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Water is life
High in the cloud forest of Piura, local communities understand the importance of the area's water and medicinal plants. They warn the proposed Rio Blanco ...
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.
Bold commitment to innovation
Le Ngoc Thach made a commitment–and a guarantee–to help farmers grow more rice.
The ones who feed the world
During a US speaking tour organized by Oxfam, four international farmers find common ground with their Iowa counterparts.
Saving for Change members celebrate International Women’s Day
In El Salvador, opportunities to save and invest in small businesses come with training and reflection on food.
Impact of climate change on response providers and socially vulnerable communities in the US
Federal disaster programs, plans, and policies seldom address climate change or social vulnerability. Homeland security policy could be revised to accommodate ...
Community-based human rights impact assessments: Practical lessons
Report from an international meeting, Canada 2010
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.
A house for Miss Betty
An innovative housing program in the US Gulf Coast led by Oxfam America partner TRAC is taking housing in flood-prone areas to new heights.
The ones who feed the world
During a US speaking tour organized by Oxfam and allies in October 2010, four international farmers find common ground with their Iowa counterparts.
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.
Groundbreaking method enables small farmers to grow more food with less water
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 ...
Drawing water to a thirsty village
In the aftermath of the tsunami, Oxfam helped an impoverished farming community in Sri Lanka find a solution to its most devastating chronic emergency: ...
Oxfam's humanitarian response department expands into public health
New public health practice is part of a three-pronged effort to sharpen the effectiveness of the agency's emergency response. The other two components are ...
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
Cotton farmers get organized
Small farmers in Mozambique mobilize for greater control of the cotton production chain.
Small scale coffee farmers make headway in new international coffee charter
After long period of negotiations, a successful conclusion.
Prone to fierce storms, Bangladesh works to improve its preparedness
A native of Bangladesh, Latif Khan has lived through many cyclones—and has spent much of his professional life working on ways to help prevent the death and ...
After the China quake: Rebuilding schools, reducing risks
By providing temporary, earthquake-resistant schools, Oxfam will help restore education and a sense of normalcy to the lives of children in the quake-stricken ...
Take Action: Global Food Crisis
Already 854 million people on our planet suffer from hunger. Now, as food prices climb high and fast, conditions are becoming worse and threatening the ...
Collaboration in Crises
Summary report: Lessons from the Oxfam International tsunami research program
For architect, supporting the poor is best kind of building
Indira Aryarathne of the Institute for Participatory Interaction in Development investigated the role of women in disaster risk reduction programs in Sri Lanka.
Signs point to success: reducing disaster risks in El Salvador
Thorough planning helps everyone reach safety in emergencies, even in the poorest communities.
Oxfam finds some local solutions to food crises
In Gambia, Pakistan, and Niger, Oxfam and its local partners have responded to food shortages with tools adapted to local conditions.
The Andean challenge: getting there and catching your breath
At 16,000 feet above sea level, the air is thin in the mountain hamlets of Peru. Oxfam America and its partner, Asociación Proyección, are reaching out to ...
Calling Caylloma: mountain radio connects far-flung herders
A newly installed network allows Peruvian herders to call for help fast.
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