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Water is life
Video Link | Mar 08, 2010
High in the cloud forest of Piura, local communities understand the importance of the area's water sources and medicinal plants. They warn the proposed Rio Blanco copper mine would be catastrophic to the fragile and pristine environment here.
Lifeblood at risk
Video Link | Mar 08, 2010
In northern Peru, small-scale farmers can earn more by growing organic products. They say the rush to mine for copper in the mountains above their farms would contaminate the region and put their futures at risk.
Standing up for justice
Video Link | Mar 02, 2010
In 2005, thousands of unarmed Peruvians peacefully protested against the Rio Blanco Copper Mine for illegally exploring for minerals on community land without their consent. One local resident, Cleofé Neyra, describes how she and 27 others were tortured and their struggle to defend their land and human rights.
Copper in the Clouds
Video Link | Mar 02, 2010
In northern Peru, local governments, community leaders, and farmers say the proposed Rio Blanco Copper Mine would be devastating to local communities. In an area where drinking water is already scarce, pollution from the mine would be an environmental disaster for the entire region.
Oxfam on the ground in Haiti: Captured in photos
Audio Slideshow Link | Feb 12, 2010
One month after the earthquake, Oxfam is providing water, latrines, plastic sheeting, and relief materials–as well as cash payments for work—to thousands who have gathered in temporary camps, both within the city and in hard-hit outlying areas. And we will continue to scale up our efforts.
From Congo with love
Video Link | Feb 12, 2010
Photographer Rankin found humanity in abundance on his return to Congo in 2009 when he asked villagers to tell him about the people and things they love.
Oxfam on the ground in Haiti: New beginnings
Video Link | Feb 04, 2010
The Haitian people have begun tackling the hard work of recovery. Many are eager to contribute, looking for opportunities to earn money, to meet people's basic needs—opportunities like assembling family kits.
Haiti Podcast: January 29, 2010
Audio Link | Jan 29, 2010
Mark Fried, Oxfam spokesman in Haiti, reports on the conditions in a camp for displaced people in Port-au-Prince.
Haiti podcast: January 26, 2010
Audio Link | Jan 27, 2010
Mark Fried, Oxfam spokesman in Haiti, reporting from a hospital in Port-au-Prince.
Oxfam on the ground in Haiti: Scaling up
Video Link | Jan 27, 2010
An estimated one million people in and around Port-au-Prince have lost their homes, forcing many into makeshift temporary camps. Oxfam is providing essentials like clean water, shelter materials, latrines, supplies like soap, and cooking implements to tens of thousands of these displaced people.
Avoiding a food crisis in rural Haiti
Audio Link | Jan 21, 2010
Oxfam’s Yves Gattereau talks about how the January 2010 earthquake poses a threat to the country’s already shaky food supply.
Haïti podcast: 21 Janvier 2010 (Français)
Audio Link | Jan 21, 2010
Audio de Louis Bélanger, porte-parole humanitaire pour Oxfam, qui se trouve à Port-au-Prince, Haïti.
Haïti podcast: 17 Janvier 2010 (Français)
Audio Link | Jan 17, 2010
Audio de Louis Bélanger, porte-parole humanitaire pour Oxfam, qui se trouve à Port-au-Prince, Haïti.
Video: Making the water flow
Video Link | Jan 17, 2010
Oxfam distributes water to thousands of displaced Haitians.
Haiti podcast: January 17, 2010
Audio Link | Jan 17, 2010
Audio from Louis Belanger, the Humanitarian Media Officer for Oxfam, who is in Port-au-Prince Haiti.
Haiti podcast: January 16, 2010
Audio Link | Jan 16, 2010
Audio from Louis Belanger, the Humanitarian Media Officer for Oxfam, who is assessing the situation in Haiti.
Haiti podcast: January 15, 2010
Audio Link | Jan 15, 2010
Audio from Louis Belanger, the Humanitarian Media Officer for Oxfam, who is assessing the situation in Haiti.
Oxfam Haiti public service announcement
Audio Link | Jan 15, 2010
15-second audio file requesting donations to Oxfam America’s Haiti Earthquake Response Fund (for radio).
Video: Earthquake in Haiti requires major humanitarian response
Video Link | Jan 15, 2010
Earthquake survivors urgently need basic services. Oxfam is on the ground in Haiti with 200 people preparing to support rescue efforts and respond with safe water, sanitation services, and shelter material. According to the UN, one third of Haiti’s 9 million people are believed to have been affected. As we pass the 48-hour mark, the need for clean water is now acute.
Video: The need for water is acute
Video Link | Jan 15, 2010
Without water, people cant last much beyond three days. Thats why Oxfam focuses much of its emergency response on rushing to provide survivors with a safe supply.
