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- Right now, forty percent of the world’s population – more than 2.5 billion people – live in poverty, struggling to survive on less than $2 per day. The persistence of global poverty poses a challenge to the security, prosperity and values of the United States. Cuts to the world's most vulnerable communities have real impacts. Tell Congress we won't stand by while they make cuts that will cost lives.
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Haitian Prime Minister to aid organizations: We need each other
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Two years on and Haiti's reconstruction proceeds at a 'snail's pace,' leaving half a million Haitians homeless
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Leadership needed to relocate the 630,000 people still living in tents
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Oxfam expands work in Carrefour to contain cholera outbreak
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US delegation heads to Haitian inauguration
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One year on, breaking the cycle of dependence: Letting Haitians lead
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A year of indecision leaves Haiti’s recovery at a standstill
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Oxfam doubles cholera response in Haiti
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Haiti: Oxfam responds to cholera crisis
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Oxfam Mobilizes Public Health Experts in Cholera-Stricken Haiti
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- 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 needs—not only to ensure their survival but to uphold their dignity.
- Haiti Progress Report 2011: Summary
- This report summarizes Oxfam's continued response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
- Haiti Progress Report 2010: Summary
- Oxfam's relief operation in Haiti following the January 2010 quake has been one of the organization's largest and most complex efforts. This report summarizes our progress.
- Hygiene promotion: determining what works
- In the aftermath of disasters, Oxfam undertakes a host of hygiene-promotion activities in order to prevent the outbreak and spread of disease. But which are the most effective?
- Haiti Progress Report 2011
- Two years after the most powerful earthquake in Haiti in 200 years, Oxfam remains committed to rebuilding with the people of Haiti.
- Haiti: The slow road to reconstruction
- Two years after the earthquake
- In need of a better WASH: Water, sanitation, and hygiene policy issues in post-earthquake Haiti
- This research initiative examined Haiti’s water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector before and following the January 12, 2010 earthquake, and the work of the WASH cluster following the earthquake, in the context of effectiveness, equity, and accountability.
- From relief to recovery
- Supporting good governance in post-earthquake Haiti
- Haiti Progress Report 2010
- Oxfam was one of the first agencies to respond to the devastating earthquake in Haiti--one of the largest and most complex emergency programs that Oxfam has ever been involved in.
- Planting Now
- Agricultural challenges and opportunities for Haiti's reconstruction
- Aid to Haiti, 6 months on: a long way to go
- Emergency relief effective, but long-term challenges remain
- Survey: Haitians talk about rebuilding after January 2010 earthquake
- Three months after the catastrophic earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince, an in-depth survey of more than 1,700 Haitians shows people’s top priorities for reconstruction are jobs and schools.
- Haiti: A Once-in-a-Century Chance for Change
- Beyond Reconstruction: re-envisioning Haiti with equity, fairness, and opportunity
- Reconstructing Haiti
- A summary of recommendations for moving forward following the January 12, 2010 earthquake.
- Haiti Progress Report 2011: Summary
- This report summarizes Oxfam's continued response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
- Fund-raising for Oxfam: Frequently asked questions
- Your community-led efforts can provide essential support as Oxfam fights poverty and responds to disasters.
- Menu of event ideas
- Want to raise awareness about poverty and hunger? Find ideas for events you can host at your school, on campus, in your community, or or in the workplace.
- Oxfam America organizing guide
- From reaching out to your legislator to making your voice heard in the media, follow these tips to take action on the issues that move you.
- Haiti Progress Report 2010: Summary
- Oxfam's relief operation in Haiti following the January 2010 quake has been one of the organization's largest and most complex efforts. This report summarizes our progress.
- 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 needs—not only to ensure their survival but to uphold their dignity.
- Oxfam America hosts NGO gathering with PM of Haiti
- Just before his resignation, the Prime Minister joined a discussion about the challenges of governance and development in Haiti.
- Promise to Haiti
- Oxfam supporters speak out for Haiti as it struggles to rebuild more than a year after a devastating earthquake.
- Rebuilding communities
- In one neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, residents confront the many challenges of recovery from the earthquake.
