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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.
Oil spill presents array of threats to Gulf Coast
Oxfam supports community efforts to respond to the spill.
Instead of tea: Respect
A savings group in Senegal breeds entrepreneurs and independence on just a few cents a week.
In response to drought, communities grow drought-resistant crops, raise alternative livestock breeds, and use water from a new reservoir.
A house built on pilings – a lift house – can withstand hurricane-force winds and rains.
“Healthy wells,” tightly sealed to keep out contamination after floods, provide clean drinking and cooking water for families.
Oxfam Optimistic on Progress Between Starbucks and Ethiopia on Trademarking Initiative
Disaster Management Policy and Practice
A tsunami research journal article
Travelling down West Salvation Road
Travel in Darfur requires patience and time. Often, riding on the back of a donkey is the most reliable way to get where you want to go.
Haiti at risk
A country already struggling to overcome poverty reels.
Step into the world where food is often scarce and difficult decisions have to be made every day.
Multi-agency report reveals disparity in living conditions for Louisianans
Oxfam reaction to WTO judgment on US cotton subsidies
New report reveals shared experiences of African Americans and Latinos
Cuba: Weathering the Storm
Lessons in risk reduction
His childhood lost to war, teenager starts new life in Congo
A former child soldier, this young man now supports himself as a furniture-maker in a small shop in Goma.
Microinsurance builds resilience after tsunami
Fishing families in Andhra Pradesh, India are relying on microinsurance to keep them out of debt to money lenders and help them save a little of what they earn.
The Coir Industry in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka
A tsunami research journal article
Lessons in disaster management
Tsunami research brief: An examination of the Sri Lankan government's disaster management policies, which contributed to planning and reform.
Improving livelihoods after disasters
Tsunami research brief: Studies of paddy agriculture and the coconut fiber industry in Sri Lanka point to ways aid providers can help improve incomes.
Deepening community engagement
Tsunami research brief: A study of disaster preparedness programs in Sri Lanka that points to the importance of listening carefully to communities.
Oxfam in Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean
All across this diverse and beautiful territory, new faces of leadership are emerging. Women, rural communities, and small farmers are adding their voices to ...
One researcher's method: ask the people who know best
In Sri Lanka, Chamindra Weerackody carried out research on community mental health and well-being that has implications for aid providers in future emergencies.
Such important work
The Advanced Center for Enabling Disaster Risk Reduction (ACEDRR) explores new ways of helping impoverished communities improve their resilience to future ...
OXFAMExchange Winter 2009
These are extraordinary times
Just a boy: meeting child soldiers in eastern Congo
Humanitarian press officer Rebecca Wynn reports from eastern Congo, where a wave of violence has forced more than 250,000 people to flee their homes since ...
Zimbabwe: hopes for a better 2009
A new year's celebration hardly masks the troubles countless people face in a country crippled by hyperinflation and a cholera outbreak.
How herders in southern Ethiopia find water for their cows in the deadly winter dry season.
Disaster resilience is useful now
Because disasters and development are intricately linked, disaster risk reduction projects can improve people's day to day lives.
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