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Climate change affecting Peru right now
Farmers report changing weather and negative effects on livelihoods.
As villagers flee new fighting in Congo, Oxfam works to bring them clean water
Many are now sheltering with host families and often crowded into single-room houses with poor access to clean water and sanitation.
In Mudzi, shortages of fuel and medicine compound challenges of tackling cholera epidemic
Numerous challenges confront aid workers as they race to stem the spread of cholera in Zimbabwe.
New irrigation channel changes lives in Shasha Korke
An improved system to share water helps Ethiopian farmers switch to growing fruit and vegetables, improving health and increasing incomes.
Fighting cholera, Oxfam helps clinics in Congo with clean water
Outbreaks of cholera are just one of the consequences of Congo's underinvestment in everything from roads to health clinics to clean water.
Understanding the Effect of the Tsunami and its Aftermath on Vulnerability to HIV in Coastal India
A tsunami research journal article
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 ...
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.
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.
In grip of Cholera, Zimbabwe marshalls messengers to spread the word on hygiene
Zimbabwe launches a nationwide blitz to control, cure, and eliminate the disease.
The singing wells of Dubluq
How herders in southern Ethiopia find water for their cows in the deadly winter dry season.
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 ...
As Climate Change Campaign takes off, organizers and volunteers mobilize
Walk for Climate Justice explains impacts of climate change on poor people.
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.
Fighting malaria is fighting poverty
Organizing women in Saving for Change groups helps them to reduce the threat of malaria.
Research that could save lives: HIV and the tsunami disaster
In southern India, vulnerability to HIV spiked in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami.
Research in action
Since the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004, Oxfam has been supporting research institutes in the affected region to study important issues related to ...
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.
Building a better well
Steady supply of water in rehabilitated well brings joy to a community in southern Ethiopia.
First the rivers, then the forests: a fragile balance
Rural communities are struggling to survive as they lose their resources one at a time.
Defending the people, and Lake Izabal
Despite threats to her life, Eloyda Mejía raises awareness about industrial mining near a beautiful lake in eastern Guatemala.
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.
The Majaz effect
What is the likely environmental impact of Minera Majaz's proposed copper mine?
Seasonal flooding in Gambella leaves thousands of Ethiopians needing help
When two rivers spilled their banks, the consequences were severe.
Oxfam offers water, food, shelter to cyclone survivors in Bangladesh
As coastal residents return to the devastation left by Sidr, Oxfam launches a major relief effort to help people recover.
Oxfam offers help to Ethiopians scrambling for water
Oxfam's programs are aimed at solutions to the region's severe water shortages.
Oxfam launches emergency action plan in China earthquake zone
Earthquake survivors need clean water, food, medicine, clothing, and blankets.
Oxfam is sending $1 million of relief supplies to China
With water and sanitation services, Oxfam works to help prevent an outbreak of disease among earthquake survivors in China.
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