risk of flooding in Artibonite
- A local mayor enlists support from Oxfam to address major flooding in his community in rural Haiti.
- 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.
- Inventory of Farmworker Issues and Protections in the United States
- For a Safer Tomorrow
- This report, based on Oxfam International's experience in most of the world's conflicts, sets out an ambitious agenda to protect civilians in times of warfare.
- In promoting public health, compassion is Margaret Asewe's best medicine
- In Chad, Margaret Asewe worked with some of the first refugees from Darfur. In the summer of 2007, she returned to confront another rainy season and thousands ...
- Darfur five years on: five steps forward
- Five years since the crisis in Darfur, Sudan, first erupted, 4.5 million people are caught in its grip and are in need of aid. As the violence continues, that ...
- Darfur video Q & A
- We asked Oxfam supporters to tell us what they wanted to know about the crisis in Darfur—and received an overwhelming response.
- On a high note, Oxfam conveys health information
- Using familiar tunes, women sing about how to avoid fatal diseases in a crowded camp for displaced people in Darfur.
- Geneva Convention turns 60
- New respect needed for international law designed to protect civilians.
- The Right to Survive
- The humanitarian challenge for the twenty-first century
- After the quake: Preventing disease
- Oxfam has built latrines and bathing stalls, and provided basic necessities, such as soap and toothbrushes to thousands of people living temporarily in camps, ...
- 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.
- Ghosts of Christmas past
- Protecting Congolese civilians from the LRA
- Community-based human rights impact assessments: Practical lessons
- Report from an international meeting, Canada 2010
- One step forward in campaign to end violence against women
- El Salvador’s legislative assembly passes new law regarding violence against women.
- A set of simple water pumps improves life in a Gambian village
- Oxfam on the ground in Haiti: Captured in photos
- One month after the earthquake, Oxfam is providing water, latrines, plastic sheeting, and relief materials–as well as cash payments for work—to thousands who ...
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