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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.
Haiti Progress Report 2011
Two years after the most powerful earthquake in Haiti in 200 years, Oxfam remains committed to rebuilding with the people of Haiti.
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 ...
Haiti: Reducing the risk of flooding
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 ...
Insurance for Ethiopia's farmers
Ethiopians find ways to fight back
Saving Lives 24/7: Flood response in Senegal
Emergency fund allows fast response to severe flooding in suburbs of Dakar.
Oxfam expands work in Carrefour to contain cholera outbreak
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.
Things will get better: rebuilding livelihoods in Carrefour Feuilles
An earthquake survivor tells the story of her small but growing business.
Scarlett Johansson urges listeners to donate to Oxfam America's Haiti Earthquake Response Fund.
Spiraling Food Prices Tipping Millions in East Africa Towards Catastrophe
Oxfam appeals for immediate action to avert disaster while there is still time.
Oxfam has built latrines and bathing stalls, and provided basic necessities, such as soap and toothbrushes to thousands of people living temporarily in camps, ...
One year on, breaking the cycle of dependence: Letting Haitians lead
Earthquake in Haiti Fact Sheet
In the months following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Oxfam's urgent mission has been to help the people of Port-au-Prince, and beyond, meet their basic ...
From relief to recovery
Supporting good governance in post-earthquake Haiti
Zero cholera!
Oxfam’s aggressive approach to stopping cholera in Haiti includes going from field to field with important information to help farmers stay healthy.
House by house, latrine by latrine, Haitians fight cholera in Petite Riviere
Oxfam's program aims to help 125,000 people in Artibonite Province.
With small but steady steps, Haitians work to make better lives for themselves in the countryside
A key to decentralizing Haiti is to create more opportunities in its rural regions.
Oxfam prepares for powerful storm heading for Haiti
Struggling with a cholera outbreak and massive displacement from the January earthquake, Haitians could face more suffering from tropical storm Tomas.
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