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More than 1 million growers are now embracing innovative approaches to producing more rice
System of Rice Intensification helps small-scale farmers in Vietnam.
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.
Nine hectares of hope: an irrigation project promises better harvests for Ethiopian farmers
With the help of an Oxfam partner, local farmers have tapped well water to nourish their fields in the Central Rift Valley.
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.
Where there's water, there's hope: Tapping the potential of a river in West Arsi
For more than 400 farmers along the Gurracho River, water now flows in abundance to their fields through a new irrigation system.
OXFAMExchange, Fall 2011
Africa's last famine?
Struggle in Sahel: 'If there's no pasture, nothing works'
'We've stayed on our ancestors' land and we've put up with everything, but if rain doesn't come, life would turn into a nightmare," says Koubra Hamid.
As food crisis looms, the lean season hits early in northern Senegal
An Oxfam team assesses the conditions around a group of small villages where many of the food reserves are now exhausted.
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 ...
Mechanical Advantage
A new weeding tool for Cambodian rice farmers combined with innovative growing techniques leads to harvests double in size.
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 ...
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
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.
In the grip of drought
Ethiopians find ways to fight back
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.
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)
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 ...
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.
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.
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