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- 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.
- One step forward in campaign to end violence against women
- El Salvador’s legislative assembly passes new law regarding violence against women.
- "La Ruta del Arte" an artistic way to prevent gender-based violence
- Music, dance, theatre, and painting help teach young people how to stop violence against women and girls in El Salvador.
- Drought early warning in Ethiopia
- Women's local knowledge is the key to an early warning system designed to lessen the impact of drought in Ethiopia.
- Hard earth, hard choices
- When drought hits, herders in southern Ethiopia sometimes have no choice but to sell the animals on which they depend.
- More water, more food
- An improved irrigation channel in Ethiopia now delivers a steady supply of water to a small village called Shasha Korke.
- Climate change wake-up call
- You know about global warming. You may already be doing your part to protect the environment. But, climate change is a human issue too—it's hitting the ...
- 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.
- Ethiopian coffee farmers show commitment to trademark initiative
- Hundreds turn out and ask Starbucks to respect their rights.
- Fixing up the land, little by little
- Farmer Lucas Izapo says it could take three or four more years to recover his land. Part III of III
- Ethiopian farmers meet with importers and roasters
- In Addis Ababa, both sides discuss how Ethiopian farmers can gain more control over their coffee names, and get a bigger share of the profits.
- Coffee cooperatives still rebuilding after Stan
- How Guatamalan coffee cooperatives are recovering from heavy rains. Part I of III
- Pacific Rim case against the Salvadoran government begins
- Civil society group criticizes handling of dispute between mining company Pacific Rim and the Salvadoran government, says environmental issues and the rights ...
- Signs point to success: reducing disaster risks in El Salvador
- Thorough planning helps everyone reach safety in emergencies, even in the poorest communities.
- 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.
- Along the coast of El Salvador, families take steps to cope with climate change
- Oxfam and other aid groups is working with local activists to bring issues to the attention of the Salvadoran government.
- Tropical storm Agatha leaves more than 170 dead and 100 missing in Central America
- The rainy season has only just begun in Central America, but tropical storm Agatha has already lashed Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.
- Hardest hit: El Salvador
- “Healthy wells,” tightly sealed to keep out contamination after floods, provide clean drinking and cooking water for families.
- Thank you from Oxfam and Ethiopian coffee farmers
- Starbucks and Ethiopia finalized a trademark agreement, ending their dispute and bringing both sides together in partnership to help Ethiopian farmers.
- Oxfam Optimistic on Progress Between Starbucks and Ethiopia on Trademarking Initiative
- Starbucks campaign: Anatomy of a win
- How Oxfam and Ethiopian farmers coaxed a groundbreaking agreement out of Starbucks.
- Oxfam Urges Starbucks to Honor its Claims of Support for Ethiopian Coffee Farmers
- Coffee giant faces daunting task of living up to its socially responsible image
- Starbucks takes step towards recognizing Ethiopian rights to coffee names. Campaigners urge company to follow through.
- International agency Oxfam responded to a joint statement from coffee company Starbucks and the Government of Ethiopia in which Starbucks pledged not to oppose ...
- OXFAMExchange Fall 2009
- Facing Down Hunger: The global food crisis one year later
- The tipping point in Guatemala
- In Baja Verapaz Oxfam and local partners are helping small farmers cope with a food crisis that could have been prevented.
- I feel my heart beating
- Storm in El Salvador rivals Hurricane Mitch in intensity
- A perfect storm is driving millions into poverty
- More than one billion people now face chronic hunger—and more could join their ranks if we don't act now. With increasing food prices, droughts and floods, and ...
- Preparedness helps Oxfam respond quickly to Salvador emergency
- Oxfam and our local partners began helping communities prepare long before devastating floods and landslides.
- The faces of Hurricane Ida
- Survivors of the flooding in El Salvador, brought by Hurricane Ida, recount their escapes and face their losses.
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