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- Conflict in Darfur
- Oxfam is providing critical water, sanitation facilities, and hygiene supplies to hundreds of thousands of people in Darfur; we are also distributing ...
- Conflicts on the border
- The response to the emergencies in the border areas has been extraordinarily complicated, but Oxfam is working hard with refugees and people displaced within ...
- OXFAMExchange, Winter 2012
- What if development took the kind of time and commitment it takes to raise a child? (It does.)
- 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.
- 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.
- People-centered resilience
- Working with vulnerable farmers towards climate change adaptation and food security
- 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 ...
- Ethiopian coffee farmers show commitment to trademark initiative
- Hundreds turn out and ask Starbucks to respect their rights.
- Ethiopian farmers meet with importers and roasters
- In Addis Ababa, both sides discuss how Ethiopian farmers can gain more control over their coffee names, and get a bigger share of the profits.
- Take Action: Global Food Crisis
- Already 854 million people on our planet suffer from hunger. Now, as food prices climb high and fast, conditions are becoming worse and threatening the ...
- Thank you from Oxfam and Ethiopian coffee farmers
- Starbucks and Ethiopia finalized a trademark agreement, ending their dispute and bringing both sides together in partnership to help Ethiopian farmers.
- Starbucks campaign: Anatomy of a win
- How Oxfam and Ethiopian farmers coaxed a groundbreaking agreement out of Starbucks.
- Travelling down West Salvation Road
- Travel in Darfur requires patience and time. Often, riding on the back of a donkey is the most reliable way to get where you want to go.
- New deadlines not enough to finalize a 'development' trade round
- Empty promises
- What happened to 'development' in the WTO's Doha Round?
- 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 ...
- Ethiopians, North American roasters move forward with trademark initiative
- In second meeting in three months, two sides discuss how to implement Ethiopia's control of its coffee brands.
- An Ethiopian coffee advocate speaks
- Keynote Address from the United Students for Fair Trade Convergence 2006 in Denver, Colorado
- "Black Gold" illustrates coffee farmers' plight
- Documentary film tells the story through Oxfam's Ethiopian partner.
- Tadesse Meskela helps connect consumers and Ethiopian coffee growers
- Market factors cut coffee farmers out of their fair share of profit for a commodity that's worth an estimated $80 billion a year in retail sales.
- Grounds for Change
- Market volatility and declining terms of trade, along with inadequate access to infrastructure, financial resources, and market information, put sustainable ...
- In Liben, herders find local solutions to local problems
- A community reaches out to Oxfam in the spirit of partnership.
- 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
- Coffee farmers' determination inspires action
- Despite challenges, coffee campaign manager finds reasons for hope.
- With Oxfam's help, women become entrepreneurs in Khartoum market
- Oxfam's partner helps women in Khartoum launch businesses that support their families.
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