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Gender Mainstreaming During Disasters
A tsunami research journal article
Gender justice in disaster response
Tsunami research brief: An examination of good practices and challenges for aid providers in promoting gender equity in India during and after the tsunami.
Camp conditions in Somalia are among worst this aid worker has ever seen
Shelter, clean water, food, medicine—all of these are needed in camps for displaced people in Somalia.
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 ...
Oxfam in Southern Africa
Having fought hard for freedom from colonial and racial oppression, millions of rural poor across southern Africa, particularly women, still struggle to ...
Rape: one global step toward stopping it
A new bill proposes a five-year strategy to address violence against women in countries around the world, particularly during times of conflict and ...
How herders in southern Ethiopia find water for their cows in the deadly winter dry season.
Taking steps toward gender equity
In Tamil Nadu, India, Oxfam study finds approaches that work.
OXFAMExchange Spring 2008
Raising a generation without fear
Oxfam in South America
To their government officials and to the corporations who want to exploit their lands and natural resources, the indigenous and rural people of South America ...
Oxfam in the Horn of Africa
Drought. Conflict. Low crop prices. These are among the realities that poor people across the Horn of Africa face on a daily basis. But with new tools for ...
Oxfam boosts aid effort to thousands fleeing new fighting in Somalia
A new phase of the struggle in South Africa
Gerard Payne of the AIDS Consortium is helping community organizations become stronger and more effective in the fight against HIV and AIDS.
Training and jobs to empower rural women
The construction of greenhouses creates employment, which empowers them economically, while training leads to the emergence of new women leaders.
In retirement, Fernando finds a golden opportunity helping coir workers
Four years after the tsunami, the women are earning double and in some cases triple what they made before.
Oxfam's striking short film, shot in eastern Congo in 2008, elevates the stories of women working to overcome brutality and asks viewers to take action by ...
In Her Own Words
Iraqi women talk about their greatest concerns and challenges.
Gradual change in the status of women
Saving for Change doesn't just help women earn money—it is a means to change their role in the family and the village.
Women are key to solving AIDS crisis in Southern Africa
Discrimination is at the root of the disproportionate burden of the disease on women.
Communities fight against AIDS in South Africa
Local organizations help people with HIV and AIDS learn to live positively.
Pasture pressure
Erratic rains and encroaching bush limits grasslands for herders in southern Ethiopia.
In Ethiopia, hunger lurks as rain begins to fall
4.6 million people now need emergency assistance as drought and high food prices take their toll.
Cuba: Emerging from the crisis
After 15 years of economic crisis, Cuba is still facing significant challenges. But there are real signs that Cuba is starting to move forward.
Oxfam in Cuba
After 15 years of economic crisis, Cuba is still facing significant challenges. But there are real signs that Cuba is starting to move forward.
Coffee growers earn a better price, protect the environment
Oxfam America invests in eco-friendly coffee processing, and helps farmers grow a world-class crop.
Grounds for Change
Market volatility and declining terms of trade, along with inadequate access to infrastructure, financial resources, and market information, put sustainable ...
Rethinking culture: changing practices and proverbs in Oromiya
Oxfam evacuates aid workers from Chad capital
Oxfam has evacuated its international staff from its N'Djamena office, following the latest upsurge in fighting in the Chadian capital.
In Liben, herders find local solutions to local problems
A community reaches out to Oxfam in the spirit of partnership.
In a Chad camp, gluey porridge sustains the Aboubakars
Travelling through 24 countries, the authors of a book called 'Hungry Planet: What the World Eats' learn from the Aboubakars about the hardships in a Chad ...
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