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A tiny seed and a big idea
Insurance for Ethiopia's farmers
Selas Samson Biru faces uncertainty with the seasons
But with weather insurance she doesn't have to worry so much about her teff harvest.
Gebru Kahsay relies on rain but has the security of insurance
If harvests fail because of poor rain, some teff farmers in Ethiopia now have a back-up plan.
Weather insurance offers Ethiopian farmers hope—despite drought
For the first time, poor farmers can now buy insurance for teff, a staple grain that feeds their families.
Medhin Reda's best asset is her own hard work
This farmer is trading her labor for an insurance premium to cover her teff.
In the grip of drought
Ethiopians find ways to fight back
OXFAMExchange Spring 2009
The power of resilience
People-centered resilience
Working with vulnerable farmers towards climate change adaptation and food security
Drought early warning in Ethiopia
Women's local knowledge is the key to an early warning system designed to lessen the impact of drought in Ethiopia.
Hard earth, hard choices
When drought hits, herders in southern Ethiopia sometimes have no choice but to sell the animals on which they depend.
Climate change wake-up call
You know about global warming. You may already be doing your part to protect the environment. But, climate change is a human issue too—it's hitting the ...
OXFAMExchange Fall 2009
Facing Down Hunger: The global food crisis one year later
A perfect storm is driving millions into poverty
More than one billion people now face chronic hunger—and more could join their ranks if we don't act now. With increasing food prices, droughts and floods, and ...
TCK TCK TCK - It's Time to Act on Climate Change
With only 100 days to go until world leaders meet in Copenhagen to hammer out a global climate change treaty, Oxfam has launched a new video with Oxfam ...
New deadlines not enough to finalize a 'development' trade round
Oxfam: More than 3 million face death while Berlusconi and the G8 fiddle
Climate impacts could reverse progress in the fight against global poverty
Suffering the Science
Climate change, people, and poverty
The singing wells of Dubluq
How herders in southern Ethiopia find water for their cows in the deadly winter dry season.
OXFAMExchange Fall 2008
A root revolution in Cambodia
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 ...
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.
Pasture pressure
Erratic rains and encroaching bush limits grasslands for herders in southern Ethiopia.
Grounds for Change
Market volatility and declining terms of trade, along with inadequate access to infrastructure, financial resources, and market information, put sustainable ...
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.
OXFAMExchange Spring 2002
Oxfam launches the Make Trade Fair campaign
OXFAMExchange Winter 2005
Come Together: Building a movement to overcome poverty and change the world
Oxfam Impact Special Report
Oxfam in East Africa
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