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Martha Kwataine, Beltway Outsider
Martha Kwataine is leveraging a tiny investment of US foreign aid to protect the health of people in rural communities across Malawi.
Tanzania’s female food heroes transform the landscape
Oxfam leads a contest that puts the stories of women like Martha Waziri in the national spotlight.
Nine hectares of hope: an irrigation project promises better harvests for Ethiopian farmers
With the help of an Oxfam partner, local farmers have tapped well water to nourish their fields in the Central Rift Valley.
Where there's water, there's hope: Tapping the potential of a river in West Arsi
For more than 400 farmers along the Gurracho River, water now flows in abundance to their fields through a new irrigation system.
With insurance, loans, and confidence, this Ethiopian farmer builds her resilience
Selas Samson Biru is using her entrepreneurial spirit--and the security she has from her insurance--to build a more secure future for her family.
Land grabs push thousands further into poverty
Large-scale land grabs threaten poor communities' access to food. In such deals, small-scale farmers are forced to leave their land, their homes, and their livelihoods.
New life in the midst of Kenya's drought
An emergency cash transfer program helps more than 5,500 hard-hit families take control of their futures.
A feeding program in Somalia has helped more than 136,000 children and mothers
Supported by Oxfam, the center aims to treat acutely malnourished children and ensure they don't slip back into nutritional crisis.
East Africa drought and food crisis Q and A
The following is an interview with Michael Delaney, director of humanitarian response for Oxfam America.
Famine in Somalia: Causes and solutions
Years of of internal violence and conflict have been highly significant in creating the conditions for famine in Somalia.
As drought tightens its grip on East Africa, new approaches needed to a long-term problem
More than 10 million people are facing a severe food crisis.
Rankin in Congo: 'Their humanity was what I wanted people to notice'
In 2009, celebrity photographer Rankin returned to Congo where he captured the love stories and portraits of people struggling through years of conflict in the eastern provinces.
As villagers flee new fighting in Congo, Oxfam works to bring them clean water
Many are now sheltering with host families and often crowded into single-room houses with poor access to clean water and sanitation.
'If only the world would not look away'
A new wave of atrocities hits villagers as fighting continues between the Congolese army and a rebel group in eastern Congo.
An aid worker's diary from Congo
Helen Hawking, Oxfam's public health coordinator in eastern Congo, relates her day-by-day experiences coping with the crisis.
The war just got closer
Humanitarian press officer Rebecca Wynn reports from eastern Congo, where a wave of violence has forced more than 250,000 people to flee their homes since August.
Just a boy: meeting child soldiers in eastern Congo
Humanitarian press officer Rebecca Wynn reports from eastern Congo, where a wave of violence has forced more than 250,000 people to flee their homes since August.
Escalation of the crisis in Congo: November 2008
A fresh wave of conflict in eastern Congo has forced a new round of displacement and violence.
Eyewitness in Congo: Godefroid Marhegane
A first-hand account from staff member Godefroid Marhegane, who lives in Goma with his wife and six children.
Rape: one global step toward stopping it
A new bill proposes a five-year strategy to address violence against women in countries around the world, particularly during times of conflict and humanitarian crises.
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