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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 ...
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 ...
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.
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.
Spiraling Food Prices Tipping Millions in East Africa Towards Catastrophe
Oxfam appeals for immediate action to avert disaster while there is still time.
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, ...
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 ...
More water, more food
An improved irrigation channel in Ethiopia now delivers a steady supply of water to a small village called Shasha Korke.
Coping during the hungry season in Gambia
Nyama Filly Fofana leads the way.
Groundbreaking method enables small farmers to grow more food with less water
Food crisis grips Sahel region of West Africa, 10 million affected
Poor rains last year reduced the size of harvests and dried out pastureland across the region.
In villages of Niger, hunger weakens people and animals
Rains are desperately needed for farmers across the Sahel. But in some places, the rain will also make it very difficult to deliver vital aid.
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