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Food Crisis in the Horn of Africa Progress Report, July 2011 - July 2012
In northern Ethiopia, weather insurance offers a buffer against drought
A growing number of families have signed up for weather insurance to protect their crop investments from insufficient rainfall.
NFL superstars confront drought with visit to East Africa
With irrigation, herders in southern Ethiopia turn to farming
A small-scale irrigation project along the banks of the Dawa River is helping some herders grow enough food to feed their families--even as drought ravages ...
Ethiopian farmers get a payout, easing effects of drought
With cash from the weather insurance policies they bought through an innovative program, farmers from Tigray can now plan for the future.
OXFAMExchange, Fall 2011
Africa's last famine?
A new way of life on the Dawa
Drought is making it difficult for herding families in southern Ethiopia to earn a living from their livestock. Some people have decided to try a new approach: ...
Rain in drought-hit East Africa brings changing humanitarian needs
Despite the rain, and the relief it brings, emergency conditions will likely last well into 2012.
Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald team up with Oxfam
NFL superstar wide receivers Anquan Boldin of the Baltimore Ravens and Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals are teaming up once again on a mission to ...
In the grip of drought
Ethiopians find ways to fight back
Millions face hunger as drought sweeps East Africa
Oxfam America is responding to the crisis with emergency assistance that includes food and cash-for-work programs that aim to help about 350,000 people.
Multi-agency report reveals disparity in living conditions for Louisianans
A Portrait of Louisiana
Louisiana Human Development Report 2009
Gender Mainstreaming During Disasters
A tsunami research journal article
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 ...
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 ...
Taking steps toward gender equity
In Tamil Nadu, India, Oxfam study finds approaches that work.
OXFAMExchange Spring 2008
Raising a generation without fear
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 ...
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.
Sexual violence in DR Congo
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.
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.
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.
Seasonal flooding in Gambella leaves thousands of Ethiopians needing help
When two rivers spilled their banks, the consequences were severe.
Oxfam offers help to Ethiopians scrambling for water
Oxfam's programs are aimed at solutions to the region's severe water shortages.
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