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- Ghosts of Christmas past
- Protecting Congolese civilians from the LRA
- Community-based human rights impact assessments: Practical lessons
- Report from an international meeting, Canada 2010
- One step forward in campaign to end violence against women
- El Salvador’s legislative assembly passes new law regarding violence against women.
- Setting a good example
- Jesus Nazareno’s anti-discrimination ordinance is a model for others in the area.
- "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.
- 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 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 ...
- Stand with the Sisters on the Planet
- On International Women's Day 2010, over 100 women leaders joined Oxfam with one message: we are Sisters on the Planet. And it's up to us to fight poverty and ...
- Fighting off starvation in Zimbabwe
- After a poor harvest and subsequent drought depleted food supplies, Oxfam partners distributed food and seeds to reduce the need for future aid.
- Instead of tea: Respect
- A savings group in Senegal breeds entrepreneurs and independence on just a few cents a week.
- Oxfam America to promote the rights of communities impacted by oil, gas, and mining development
- Aid group calls for mandatory disclosure legislation
- New tool helps communities focus on human rights
- A new system will help community members do their own analysis of the effects of foreign investment on human rights.
- International Labour Organization urges suspension of mining operations in Guatemala
- UN bodies push the government on rights violations in mining cases.
- Majora Carter: ‘Women represent a new vision’
- The environmental justice advocate talks with Oxfam about poverty here and abroad, the need for climate change adaptation, and why women can lead the way in ...
- Troop surge in Afghanistan must not endanger civilians, warn aid agencies
- Caught in the Conflict
- Civilians and the international security strategy in Afghanistan
- Small loans make a big difference for women in Afghanistan
- Oxfam America's sister organizations are working hard to help women in drought-prone areas of Afghanistan find ways to improve their lives.
- Rankin in Congo: 'Their humanity was what I wanted people to notice'
- In 2009, celebrity photographer Rankin returned to Congo where he captured the love stories and portraits of people struggling through years of conflict in the ...
- Reducing vulnerability to HIV before and after disasters
- Tsunami research brief: An exploration of how the tsunami and its aftermath led to an increase in vulnerability to HIV in coastal India.
- New potential for conflict in Peru’s Amazon
- Madre de Dios could be next flashpoint in ongoing confrontation between indigenous communities and foreign oil, gas, and mining companies.
- The struggle continues in Ghana
- Members of a farmers’ group continue their long struggle to claim their rights in court, but one farmer loses everything in a surprise legal move.
- Martina's story
- Martina Longom campaigned for and helped to build a borehole to make collecting water easier in Caicaoan village, Uganda.
- Sharon's story
- Sharon Hanshaw helps women speak out and prepare for future storms in post-Hurricane Katrina Biloxi, MS
- Muriel's story
- Muriel Saragoussi uses her voice to ensure that women's needs are taken into account in all environmental policies in Brazil.
- Sahena's story
- Sahena Begum is spearheading community efforts to cope with changing weather in Kunderpara village, Bangladesh.
- Protect and serve or train and equip?
- US security assistance and protection of civilians
- President Karzai’s new government must deliver on schools, midwives and police say aid agencies
- Stop Violence Against Women
- Oxfam America’s Gender Violence Prevention campaign supports local upcoming artists while contributing to cultural change and new youth practices. Salvadoran ...
- 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.
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