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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
The singing wells of Dubluq
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.
OXFAMExchange Fall 2008
A root revolution in Cambodia
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 ...
OXFAMExchange Fall 2007
Moving Toward Lasting Solutions in Gambia
Ethiopia sets the stage for immediate response to global warming
Leaders from government, NGOs, and the private sector come together to discuss creation of national policy.
Ethiopians, North American roasters move forward with trademark initiative
In second meeting in three months, two sides discuss how to implement Ethiopia's control of its coffee brands.
Pasture pressure
Erratic rains and encroaching bush limits grasslands for herders in southern Ethiopia.
Building a better well
Steady supply of water in rehabilitated well brings joy to a community 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.
Foraging and fainting: coping with drought in Ethiopia
With nothing to eat, families wait for help.
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.
An Ethiopian coffee advocate speaks
Keynote Address from the United Students for Fair Trade Convergence 2006 in Denver, Colorado
"Black Gold" illustrates coffee farmers' plight
Documentary film tells the story through Oxfam's Ethiopian partner.
Tadesse Meskela helps connect consumers and Ethiopian coffee growers
Market factors cut coffee farmers out of their fair share of profit for a commodity that's worth an estimated $80 billion a year in retail sales.
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 ...
Seasonal flooding in Gambella leaves thousands of Ethiopians needing help
When two rivers spilled their banks, the consequences were severe.
Rethinking culture: changing practices and proverbs in Oromiya
Oxfam offers help to Ethiopians scrambling for water
Oxfam's programs are aimed at solutions to the region's severe water shortages.
Oxfam America launches new initiative on reducing disaster risks
Developing strong programs in disaster risk reduction is part of a three-pronged effort to sharpen the effectiveness of Oxfam America's work on emergencies.
In Liben, herders find local solutions to local problems
A community reaches out to Oxfam in the spirit of partnership.
Early rains reveal vulnerability of many communities in El Salvador
The rainy season has only just begun and El Salvador is already mourning its first landslide victims.
Banking on a future
In a community where women previously were not consulted on business decisions, today they are ensuring economic and food security for themselves and their ...
Ethiopia celebrates Earth Day with films, lectures, and discussions
Oxfam America helped to organize a three-day event that raised local awareness about the consequences of climate change in Ethiopia.
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