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Copper in the Clouds
In Peru, local governments, community leaders, and farmers say the proposed Rio Blanco Copper Mine would be devastating to local communities. Where drinking ...
Standing up for justice
In 2005, thousands of unarmed Peruvians peacefully protested against the Rio Blanco Copper Mine. Cleofé Neyra describes how she and 27 others were tortured and ...
Water is life
High in the cloud forest of Piura, local communities understand the importance of the area's water and medicinal plants. They warn the proposed Rio Blanco ...
A new generation
Meet Eneyda, a young Machiguenga woman navigating the confusing waters connecting her remote indigenous community, and the environmental threats and economic ...
Big changes in the Amazon
The Camisea Gas Project is bringing significant changes to the Urubamba region. Despite contributing millions to Peru's government, local leaders say the ...
Things will get better: rebuilding livelihoods in Carrefour Feuilles
An earthquake survivor tells the story of her small but growing business.
Clock is ticking for refugees fleeing Ivory Coast
Oxfam warns of potential regional crisis as thousands flee Ivory Coast
Fighting destiny
A heroine considers her role in re-aligning attitudes in Peru.
Video appeal: Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson urges listeners to donate to Oxfam America's Haiti Earthquake Response Fund.
Earthquake in Haiti Fact Sheet
In the months following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Oxfam's urgent mission has been to help the people of Port-au-Prince, and beyond, meet their basic ...
Pakistan Floods Fact Sheet
In the aftermath of the devastating floods, Oxfam and our partners have launched a rapid-relief effort to reach more than one million people with essential aid.
From relief to recovery
Supporting good governance in post-earthquake Haiti
Ghosts of Christmas past
Protecting Congolese civilians from the LRA
Community-based human rights impact assessments: Practical lessons
Report from an international meeting, Canada 2010
Setting a good example
Jesus Nazareno’s anti-discrimination ordinance is a model for others in the area.
The injustice of racism
How racism and discrimination contribute to poverty for indigenous people in Peru.
Local approach to fighting racism
Start with helping people confront their own attitudes, then change local laws to protect basic rights.
Song of the Forest
Indigenous people in Peru's Central Jungle look to the future while preserving their culture and traditions, deeply rooted in the past.
Background
Since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, some progress has been made in Afghanistan, such as in health and education. Yet overall progress has been slow and ...
Oxfam prepares for powerful storm heading for Haiti
Struggling with a cholera outbreak and massive displacement from the January earthquake, Haitians could face more suffering from tropical storm Tomas.
Oxfam works to stem spread of cholera in Port-au-Prince camps for displaced people
With cases of cholera confirmed in the capital city, Oxfam redoubles its efforts to halt the epidemic.
Oxfam on the ground in Haiti: Captured in photos
One month after the earthquake, Oxfam is providing water, latrines, plastic sheeting, and relief materials–as well as cash payments for work—to thousands who ...
In border village in Gambia, hardships hit everybody
A race that together we're winning
Oxfam's water and sanitation program in Haiti has so far reached more than 300,000 people. Engineer Kenny Rae tells the story of one team's work in the ...
With 17 guests, one Haitian family reflects the struggles of many in the months since the quake
In the town of Saint Michel, the Perards have opened their doors to a stream of relatives and friends who fled the destroyed capital.
A place to call home?
A new camp in Haiti provides safety but no clear future.
In camps, concerns about the future
As floodwaters displace communities in Pakistan, Oxfam provides clean water and sanitation to hundreds of thousands living in tent camps. But it's crucial that ...
Tired and soaked: delivering aid in Upper Swat
Qasim Berech, a public health specialist with Oxfam in Pakistan, wrote to us of his team’s journey to an isolated city in Upper Swat.
What’s in a bar of soap
In the crowded camps of Pakistan, parents talk to Oxfam's Jane Beesley about the importance and challenges of keeping their families clean.
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