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- Don't cut aid. It's working.
- Page | Dec 31, 2012
- Cutting aid won't solve our budget problems--but it will close the door on a safer world and a better future. More »
- Floods in Mexico: Punting in a baseball playground
- Feature Story | Nov 08, 2007
- Hundreds of thousands of people living near Mexico's Gulf Coast were displaced when heavy rains pounded the area and rivers overflowed their banks. More »
- Group lives up to its name: Coastal Women for Change
- Feature Story | May 31, 2006
- Gulf Coast women join together to talk about what was happening in their community, what issues and problems they faced, and how these could be addressed. More »
- His childhood lost to war, teenager starts new life in Congo
- Feature Story | Jul 16, 2008
- A former child soldier, this young man now supports himself as a furniture-maker in a small shop in Goma. More »
- In Cambodia, climate extremes threaten an ancient community
- Feature Story | Nov 30, 2007
- Unpredictable floods are destroying the rice crops of the Cham people, forcing families to migrate in a search for survival. More »
- In cyclone-ravaged Bangladesh, worst may be yet to come
- Feature Story | Dec 03, 2007
- As Bangladesh begins to recover from Cyclone Sidr, a changing climate means that more disasters lie ahead. More »
- In Liben, herders find local solutions to local problems
- Feature Story | Jul 31, 2007
- A community reaches out to Oxfam in the spirit of partnership. More »
- In Texistepeque, El Salvador, farmers question wisdom of relying on mining
- Feature Story | May 12, 2008
- Concerns about water and land lead to a debate about the role of mining in long-term economic development. More »
- Just a boy: meeting child soldiers in eastern Congo
- Feature Story | Nov 10, 2008
- 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 ... More »
- Letting gravity do the work, Oxfam irrigates pastures in Peru
- Feature Story | May 30, 2007
- Sprinklers help herders grow grass for their alpacas in the Andes. More »
- Looking to Sacha Inchi for their future
- Feature Story | Mar 25, 2009
- How indigenous farmers are growing an ancient plant that promises to bring new opportunities—and money—to the central Amazonian jungle. More »
- In Cambodia, System of Rice Intensification helps families climb out of poverty
- Feature Story | Mar 02, 2012
- Low-cost agricultural techniques help a farmer achieve a six-fold increase in annual production in one small field, and become a leader in the community. More »
- Microinsurance builds resilience after tsunami
- Feature Story | Dec 01, 2008
- Fishing families in Andhra Pradesh, India are relying on microinsurance to keep them out of debt to money lenders and help them save a little of what they earn. More »
- Mountain-grown barley helps Peru herders keep their alpacas strong
- Feature Story | May 30, 2007
- Herders at high altitudes are now growing fields of barley and oats to help tide their livestock over during harsh winter weather. More »
- New report documents the fading of the American dream
- Feature Story | Jul 16, 2008
- New index is a single measure of well-being for all Americans based on indicators in three key areas: health, education and income. More »
- Oxfam in Cuba
- Feature Story | Sep 26, 2008
- After 15 years of economic crisis, Cuba is still facing significant challenges. But there are real signs that Cuba is starting to move forward. More »
- Prone to fierce storms, Bangladesh works to improve its preparedness
- Feature Story | Dec 03, 2007
- A native of Bangladesh, Latif Khan has lived through many cyclones—and has spent much of his professional life working on ways to help prevent the death and ... More »
- The Andean challenge: getting there and catching your breath
- Feature Story | Apr 02, 2007
- At 16,000 feet above sea level, the air is thin in the mountain hamlets of Peru. Oxfam America and its partner, Asociación Proyección, are reaching out to ... More »
- Training and jobs to empower rural women
- Feature Story | Sep 26, 2008
- The construction of greenhouses creates employment, which empowers them economically, while training leads to the emergence of new women leaders. More »
- Travelling down West Salvation Road
- Feature Story | Dec 15, 2004
- Travel in Darfur requires patience and time. Often, riding on the back of a donkey is the most reliable way to get where you want to go. More »
- Hope for rural Afghans
- Feature Story | Feb 27, 2008
- Education is the basis for a rural development project that has helped put food on the table for people in the Daikundi and Bamiyan provinces, where ... More »
- With Oxfam's help, women become entrepreneurs in Khartoum market
- Feature Story | Jul 24, 2007
- Oxfam's partner helps women in Khartoum launch businesses that support their families. More »
- Zimbabwe: hopes for a better 2009
- Feature Story | Jan 06, 2009
- A new year's celebration hardly masks the troubles countless people face in a country crippled by hyperinflation and a cholera outbreak. More »
- A Seat at the Table
- Video Link | Sep 01, 2007
- Step into the world where food is often scarce and difficult decisions have to be made every day. More »
- Savings groups: Building a movement
- Feature Story | Feb 05, 2013
- Experts to convene at Washington, DC, conference to map future of savings groups More »
- West Africa asks, "Where is my gold?"
- News Update | May 29, 2009
- 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 ... More »
- Medhin Reda's best asset is her own hard work
- Feature Story | Oct 14, 2009
- This farmer is trading her labor for an insurance premium to cover her teff. More »
- Gebru Kahsay relies on rain but has the security of insurance
- Feature Story | Oct 14, 2009
- If harvests fail because of poor rain, some teff farmers in Ethiopia now have a back-up plan. More »
- Weather insurance offers Ethiopian farmers hope—despite drought
- Feature Story | Oct 14, 2009
- For the first time, poor farmers can now buy insurance for teff, a staple grain that feeds their families. More »
- People-centered resilience
- Briefing Paper | Nov 16, 2009
- Working with vulnerable farmers towards climate change adaptation and food security More »
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