Video http://www.oxfamamerica.org daily 1 2009-06-19T06:49:24Z A better future http://www.oxfamamerica.org/multimedia/video/a-better-future Oxfam has helped women in a remote part of Afghanistan open a bakery—to earn an income and improve their lives. ]]> No publisher cengstrom 2010-11-08T15:20:56Z Video Link A new generation http://www.oxfamamerica.org/multimedia/video/a-new-generation-1 Meet Eneyda, a young Machiguenga woman navigating the confusing waters connecting her remote indigenous community, and the environmental threats and economic opportunities presented by the Camisea gas project. ]]> No publisher slivingston Peru South America indigenous people oil, gas and mining 2011-06-01T17:48:35Z Video Link A new tool for tackling poverty http://www.oxfamamerica.org/multimedia/video/a-new-tool-for-tackling-poverty Using labor to pay for their premiums, poor farmers in Ethiopia earn a measure of security. ]]> No publisher aperera 2011-07-25T18:57:54Z Video Link A new way of life on the Dawa http://www.oxfamamerica.org/multimedia/video/a-new-way-of-life-on-the-dawa Drought is making it difficult for herding families in southern Ethiopia to earn a living from their livestock. Some people have decided to try a new approach: irrigated farming. And they are tapping the Dawa river for water.

]]> No publisher aperera Ethiopia Horn of Africa agriculture drought farmers food security water 2012-01-18T09:50:22Z Video Link A new well for Nawoyatir http://www.oxfamamerica.org/multimedia/video/a-new-well-for-nawoyatir Helen Ewoton used to walk an hour and a half each way to fetch water for her family. Now, her village in Kenya has its own newly drilled well--thanks to Oxfam.

]]> No publisher cmccabe 2012-07-24T18:34:29Z Video Link A perfect storm is driving millions into poverty http://www.oxfamamerica.org/multimedia/video/a-perfect-storm-is-driving-millions-into-poverty More than one billion people now face chronic hunger—and more could join their ranks if we don't act now. With increasing food prices, droughts and floods, and economic pressures, 40 years of progress against extreme poverty is at risk. Oxfam is ready with innovative programs that can save lives. ]]> No publisher Oxfam America Caribbean Central America Central and East Africa Central and South Asia East Asia Horn of Africa Middle East South America Southern Africa United States West Africa 2010-01-15T00:04:55Z Video Link A very good week http://www.oxfamamerica.org/multimedia/video/a-very-good-week During the MDG summit in September, we saw huge progress on the commitment to reduce hunger and poverty--and President Obama announced the first-ever US global development policy. ]]> No publisher aperera 2011-06-01T18:06:28Z Video Link After the quake: Preventing disease http://www.oxfamamerica.org/multimedia/video/after-the-quake-preventing-disease Oxfam has built latrines and bathing stalls, and provided basic necessities, such as soap and toothbrushes to thousands of people living temporarily in camps, and is extending these services to hundreds of thousands more at risk of cholera. ]]> No publisher Chris Hufstader Caribbean Haiti cholera earthquake hygiene natural disaster public health water 2011-02-07T19:11:23Z Video Link Video http://www.oxfamamerica.org/multimedia/video/aggregator No publisher mborum 2009-05-28T16:17:58Z Collection Aid and anti-corruption http://www.oxfamamerica.org/multimedia/video/aid-and-anti-corruption Join Oxfam America and leading developing world voices for a discussion on how U.S. foreign aid can produce better results by promoting country ownership and bolstering anti-corruption efforts. ]]> No publisher Ownership Event 2010-06-18T18:23:35Z Video Link Aid is not the solution to poverty... http://www.oxfamamerica.org/multimedia/video/aid-is-not-the-solution-to-poverty.. ...People are. That's why Oxfam America is working to deepen the US government's commitment to making poverty-reducing foreign aid more effective.

Current US reform efforts intend to allow countries to lead in their own development. Oxfam’s new report shows that local development leaders are noticing—and valuing the change. However, the US government must accelerate and deepen these reforms if it hopes to meet the expectations of leaders like these in developing countries who are building responsive local institutions that can help people move out of poverty.

Learn more at: oxfamamerica.org/aidworks

]]> No publisher JLentfer 2013-04-24T21:34:36Z Video Link Aid to Haiti http://www.oxfamamerica.org/multimedia/video/aid-to-haiti In the wake of Haiti how can we improve aid to developing countries. A discussion with leading development experts on promoting recipient country ownership and building more effective institutions.

 

Panelists

  • Blake Hounshell, Managing Editor, Foreign Policy (Moderator)
  • Paul O'Brien, Vice President of Policy and Campaigns, Oxfam America
  • His Excellency Raymond Joseph, Haitian Ambassador to the United States (Keynote)
  • Joel Dreyfuss, Managing Editor, The Root
  • Dr. Robert Maguire, Professor, Trinity College in Washington & Chair, Haiti Working Group, US Institute of Peace
  • Paul Auxila, Chief Operating Officer, Management Sciences for Health

 

]]> No publisher Ownership Event 2010-06-18T18:25:08Z Video Link Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald team up with Oxfam http://www.oxfamamerica.org/multimedia/video/anquan-boldin-and-larry-fitzgerald-team-up-with-oxfam-to-save-lives-in-east-africa NFL superstar wide receivers Anquan Boldin of the Baltimore Ravens and Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals are teaming up once again on a mission to bring attention to the ongoing drought in East Africa. ]]> No publisher aperera East Africa Ethiopia Kenya Somalia drought food security global food crisis humanitarian relief hunger water 2011-12-06T22:02:39Z Video Link Baaba Maal speaks out on the Sahel http://www.oxfamamerica.org/multimedia/video/baaba-maal-speaks-out-on-the-sahel The Senegalese singer, Baaba Maal, calls on the world to respond to a looming food crisis in the Sahel region of Africa.

]]> No publisher aperera 2012-05-14T15:55:21Z Video Link Big changes in the Amazon http://www.oxfamamerica.org/multimedia/video/big-changes-in-the-amazon The Camisea Gas Project is bringing significant changes to the Urubamba region. Despite contributing millions to Peru's government, local leaders say the project has done little to change rates of poverty, illiteracy, and malnutrition.

 

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