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- The long road home
- Feature Story | Feb 08, 2010
- As the rainy season approaches, providing emergency shelter materials to those who have lost their houses is one of Oxfam's top priorities. More »
- Camp conditions in Somalia are among worst this aid worker has ever seen
- Feature Story | Jun 03, 2009
- Shelter, clean water, food, medicine—all of these are needed in camps for displaced people in Somalia. More »
- Take Action: Global Food Crisis
- Campaign Publication | Jul 15, 2008
- 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 ... More »
- After the quake: Preventing disease
- Video Link | Jan 10, 2011
- Oxfam has built latrines and bathing stalls, and provided basic necessities, such as soap and toothbrushes to thousands of people living temporarily in camps, ... More »
- Marlin Mine: Violence and pollution lead to call for suspension
- Feature Story | Oct 18, 2011
- Concerns about human rights violations and the environment in Guatemala lead indigenous communities to seek a suspension of mine operations in western ... More »
- A set of simple water pumps improves life in a Gambian village
- Audio Slideshow Link | Apr 10, 2007
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- Conflicts on the border
- Page | Jul 06, 2012
- The response to the emergencies in the border areas has been extraordinarily complicated, but Oxfam is working hard with refugees and people displaced within ... More »
- Haiti dodges eye of storm, but camp dwellers still at risk from flooding and cholera
- Press Release | Aug 25, 2012
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- Widespread suffering from hurricane Isaac, Oxfam plans cholera prevention work
- Press Release | Aug 26, 2012
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- Slide Show | Dec 31, 2012
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- Slide Show | Dec 31, 2012
- By leveraging a tiny U.S. investment, people like Emiliana Aligaesha, Nana Kojo Kondua IV, Manuel Dominguez, and Martha Kwataine are creating a sound future ... More »
- Hurricane Sandy lashes Haiti; Oxfam aims to prevent cholera outbreaks
- Feature Story | Oct 26, 2012
- Authorities issued a state of alert across all 10 departments of the country. More »
- 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 »
- Fighting cholera, Oxfam helps clinics in Congo with clean water
- Feature Story | Jul 16, 2008
- Outbreaks of cholera are just one of the consequences of Congo's underinvestment in everything from roads to health clinics to clean water. More »
- Fighting malaria is fighting poverty
- Feature Story | Apr 10, 2007
- Organizing women in Saving for Change groups helps them to reduce the threat of malaria. More »
- Filters improve water quality in Pisco
- Feature Story | Oct 16, 2007
- Clean water reduces risk of disease; many communities accessing treated water for first time. More »
- Lessons on how PEPFAR can be integrated into a country's own health system
- Feature Story | Sep 23, 2008
- PEPFAR's evolving role in Mozambique is a model for countries that have only just begun to hold donors accountable to their national health priorities. More »
- Improving the wells improves community health in flood-prone parts of El Salvador
- Feature Story | Mar 19, 2009
- Capped wells lined with a volcanic-rock filter provide families in Salvadoran communities with clean drinking water. More »
- In grip of Cholera, Zimbabwe marshalls messengers to spread the word on hygiene
- Feature Story | Jan 09, 2009
- Zimbabwe launches a nationwide blitz to control, cure, and eliminate the disease. More »
- In Mudzi, shortages of fuel and medicine compound challenges of tackling cholera epidemic
- Feature Story | Mar 12, 2009
- Numerous challenges confront aid workers as they race to stem the spread of cholera in Zimbabwe. More »
- In promoting public health, compassion is Margaret Asewe's best medicine
- Feature Story | Apr 10, 2008
- In Chad, Margaret Asewe worked with some of the first refugees from Darfur. In the summer of 2007, she returned to confront another rainy season and thousands ... More »
- In need of a better WASH: Water, sanitation, and hygiene policy issues in post-earthquake Haiti
- Research Report | Dec 31, 2011
- This research initiative examined Haiti’s water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector before and following the January 12, 2010 earthquake, and the work of ... More »
- New attention on ChevronTexaco case
- Feature Story | May 03, 2007
- President of Ecuador speaks out on environment as indigenous leaders press for justice at shareholder meeting. More »
- On a high note, Oxfam conveys health information
- Feature Story | Apr 24, 2008
- Using familiar tunes, women sing about how to avoid fatal diseases in a crowded camp for displaced people in Darfur. More »
- One researcher's method: ask the people who know best
- Feature Story | Dec 18, 2008
- In Sri Lanka, Chamindra Weerackody carried out research on community mental health and well-being that has implications for aid providers in future emergencies. More »
- Oxfam America partner Dr. Juan Almendares receives humanitarian award
- Feature Story | Jul 03, 2007
- "My greatest inspiration was my mother...When I graduated from the university, I had three callings: To work on behalf of the poor, to educate, and to dedicate ... More »
- Oxfam is sending $1 million of relief supplies to China
- News Update | May 19, 2008
- With water and sanitation services, Oxfam works to help prevent an outbreak of disease among earthquake survivors in China. More »
- Oxfam launches emergency action plan in China earthquake zone
- News Update | May 13, 2008
- Earthquake survivors need clean water, food, medicine, clothing, and blankets. More »
- Oxfam offers water, food, shelter to cyclone survivors in Bangladesh
- News Update | Nov 28, 2007
- As coastal residents return to the devastation left by Sidr, Oxfam launches a major relief effort to help people recover. More »
- Oxfam partner profile: Itumeleng Modimola
- Feature Story | Mar 25, 2009
- A caregiver, counselor, and role model, Modimola has nurtured a commitment to care for others into a sanctuary of support for families affected by HIV/AIDS. More »
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