Oxfam at-a-glance http://www.oxfamamerica.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. The power of women entrepreneurs http://www.oxfamamerica.org/publications/the-power-of-women-entrepreneurs Countless women around the world are building successful small businesses. But the odds against women entrepreneurs in many countries can be staggering. Through a new program--Women in Small Enterprise, or WISE--Oxfam and its partners aim to help women in Latin America and the Caribbean realize their full economic potential. No publisher cmccabe 2013-05-29T18:34:08Z Brochure Oxfam America & the private sector http://www.oxfamamerica.org/publications/oxfam-america-and-the-private-sector Oxfam America works with a wide range of organizations to develop innovative solutions to poverty and social injustice. Given the reach, influence, and impact of the private sector, Oxfam increasingly engages with businesses. Although we have the capacity to take on hard-hitting advocacy directed at certain industries, we are equally committed to establishing transformative partnerships with private sector leaders.

]]> No publisher aperera corporate social responsibility private sector engagement 2012-06-15T19:21:47Z Brochure Oxfam’s work with water http://www.oxfamamerica.org/publications/oxfam2019s-work-with-water At a UN General Assembly in July 2010, 122 nations declared access to clean water and sanitation a human right. For Oxfam, tackling the root causes of poverty often means addressing the water-related injustices and the power dynamics behind them. It means challenging international oil, gas, and mining companies to respect the right of communities to know what impact water-intensive extractive industries will have on their land and water supplies—and to decide if they want those projects. It means working with people to find ways to get water to their fields and closer to their homes so they can count on robust harvests and assure the health of their families. And it means helping the most vulnerable build their resilience in the face of disaster.

]]> No publisher aperera 2012-03-22T20:07:57Z Brochure Oxfam100 http://www.oxfamamerica.org/publications/oxfam100 Each member counts Oxfam 100 is a critical three-year opportunity for 100 of our most loyal donors to help expand three key programs that benefit hundreds of thousands of people working to build better lives for themselves, their families, and their communities.

]]> No publisher aperera 2012-10-01T18:14:24Z Brochure Oxfam America's Saving for Change program in West Africa http://www.oxfamamerica.org/publications/oxfam-americas-saving-for-change-program-in-west-africa Saving for Change is Oxfam America’s signature savings-led microfinance program. Members—primarily women living in rural communities—form a group that saves, lends, and pays dividends to its members. Group members elect their own leadership, set their bylaws, and decide collectively how to achieve their goals. No publisher aperera 2011-10-31T19:27:50Z Brochure Oxfam America’s Saving for Change program in Central America http://www.oxfamamerica.org/publications/oxfam-america2019s-saving-for-change-program-in-central-america Saving for Change is Oxfam America’s signature savings-led microfinance program. Members—primarily women living in rural communities—form a group that saves, lends, and pays dividends to its members. Group members elect their own leadership, set their bylaws, and decide collectively how to achieve their goals. No publisher aperera 2011-10-31T19:24:38Z Brochure Oxfam at a glance: On campus http://www.oxfamamerica.org/publications/oxfam-at-a-glance-on-campus Whether they’re gaining leadership skills through the CHANGE Initiative or joining Oxfam Clubs at schools nationwide, thousands of students are teaming up with Oxfam to fight poverty, hunger, and injustice. In 1974, Oxfam America launched its first grassroots anti-hunger campaign. Among those who joined the effort were high school and university students, whose dedication and optimism attracted others to the cause.

Nearly four decades later, students still number among Oxfam’s most committed supporters, organizing events and building networks on campus and beyond. Today’s student volunteers usually work with Oxfam in one of two ways: as participants in our national leadership program, the CHANGE Initiative, or as members of Oxfam Clubs on campuses around the country.

]]> No publisher akramer 2011-10-24T19:01:25Z Brochure Working with women http://www.oxfamamerica.org/publications/working-with-women Empowered women can change the world. At Oxfam America, that truth informs all our work, from our response to humanitarian emergencies to our campaigns for social justice and the long-term investments we make in some of the poorest communities on the planet. More than 40 percent of the world's population—2.5 billion people—live in poverty, surviving on less than $2 a day. Our aim is to find lasting solutions to that poverty, and to the hunger and injustice that accompany it. But we can't begin to tackle those problems without considering the vast inequities that exist between women and men—the access each has to education, to resources, to political engagement.

Women, on every score, fall far behind.

No solution to poverty can endure without the full participation of women: They make up half the people on Earth.

To achieve that goal—to end poverty—we need to address discrimination and the uneven balance of power between men and women. At Oxfam, we support opportunities for women and girls to change the circumstances of their lives. We help them claim their rights, live free from violence, earn a decent income, get an education, become entrepreneurs, and make their voices heard. Guiding us is our belief in basic human rights, which includes the conviction that women—like men—have the capability to make a profound difference in the lives of their families, their communities, and their nations.

