- Tell Congress: Don't cut aid. It's working.
- American poverty-fighting assistance saves lives and helps millions of people lift themselves out of poverty, all for less than 1% of the federal budget. Cutting aid won't close the budget gap -- but it will close the door on a better future for the world's most vulnerable communities. Speak up with us now: Tell Congress to oppose any cuts to lifesaving foreign aid.
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Largest Weather Index Insurance Payout for Small Scale African Farmers Triggered by Satellite Technology
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Oxfam America expands Rural Resilience Initiative to West Africa with support from the Rockefeller Foundation
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Pilot microinsurance program has a successful payout to over 1,800 Ethiopian farmers after drought
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World Food Program and USAID join together with Oxfam America and Swiss Re in public-private partnership
Sep 19, 2011 -
Oxfam and the World Food Program announce R4 partnership for resilient livelihoods in changing climates
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Swiss Re and Oxfam America launch joint risk management initiative for farmers in Tigray, Ethiopia
Sep 26, 2008 Swiss Re and Oxfam America have announced a joint Commitment to Action at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2008 meeting in New York on 23 - 26 September. The collaboration is aimed at helping communities most vulnerable to climate variability and change. The project focuses on an innovative pilot project to introduce weather insurance for a staple cereal crop in the village of Adi Ha, Tigray Regional State, Ethiopia. -
Oxfam America awarded Rockefeller Foundation grant for climate change resilience in poor countries
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- Rural resilience series
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- Rural resilience series
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- In this report we share detailed information on the results of this second annual offering of weather insurance, integrated into the government's social safety net for the most vulnerable populations in drought-prone Ethiopia.
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- Oxfam America and the UN World Food Programme launched the R4 Rural Resilience Initiative to empower rural households with integrated risk management tools.
- A new tool for tackling poverty
- Using labor to pay for their premiums, poor farmers in Ethiopia earn a measure of security.
- A tiny seed and a big idea
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Counting on the rain to continue—or weather insurance to help cover losses
For Ethiopian farmer Gidey Mehari, when the opportunity to buy weather insurance for his crops arose, he jumped at the chance.
Doubling his weather insurance, this Ethiopian farmer is happy for the security it provides
"Anything can happen," says Alemu Tadesse. And that's why he is investing in weather insurance for some of his crops.
Ethiopian farmers get a payout, easing effects of drought
With cash from the weather insurance policies they bought through an innovative program, farmers from Tigray can now plan for the future.
Business partnership promotes resilience and environmental preparedness
PREP is a partnership formed to address the risks and opportunities climate change poses to businesses and communities.
With insurance, loans, and confidence, this Ethiopian farmer builds her resilience
Selas Samson Biru is using her entrepreneurial spirit--and the security she has from her insurance--to build a more secure future for her family.
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.
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.
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.
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