- Support effective, efficient aid programs – they save lives.
- 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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US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement a Step Back for Development
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US-Colombia free trade agreement bad deal for farmers, bad deal for national security
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Oxfam America reaction to US support of Christine Lagarde to head the IMF
Jun 28, 2011 -
Food prices to double within 20 years
May 31, 2011 -
Will the G8 be just a ‘social network’?
May 25, 2011 -
Control Arms Coalition: Time to get serious on the Arms Trade Treaty
Feb 28, 2011 -
Oxfam America reaction to US-Brazil WTO cotton case development
Jun 17, 2010 -
US intellectual property report shows some improvement but still pressures poor countries on medicines
Apr 30, 2010 -
Bill will galvanize trade in the fight against poverty
Nov 19, 2009 -
Oxfam reaction to WTO judgment on US cotton subsidies
Aug 31, 2009
- Impact of the US-Colombia FTA on the small farm economy in Colombia
- Empty promises
- What happened to 'development' in the WTO's Doha Round?
- Ending the R&D Crisis in Public Health
- Square pegs in round holes
- How the Farm Bill squanders chances for a pro-development trade deal
- Investing for Life
- Meeting poor people's needs for access to medicines through responsible business practices
- Shut Out
- How US farm programs fail minority farmers
- Impacts of Reductions in US Cotton Subsidies on West African Cotton Producers
- All Costs, No Benefits
- How TRIPS-plus intellectual property rules in the US-Jordan FTA affect access to medicines
- Signing Away the Future
- How trade and investment agreements between rich and poor countries undermine development
- Pricing Farmers Out of Cotton
- The cost of World Bank reforms in Mali
- 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.
- Oxfam America House Party guide
- Tools for hosting a high-impact event
- 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 well-being of millions more people.
- In the grip of drought
- Ethiopians find ways to fight back
- 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.
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"Africa's future is up to Africans"
President Obama's first speech in sub-Saharan Africa hits important points on good governance, responsible use of natural resources, trade, and defeating poverty.
Looking to Sacha Inchi for their future
How indigenous farmers are growing an ancient plant that promises to bring new opportunities—and money—to the central Amazonian jungle.
WTO Development Round fails, but Make Trade Fair campaign continues
Rich countries fall short of promise, but must now contend with worldwide community demanding fairer trade.
Coffee growers earn a better price, protect the environment
Oxfam America invests in eco-friendly coffee processing, and helps farmers grow a world-class crop.
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.
Starbucks campaign: Anatomy of a win
How Oxfam and Ethiopian farmers coaxed a groundbreaking agreement out of Starbucks.
Celebrate Fair Trade in your community
Check out these resources for bringing Fair Trade products and crafts to your community.
"Black Gold" illustrates coffee farmers' plight
Documentary film tells the story through Oxfam's Ethiopian partner.
An Ethiopian coffee advocate speaks
Keynote Address from the United Students for Fair Trade Convergence 2006 in Denver, Colorado
A new resource for students and teachers on coffee, communities, and conservation
Oxfam America collaborated with the Community Agroecology Network (CAN) to publish the "Field Study Handbook: Guide to Internships in Coffee-Producing Communities."
Small scale coffee farmers make headway in new international coffee charter
After long period of negotiations, a successful conclusion.
Small farmers in Mozambique mobilize for greater control of the cotton production chain.
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.
Fixing up the land, little by little
Farmer Lucas Izapo says it could take three or four more years to recover his land. Part III of III
Coffee cooperatives still rebuilding after Stan
How Guatamalan coffee cooperatives are recovering from heavy rains. Part I of III
"We emerged from the crisis, and then came Stan"
Just as coffee growers started to emerge from the coffee-price crisis, rains from hurricane Stan hit. Part two of a three-part series.
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.