]]> No publisher Oxfam America equality for women gender women 2011-07-28T19:08:52Z Brochure Oxfam in Central Africa http://www.oxfamamerica.org/publications/oxfam-in-central-africa A sapling. A stove. A faucet with clean running water. A grant to start a small business. A pathway to peace for neighbors at war. A sapling. A stove. A faucet with clean running water. A grant to start a small business. A pathway to peace for neighbors at war. Oxfam America’s programs in the Darfur region of Sudan are helping hundreds of thousands of people meet their needs—not just for health and safety, but for dignity and well-being.

]]> No publisher aperera 2011-06-29T14:18:21Z Brochure Oxfam's oil, gas, and mining program http://www.oxfamamerica.org/publications/oxfams-oil-gas-and-mining-program Oxfam advocates just government policies and corporate practices in the oil, gas, and mining industries, and supports the right of communities to participate meaningfully in decisions about the use of natural resources. It's a tragic paradox: Countries rich in natural resources often suffer from extreme poverty. Resources like oil, natural gas, and gold should help reduce poverty and promote economic development. Yet large-scale oil, gas, and mining projects frequently contribute to pollution, displacement, and conflict—violating the rights of people and impoverishing communities. Oxfam advocates just government policies and corporate practices in the oil, gas, and mining industries, and supports the right of communities to participate meaningfully in decisions about the use of natural resources.

]]> No publisher Oxfam America water land natural resources environment oil, gas and mining transparency 2011-03-30T15:38:05Z Brochure Oxfam in Southern Africa http://www.oxfamamerica.org/publications/oxfam-in-southern-africa Having fought hard for freedom from colonial and racial oppression, millions of rural poor across southern Africa, particularly women, still struggle to overcome social and economic inequality, natural disasters, and disease. They continue to fight for their rights. Oxfam America supports the efforts of people in South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe to overcome poverty and marginalization. The inequitable distribution of resources, gender inequality, HIV/AIDS, climatic change, and political instability all contribute to poverty in the region. Except for South Africa, where 52 percent of the population lives in urban areas, 70 percent of the regional population lives in rural areas under poor social and economic conditions.

]]> No publisher Oxfam America HIV-AIDS Mozambique South Africa Southern Africa Zimbabwe climate change equality for women 2009-06-24T19:36:53Z Brochure Oxfam at a glance: Saving lives http://www.oxfamamerica.org/publications/oxfam-at-a-glance-saving-lives In an emergency, Oxfam’s objective is to save lives. In the long term, disasters and the way we respond to them can provide opportunities for social change—chances to create lasting solutions to poverty and injustice.

]]> No publisher Oxfam America 2009-10-14T23:19:51Z Brochure Saving Lives http://www.oxfamamerica.org/publications/saving-lives Disasters, and the way we respond to them, can be catalysts for social change—a chance to create lasting solutions to poverty and injustice. When disaster strikes, Oxfam and its local partners move fast to meet people's emergency needs. And we stay to work with those devastated communities as they rebuild for a better and safer future. Our aim is to help people become less vulnerable to disasters by addressing the underlying causes of the poverty that put them in harm's way. Our comprehensive response to disasters includes the following:

  • Meeting people's basic needs
  • Helping people improve their means of earning a living
  • Improving public health
  • Advocating for people’s rights
  • Working with communities to reduce the impact of future disasters
]]> No publisher Oxfam America humanitarian relief 2011-06-29T14:21:52Z Brochure Working together to end poverty and injustice http://www.oxfamamerica.org/publications/working-together-to-end-poverty-and-injustice An overview of Oxfam America and our approach to poverty relief and lasting social change. Forty percent of the people on our planet—more than 2.5 billion—live in poverty, struggling to survive on less than $2 a day. Oxfam America is working to change that. In a world rich in resources, we believe poverty can be overcome.

]]> No publisher mborum 2009-06-24T19:37:54Z Brochure Oxfam in the Horn of Africa http://www.oxfamamerica.org/publications/oxfam-in-the-horn-of-africa Drought. Conflict. Low crop prices. These are among the realities that poor people across the Horn of Africa face on a daily basis. But with new tools for channeling water, building peace, and influencing markets, people are beginning to wrest control over their lives. Ethiopia is a country of contrasts—from the cool, wet highlands of the coffee farmers to the scorched pastures of the lowland herders. The challenges here and throughout the Horn remain enormous. Conflict plagues Sudan to the west and Somalia to the east. And widespread poverty traps people in lives of hardship. Since 2000, Oxfam America has been helping local communities survive conflict and marshal their natural resources in ways that strengthen families, villages, and whole regions.

]]> No publisher Oxfam America human rights equality for women hunger Sudan climate change livelihood Ethiopia Somalia peace and security agriculture livestock food security Darfur global food crisis internally displaced persons coffee water humanitarian relief women Horn of Africa disaster risk reduction 2009-06-09T20:42:44Z Brochure