- Stand with Haiti
- A devastating quake a year ago left Haiti’s capital in ruins. Oxfam America’s Yolette Etienne describes what her country needs to recover: patience, dreams, and hard work
- Haiti, One Year On: Realizing Country Ownership in Haiti
- A discussion with leading development experts on how the US is promoting country ownership and building more effective institutions in Haiti.
- After the quake: Preventing disease
- Oxfam has built latrines and bathing stalls, and provided basic necessities, such as soap and toothbrushes to thousands of people living temporarily in camps, and is extending these services to hundreds of thousands more at risk of cholera.
- Work and recovery in Port-au-Prince and beyond
- With short-term work projects, grants, and loans Oxfam is helping Haitian families get back on their feet.
- Oxfam on the ground in Haiti: Combating cholera
- Margarite Deneus, a public health promoter in Artibonite, Haiti, takes to the fields to teach farmers how to avoid cholera.
- Clean water and latrines: Oxfam's Response to Cholera
- Oxfam is responding to the cholera epidemic in Artibonite, Haiti, by treating water and building latrines.
- Oxfam Haiti cholera response: An inside look
- Julie Schindall, media officer in Haiti, discusses Oxfam's public health work in response to the cholera outbreak in Haiti.
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Haiti: a grain milling operation offers an economic lifeline for women
To help tackle unemployment and ensure families have access to food, Oxfam is working with a women's group to modernize and expand a service center.
Haiti: Reducing the risk of flooding in Artibonite
A local mayor enlists support from Oxfam to address major flooding in his community in rural Haiti.
Oxfam takes the fight against cholera to rural Haiti
In remote communities where the risk of death by cholera is heightened by rugged terrain, Oxfam is making water safer.
Ti koze sou kolera: In rural Haiti, Oxfam takes to the airwaves
Oxfam reaches out to remote communities about cholera, strengthening preparedness and easing fears.
Oxfam trains teams to manage water delivery in Haitian camps
In the camps where Oxfam works in Port-au-Prince, displaced people are beginning to pay for their own water.
At a camp in Haiti, families long for a new start--and land to call their own
The Haitian government has been slow to develop a resettlement plan and allocate land for earthquake survivors.
After the Haiti earthquake, a life-changing event: Families dig latrines with Oxfam's help
The program has brought a long-term improvement to people living in the hills of Petit Goave.
Fanning the spark of entrepreneurship, Oxfam helps small businesses recover after Haiti earthquake
With grants and training, some Haitian tradespeople and shopkeepers begin to rebuild their businesses.
House by house, latrine by latrine, Haitians fight cholera in Petite Riviere
Oxfam's program aims to help 125,000 people in Artibonite Province.
Oxfam’s aggressive approach to stopping cholera in Haiti includes going from field to field with important information to help farmers stay healthy.
In Haiti camps where Oxfam works, hygiene education helps guard against cholera
Oxfam is reaching nearly 700,000 people in Haiti with clean water, sanitation services, and hygiene education in an effort to stop the spread of cholera.
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 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 aims to help 40,000 people with emergency supplies in area of Haiti hard hit by cholera
Oxfam says the key to stopping the outbreak is to make sure people have the right information about cholera prevention.
Oxfam distributes emergency supplies to tackle cholera in Haiti
Oxfam aimed to reach 25,000 people today with water tablets, rehydration salts, and soap to combat an outbreak of cholera that has already killed more than 200 people.
Providing clean water is Oxfam's first priority in Haiti cholera outbreak
Oxfam now has a team of nine emergency specialists working in the Petite Riviere region of Artibonite.
Cholera outbreak strikes Haiti north of quake-ravaged capital
Oxfam has mobilized a team of public health experts to respond to the crisis.
With small but steady steps, Haitians work to make better lives for themselves in the countryside
A key to decentralizing Haiti is to create more opportunities in its rural regions.
Recovery in Haiti: Building jobs and basic services
In the coming months, Oxfam will work with Haitians on projects aimed at improving basic services in the capital as well as supporting people's ability to earn a salary.
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