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- Calling Caylloma: mountain radio connects far-flung herders
- A newly installed network allows Peruvian herders to call for help fast.
- New ways to cope with flooding along Sri Lankan river
- In the aftermath of the tsunami, some of Oxfam's research initiatives focused on issues of particular concern to women.
- Forecasting a better future
- The progress of a village in India that participated in a study on rainfall illustrates the value of research in helping farming communities adapt to climate ...
- 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.
- In Peru, Oxfam helps mountain hamlets prepare for the next bout of bad weather
- Acres of barley, gravity-fed sprinklers, and radio towers are some of the tools Oxfam has helped to provide Peruvian herders working high in the Andes.
- Hardest hit: Vietnam
- In response to drought, communities grow drought-resistant crops, raise alternative livestock breeds, and use water from a new reservoir.
- Hardest hit: Louisiana
- A house built on pilings – a lift house – can withstand hurricane-force winds and rains.
- Hardest hit: El Salvador
- “Healthy wells,” tightly sealed to keep out contamination after floods, provide clean drinking and cooking water for families.
- Not just more, better: improving aid to the developing world
- Disaster Management Policy and Practice
- A tsunami research journal article
- "Africa's future is up to Africans"
- President Obama's first speech in sub-Saharan Africa hits important points on good governance, responsible use of natural resources, trade, and defeating ...
- Field report from Afghanistan
- Smart Development in Practice series
- Failing the Cardozo test
- Why US foreign assistance legislation needs a fresh start
- Haiti at risk
- A country already struggling to overcome poverty reels.
- Why are humanitarian advocates leading on aid reform?
- AidNow series
- Former Afghan finance minister calls for greater foreign aid transparency
- US Senate’s commitment to aid reform critical to success for Shah and USAID
- Oxfam America on Dr. Rajiv Shah, Obama’s Nominee for USAID Administrator
- Transparency is happening right now: USAID and Indonesia's national budget
- AidNow series
- Oxfam calls for radical shake-up of aid system to break cycle of hunger in Ethiopia
- Millions of displaced Pakistanis missed out on aid because rich countries gave too little too late, says Oxfam
- Getting results from our aid: Rethinking what we measure
- AidNow series
- What development professionals need: Voices from the frontlines
- AidNow series
- Why should water, sanitation, and hygiene advocates lead on aid reform?
- AidNow series
- Q & A on aid in Afghanistan
- Oxfam's policy advisor, Matt Waldman, talks about how we can make aid more effective in Afghanistan.
- Building on strength in Afghanistan
- Far from hopeless, the Afghan people are determined to build a peaceful future—and US foreign aid can help.
- Lessons on how PEPFAR can be integrated into a country's own health system
- PEPFAR's evolving role in Mozambique is a model for countries that have only just begun to hold donors accountable to their national health priorities.
- In Cambodia, USAID helps citizen groups protect their legal rights
- Support to the Community Legal Education Center (CLEC) helps USAID foster an environment where citizens can have a voice in their government and demand broader ...
- Why should health advocates lead on aid reform?
- AidNow series
- New Senate bill pushes for development aid transparency, stronger USAID
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