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Oxfam America can assist the new administration to advance international development and domestic poverty issues. We can provide policy experts and help engage with Congress. Oxfam's nonpartisan message of enabling the poor to exercise their right to manage their own lives is a responsibility we all share. Together, our commitment to creating lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and social injustice can be achieved.

Policy options for the Obama Administration to address poverty, hunger, and injustice.

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OXFAMExchange Fall 2008
A root revolution in Cambodia
Working together to end poverty and injustice
An overview of Oxfam America and our approach to poverty relief and lasting social change.
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Protect and serve or train and equip?
US security assistance and protection of civilians
Exposed
Social vulnerability and climate change in the US Southeast
Ownership in practice: The key to smart development
Countries should provide foreign aid in ways that strengthen the voice of poor people and the responsiveness of the state.
A Portrait of Louisiana
Louisiana Human Development Report 2009
The new adaptation marketplace
Climate change and opportunities for green economic growth
Ten Point Plan to Change Course in Afghanistan
Oxfam America's memo to President Obama
Mirror on America
How the state of Gulf Coast recovery reflects on us all—Oxfam's report on the status of Gulf Coast recovery three years later.
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Oxfam America Organizing Guide
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Oxfam America House Party Guide
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Lives Interrupted

Lives Interrupted

Photos from Afghanistan, which paint a grim picture of a country plagued by 30 years of fighting.

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"Africa's future is up to Africans"

"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.

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An open letter to the President

An open letter to the President

Oxfam President Raymond C. Offenheiser appeals to President Obama to focus on key poverty-related issues.

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