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Peruvian village sees pollution, few benefits from gas pipeline project
Gas spills and lack of attention to community development raise questions in the forest villages of indigenous people affected by the Camisea pipeline.
New attention on ChevronTexaco case
President of Ecuador speaks out on environment as indigenous leaders press for justice at shareholder meeting.
Interview: Pablo Fajardo
Pablo Fajardo is the Amazon Defense Front's legal coordinator for the case against Texaco.
In Cambodia, climate extremes threaten an ancient community
Unpredictable floods are destroying the rice crops of the Cham people, forcing families to migrate in a search for survival.
As food prices soar, hunger and unrest prompt global concern
A convergence of factors, including high energy and fertilizer costs, sent global food prices spiraling upward in the spring of 2008, forcing families to make ...
Conflict surrounds expansion of Peru gold mine
Local communities turn to legal measures to protect land, water.
As food prices rise, Oxfam programs help decrease worry
Combining two different programs, farmers are learning to share information, save profits, and grow more rice.
Working harder, eating less
Cambodia's people work more but eat less to cope with rising prices.
A Billion Hungry People
Governments and aid agencies must rise to the challenge
OXFAMExchange Spring 2002
Oxfam launches the Make Trade Fair campaign
OXFAMExchange Fall 2002
What's in your coffee? Oxfam's coffee campaign. Plus Afghanistan, Make Trade Fair campaign, and the Hopi people's struggle for clean, safe drinking water.
OXFAMExchange Fall 2003
Ross Gelbspan on Climate Change, The Fast for a World Harvest Turns 30, Hurricane Mitch Five Years Later
OXFAMExchange Winter 2005
Come Together: Building a movement to overcome poverty and change the world
Oxfam funds fuel-efficient stoves that help women
A $132,000 program helps thousands of displaced women stay safer in Darfur by providing 4,200 households with fuel-efficient stoves.
On the front lines of climate change: Nicaragua's Miskitos people
Central America's Miskitos Indians have been living in harmony with their remote jungle environment for centuries, but now they are falling victim to greater ...
Mountain-grown barley helps Peru herders keep their alpacas strong
Herders at high altitudes are now growing fields of barley and oats to help tide their livestock over during harsh winter weather.
Like the baobabs, cereal banks help Gambians weather hard times
Oxfam America and its local partners are helping Gambians in the North Bank and Western divisions of the country plan for bouts of destructive weather and the ...
Letting gravity do the work, Oxfam irrigates pastures in Peru
Sprinklers help herders grow grass for their alpacas in the Andes.
Interview: Mario Rodriguez
Mario Rodriguez, 40, an economist specializing in intellectual property, works for CIDECA, an Oxfam partner in Guatemala.
Interview: Humberto Piaguaje
Humberto Piaguaje is the representative of the Secoya people to the Assembly of Delegates of Communities Affected by Texaco.
Food on the table and savings on hand
An innovative agriculture technique is producing 50-150 percent more rice and increasing the incomes of more than 80,000 people.
Guardians of culture hold key to change
Local traditional healers work to transform views of women—and their role in Mozambique society.
Ethiopian women rediscover role as peace builders
By raising awareness of the suffering produced by conflicts, women help find alternatives to violence.
Crossing the cultural divide
In the mountains of Peru, indigenous leaders are taking a multicultural approach to overcoming centuries of racism and discrimination—and fighting poverty.
Balancing culture, new law in Mozambique
Educating traditional leaders builds respect for women and their rights in the new Family Law.
Peruvian villagers look beyond subsistence to their basic rights
Modest projects to grow food lead to a conviction to do more for a village and its children.
Oxfam Impact January 2008
Landmark victory for indigenous people
Hope against hunger in Congressional action
Mining conflicts in Peru: Condition critical
July was Darfur's worst-ever month for violence toward aid workers
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