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Raise awareness and help fund Oxfam's work by hosting a Hunger Banquet® in your community! Few experiences bring to life the inequalities in our world more powerfully than an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet® event. Organizers and participants alike can experience firsthand how our decisions affect others in the world.
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Oxfam Fact Sheet: Food Crisis in East Africa
Across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia, a severe drought and food crisis have ensnared more than 13 million people. Get the facts and find out what you can do to help.
Pakistan Floods Fact Sheet
In the aftermath of the devastating floods, Oxfam and our partners have launched a rapid-relief effort to reach more than one million people with essential aid.
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.
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The Right to Survive
The humanitarian challenge for the twenty-first century
Oxfam International Humanitarian Policy Notes
These policy notes describe key issues for humanitarian organizations in the twenty-first century and provide recommendations derived from our experience working in the field as well as in the policy arena.
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Oxfam Fact Sheet: Food Crisis in East Africa
Across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia, a severe drought and food crisis have ensnared more than 13 million people. Get the facts and find out what you can do to help.
Fund-raising for Oxfam: Frequently asked questions
Your community-led efforts can provide essential support as Oxfam fights poverty and responds to disasters.
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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.
Oxfam America House Party guide
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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.
Pakistan Floods Fact Sheet
In the aftermath of the devastating floods, Oxfam and our partners have launched a rapid-relief effort to reach more than one million people with essential aid.
In harm's way: Oxfam America's game on rethinking natural disasters
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Pakistan floods: Report from Nowshera
Oxfam's Public Health Promoter Rabea Syed speaks about the difficulties faced by flood-affected people in a shelter run by the authority at a Polytechnic college in Khandarkale village in Nowshera, one of the worst flood hit districts in Pakistan.
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East Africa drought and food crisis Q and A

East Africa drought and food crisis Q and A

The following is an interview with Michael Delaney, director of humanitarian response for Oxfam America.

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Saving Lives 24/7: Flood response in Senegal

Saving Lives 24/7: Flood response in Senegal

Emergency fund allows fast response to severe flooding in suburbs of Dakar.

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On Katrina anniversary, Oxfam and partners rededicate themselves to Gulf recovery

On Katrina anniversary, Oxfam and partners rededicate themselves to Gulf recovery

On the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, lessons learned from that disaster and victories gained in the years since, offer those responding to the oil spill hope.

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Life on the edge in Layyah camp

Life on the edge in Layyah camp

In a district of Pakistan where thousands have lost their homes to flooding, an Oxfam partner organization provides hygiene kits and other essential aid.

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Oxfam aids survivors of Pakistan floods

Oxfam aids survivors of Pakistan floods

Oxfam and partners are supporting rescue services and working to prevent outbreaks of deadly disease.

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Oxfam sends relief supplies to quake-hit communities in China

Oxfam sends relief supplies to quake-hit communities in China

Oxfam has distributed blankets for 2,000 people--and more are on the way.

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  Oxfam emergency response experts assess quake in Chile

Oxfam emergency response experts assess quake in Chile

The five-member team, including water engineers, will be ready to help local partners who can respond to the 8.8-magnitude temblor.

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Top 10 things you need to know about Oxfam

Top 10 things you need to know about Oxfam

Here are the most important facts about Oxfam America: what we do, how we do it, and how you can get involved in our mission.

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El Salvador: "We spent the whole day evacuating people."

El Salvador: "We spent the whole day evacuating people."

"People had to go up on the roofs, or they hung from the walls of houses that have broken glass. There were so many injured people." This is the testimony of Emerita Rivas in Verapaz, El Salvador.

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Verapaz: four days after the landslide

Verapaz: four days after the landslide

With her camera, Oxfam America's Tjarda Muller records the devastation in one community in El Salvador following torrential rains.

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I feel my heart beating

I feel my heart beating

Storm in El Salvador rivals Hurricane Mitch in intensity

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Preparedness helps Oxfam respond quickly to Salvador emergency

Preparedness helps Oxfam respond quickly to Salvador emergency

Oxfam and our local partners began helping communities prepare long before devastating floods and landslides.

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Weeks after Hanna, Gonaïves still under water

Weeks after Hanna, Gonaïves still under water

Oxfam's Kristie van de Wetering draws parallels between storms that struck four years apart—and the damage they did.

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After the storms, travel is almost impossible in remote areas of Haiti

After the storms, travel is almost impossible in remote areas of Haiti

Olbert Nicolas, Oxfam's disaster risk reduction project officer describes his expedition from the water-logged Nippes Department to Port-au-Prince.

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The water started to rise, and it did not stop

The water started to rise, and it did not stop

Three major storms struck Haiti in the space of two weeks, leaving devastation in their wake. Oxfam is providing relief supplies and clean water to those in need of help.

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Emergency update: storms in Haiti

Emergency update: storms in Haiti

Oxfam continues to address water and sanitation problems in areas hit by hurricanes.

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