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- 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.
- A set of simple water pumps improves life in a Gambian village
- Background
- Since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, some progress has been made in Afghanistan, such as in health and education. Yet overall progress has been slow and ...
- 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 ...
- A source of income, funded by savings
- Women in Central America are leading efforts to reduce poverty, the overall purpose of the Millennium Development Goals, through participation in Oxfam ...
- Sewing for Change
- Women from small savings groups win their share of a national bid.
- What’s in a bar of soap
- In the crowded camps of Pakistan, parents talk to Oxfam's Jane Beesley about the importance and challenges of keeping their families clean.
- Oxfam's humanitarian response department expands into public health
- New public health practice is part of a three-pronged effort to sharpen the effectiveness of the agency's emergency response. The other two components are ...
- Questions and answers on Novartis and the Glivec patent case in India
- Ending the R&D Crisis in Public Health
- Take Action: Global Food Crisis
- Already 854 million people on our planet suffer from hunger. Now, as food prices climb high and fast, conditions are becoming worse and threatening the ...
- Improving the wells improves community health in flood-prone parts of El Salvador
- Capped wells lined with a volcanic-rock filter provide families in Salvadoran communities with clean drinking water.
- Instead of tea: Respect
- A savings group in Senegal breeds entrepreneurs and independence on just a few cents a week.
- Hardest hit: El Salvador
- “Healthy wells,” tightly sealed to keep out contamination after floods, provide clean drinking and cooking water for families.
- Humanitarian crisis imminent in Somali refugee camp, Oxfam warns
- The long road home
- As the rainy season approaches, providing emergency shelter materials to those who have lost their houses is one of Oxfam's top priorities.
- A journey to Zimbabwe with Emile Hirsch
- As the fight against cholera continues in Zimbabwe, a public health worker documents her travels alongside the actor and Oxfam Ambassador.
- Modern urban Latin music to prevent gender violence
- Oxfam America’s Gender Violence Prevention campaign supports local upcoming artists while contributing to cultural change and new youth practices.
- Multi-agency report reveals disparity in living conditions for Louisianans
- A Portrait of Louisiana
- Louisiana Human Development Report 2009
- Why should water, sanitation, and hygiene advocates lead on aid reform?
- AidNow series
- Lessons on how PEPFAR can be integrated into a country's own health system
- PEPFAR's evolving role in Mozambique is a model for countries that have only just begun to hold donors accountable to their national health priorities.
- Climate change affecting Peru right now
- Farmers report changing weather and negative effects on livelihoods.
- In Mudzi, shortages of fuel and medicine compound challenges of tackling cholera epidemic
- Numerous challenges confront aid workers as they race to stem the spread of cholera in Zimbabwe.
- Domestic Violence Bill set to protect women in Mozambique
- New legislation is a major achievement for Women's Coalition.
- Fighting cholera, Oxfam helps clinics in Congo with clean water
- Outbreaks of cholera are just one of the consequences of Congo's underinvestment in everything from roads to health clinics to clean water.
- Understanding the Effect of the Tsunami and its Aftermath on Vulnerability to HIV in Coastal India
- A tsunami research journal article
- Gender Mainstreaming During Disasters
- A tsunami research journal article
- Gender justice in disaster response
- Tsunami research brief: An examination of good practices and challenges for aid providers in promoting gender equity in India during and after the tsunami.
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