- Tell Obama: Go to Copenhagen!
- It's not enough to send a representative – we need President Obama himself to make the case for change in Copenhagen. Fill out the fields below to send your message to the president today!
- ACT FAST with Oxfam
- The trend can seem unstoppable, but one person can make a difference. Pledge to ACT FAST with Oxfam today, and join a movement that's harnessing the power of numbers to beat poverty.
- African leaders call for a new path on US foreign assistance
- New deadlines not enough to finalize a 'development' trade round
- Obama's visit to Africa: Time for a new partnership founded on transparency and shared responsibility
- Oxfam urges miner to address community engagement practices
- West African countries endorse regional mining sector policy
- Oxfam urges miner to improve community relations
- New shareholder report identifies opportunities for stronger community engagement practices.
- Oil 'hot spot' Ghana must proceed with caution
- Oxfam's 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.
- OXFAMExchange Spring 2008
- Raising a generation without fear
- OXFAMExchange Winter 2008
- Hard Questions about Ghana's Gold Boom
- OXFAMExchange Fall 2007
- Moving Toward Lasting Solutions in Gambia
- 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.
- Working together to end poverty and injustice
- An overview of Oxfam America and our approach to poverty relief and lasting social change.
- Oxfam in West Africa
- Across the vast Sahel and down through the lush rainforests of Ghana, there is a growing sense of possibility.
- OXFAMExchange Spring 2007
- A Fragile Balance
- OXFAMExchange Winter 2007
- Creating Peace
- OXFAMExchange Fall 2005
- The Chance to End Poverty
- OXFAMExchange Spring 2004
- Engendering an Equitable Society: Focus on Women's Rights
- OXFAMExchange Spring 2003
- Red Tomato, ethnic discrimination and the Mayan defense, clearing landmines in Afghanistan, and community radio breathes life into democracy in Senegal
- OXFAMExchange Winter 2003
- Mary Robinson on human rights, functional literacy in West Africa, and saving the family farm
- People-centered resilience
- Working with vulnerable farmers towards climate change adaptation and food security
- Empty promises
- What happened to 'development' in the WTO's Doha Round?
- Ghana's Big Test
- Oil's challenge to democratic development
- Mission incomplete
- Why civilians remain at risk in eastern Chad
- Impacts of Reductions in US Cotton Subsidies on West African Cotton Producers
- Pricing Farmers Out of Cotton
- The cost of World Bank reforms in Mali
- Hidden Treasure?
- In search of Mali's gold-mining revenues
- Fairness in the Fields
- A vision for the 2007 Farm Bill
- Tarnished Legacy
- A Social and Environmental Analysis of Mali's Syama Goldmine
- Cultivating Poverty
- The impact of US cotton subsidies on Africa
- In harm's way: Oxfam America's game on rethinking natural disasters
- Take Action: Global Food Crisis
- Already 854 million people on our planet suffer from hunger. Now, as food prices climb high and fast, conditions are becoming worse and threatening the well-being of millions more people.
- Climate change wake-up call
- You know about global warming. You may already be doing your part to protect the environment. But, climate change is a human issue too—it's hitting the poorest people hardest.
- ACT FAST with Oxfam
- We can beat hunger and poverty -- but we've got to ACT FAST. Pledge to ACT FAST with Oxfam today and help us add 5,000 new people to the movement by November 30.
- TCK TCK TCK - It's Time to Act on Climate Change
- With only 100 days to go until world leaders meet in Copenhagen to hammer out a global climate change treaty, Oxfam has launched a new video with Oxfam Ambassador and Hollywood actor Gael Garcia Bernal.
- Saving for Change
- Oxfam America has pioneered an alternative microfinance model called Saving for Change, which self-replicates on a large scale and at a low cost, serving those who have been left behind.
- Coping during the hungry season in Gambia
- Nyama Filly Fofana leads the way.
- A set of simple water pumps improves life in a Gambian village
- In border village in Gambia, hardships hit everybody
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The other green revolution
African farmers have reclaimed farmland lost to drought in the Sahel, bringing hope for the future of this arid region and a model for fighting hunger worldwide.
Women in Mali lead Saving for Change
An innovative savings and loan program is helping people work their own way out of extreme poverty. Women in Mali are leading the way as the program expands to other countries and continents.
"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.
West Africa asks, "Where is my gold?"
Oxfam America and leading civil society organizations in West Africa are launching a week of action aimed at raising public awareness about the mining industry in the region.
Ghana's president promises disclosure of oil contracts
Mills takes step toward greater transparency, regulation.
Photos, panel discussion demonstrate impact of oil extraction on Nigeria and other African nations
Oxfam expert explains that oil revenues do not always translate into money to fight poverty.
From the US and Senegal, stories of climate survival
An Oxfam America speaking tour brings together two women who are leading the fight against climate change.
CHANGE Leader gains global perspective in Senegal
For Martin Williams, Oxfam America's student leadership program—and his subsequent travels in West Africa—sparked an ongoing passion for social justice.
Saving for Change reaches 100,000 members in West Africa
Innovative microfinance program continues to attract new participants in Mali, Senegal, and Burkina Faso.
