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OXFAMExchange, Fall 2011
Africa's last famine?
Fighting destiny
A heroine considers her role in re-aligning attitudes in Peru.
The statistics of gender violence in El Salvador
More that 15 percent of all Salvadorans don't consider acts of sexual violence a crime, according to a public opinion poll about gender-based violence.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
In Congo, women face sexual violence and legacy of shame
Spilling beyond the conflict that has swept the region, sexual violence is now beginning to corrode the core of traditional Congolese communities.
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 ...
Women are key to solving AIDS crisis in Southern Africa
Discrimination is at the root of the disproportionate burden of the disease on women.
OXFAMExchange Spring 2002
Oxfam launches the Make Trade Fair campaign
OXFAMExchange Spring 2004
Engendering an Equitable Society: Focus on Women's Rights
Oxfam funds fuel-efficient stoves that help women
A $132,000 program helps thousands of displaced women stay safer in Darfur by providing 4,200 households with fuel-efficient stoves.
Guardians of culture hold key to change
Local traditional healers work to transform views of women—and their role in Mozambique society.
Ethiopian women rediscover role as peace builders
By raising awareness of the suffering produced by conflicts, women help find alternatives to violence.
Dream of rights for women
The vision of equity drives new effort to defend rights and defeat HIV/AIDS.
Balancing culture, new law in Mozambique
Educating traditional leaders builds respect for women and their rights in the new Family Law.
A new campaign led by women
A call for more resources and better laws, along with education for women and all young people, will reduce violence.
Zimbabwe looks to new domestic violence law
Women's Coalition writes a progressive law and pushes it through Parliament.
Violence against women at root of HIV/AIDS crisis
Oxfam partners mobilize public, research ways to improve respect for women and reduce the infection rate.
Una vida diferente: women create a different life
A campaign in El Salvador to reduce violence against women is forcing people to take a hard look at their culture and painful history of violence.
Profile: Gilma Molina de Vasquez
How one woman redefined her relationship with her husband and family to become a community leader.
Spirit world
Acknowledging and working with spiritual leaders is essential to long-term changes leading to better respect for women and their rights.
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