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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.
Rain in drought-hit East Africa brings changing humanitarian needs
Despite the rain, and the relief it brings, emergency conditions will likely last well into 2012.
Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald team up with Oxfam
NFL superstar wide receivers Anquan Boldin of the Baltimore Ravens and Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals are teaming up once again on a mission to ...
Looking them in the eye
In Ghana, a young woman learns to lead in a village flooded by water draining from an underground mine shaft.
Knowledge is power
Across Ghana, new leaders are emerging to voice concerns about the environment and basic justice.
Leadership from the bottom up
Oxfam’s partner in Ghana, Wacam, is building a network of activists – many of them women – and helping them learn technical as well as leadership skills.
Mechanical Advantage
A new weeding tool for Cambodian rice farmers combined with innovative growing techniques leads to harvests double in size.
In a city of water
Heavy rains in Senegal have turned the low-lying city of Pikine into a lake. Oxfam and a local partner are working to improve the conditions of life for those ...
Interactive map reveals “pressure points” of food price spikes on poor communities around the world
Food price spikes
After decades of progress, the number of people without enough to eat has reversed course and is increasing. It could soon top one billion. That's more than ...
A tiny seed and a big idea
Insurance for Ethiopia's farmers
In the grip of drought
Ethiopians find ways to fight back
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 ...
Saving Lives 24/7: Flood response in Senegal
Emergency fund allows fast response to severe flooding in suburbs of Dakar.
People-centered resilience
Working with vulnerable farmers towards climate change adaptation and food security
More rice for people, more water for the planet
System of Rice Intensification (SRI)
The rains have come, but food crisis continues to afflict West Africa, hitting Chad hard
With harvests still weeks away, Oxfam is increasingly concerned about the situation in western Chad.
Saving for Change
Oxfam America has pioneered an alternative microfinance model called Saving for Change, which self-replicates on a large scale and at a low cost, serving those ...
Oxfam and partners hail Ghana for enacting law on petroleum revenue
As Ghana joins the league of oil producing nations, Oxfam America and its local partners congratulate the country for putting in place the legal framework for ...
Risk of another forgotten emergency in Africa as thousands flee Ivory Coast violence
Ghana adopts West African mining principles
After almost two years of its enactment by West Africa’s regional body, Ghana joins Senegal in adopting the principles on mining in the region.
Spiraling Food Prices Tipping Millions in East Africa Towards Catastrophe
Oxfam appeals for immediate action to avert disaster while there is still time.
A set of simple water pumps improves life in a Gambian village
More water, more food
An improved irrigation channel in Ethiopia now delivers a steady supply of water to a small village called Shasha Korke.
In border village in Gambia, hardships hit everybody
Coping during the hungry season in Gambia
Nyama Filly Fofana leads the way.
ECOWAS sets up committee on mining reforms
Latest step in effort to improve, standardize requirements for oil, gas, and mining in West Africa.
Some justice for a palm tree
Inadvertent destruction of an oil palm tree leads to highest compensation ever.
Groundbreaking method enables small farmers to grow more food with less water
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