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- Defending the people, and Lake Izabal
- Feature Story | May 28, 2008
- Despite threats to her life, Eloyda Mejía raises awareness about industrial mining near a beautiful lake in eastern Guatemala. More »
- Drawing water to a thirsty village
- Feature Story | Dec 22, 2008
- In the aftermath of the tsunami, Oxfam helped an impoverished farming community in Sri Lanka find a solution to its most devastating chronic emergency: ... More »
- Drought in Ethiopia brings hardship
- Feature Story | May 02, 2008
- Herders and the animals they depend on for survival are suffering through a dry spell. More »
- Food crisis grips Sahel region of West Africa, 10 million affected
- Feature Story | Jun 30, 2010
- Poor rains last year reduced the size of harvests and dried out pastureland across the region. More »
- Saving Lives 24/7: Flood response in Senegal
- Feature Story | May 18, 2011
- Emergency fund allows fast response to severe flooding in suburbs of Dakar. More »
- Hardest hit: Louisiana
- Video Link | May 25, 2010
- A house built on pilings – a lift house – can withstand hurricane-force winds and rains. More »
- Hardest hit: El Salvador
- Video Link | May 25, 2010
- “Healthy wells,” tightly sealed to keep out contamination after floods, provide clean drinking and cooking water for families. More »
- Saving Lives 24/7
- Emergency | Jul 04, 2012
- Oxfam is helping people survive catastrophes like hurricanes and earthquakes, and the dangerous upheavals of war. Learn about Saving Lives 24/7. More »
- Clean water and sanitation prevent disease and save lives after disaster strikes
- Feature Story | Jan 16, 2010
- During disasters, water and sanitation systems often collapse. Repairs can take time—time that people who depend on them to stay alive don’t have. More »
- Why should water, sanitation, and hygiene advocates lead on aid reform?
- Briefing Paper | Sep 09, 2009
- AidNow series More »
- 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 »
- In the grip of drought
- Audio Slideshow Link | Oct 22, 2009
- Ethiopians find ways to fight back More »
- Lifeblood at risk
- Video Link | Mar 08, 2010
- In northern Peru, small-scale farmers can earn more by growing organic products. They say the rush to mine for copper in the mountains above their farms would ... More »
- Hardest hit: Ethiopia
- Video Link | May 25, 2010
- A women-led early warning system helps herding families in the southern part of the country find ways to cope with drought. More »
- Hardest hit: Vietnam
- Video Link | May 25, 2010
- In response to drought, communities grow drought-resistant crops, raise alternative livestock breeds, and use water from a new reservoir. 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 »
- As villagers flee new fighting in Congo, Oxfam works to bring them clean water
- News Update | Jul 14, 2009
- Many are now sheltering with host families and often crowded into single-room houses with poor access to clean water and sanitation. More »
- Drought early warning in Ethiopia
- Audio Slideshow Link | Jun 29, 2008
- Women's local knowledge is the key to an early warning system designed to lessen the impact of drought in Ethiopia. More »
- Hard earth, hard choices
- Audio Slideshow Link | Jun 22, 2008
- When drought hits, herders in southern Ethiopia sometimes have no choice but to sell the animals on which they depend. More »
- Oxfam in the Horn of Africa
- Brochure | Sep 09, 2007
- 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 ... 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 »
- Oxfam in Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean
- Brochure | Dec 05, 2006
- All across this diverse and beautiful territory, new faces of leadership are emerging. Women, rural communities, and small farmers are adding their voices to ... More »
- With insurance, loans, and confidence, this Ethiopian farmer builds her resilience
- Feature Story | Oct 24, 2011
- 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. More »
- Nine hectares of hope: an irrigation project promises better harvests for Ethiopian farmers
- Feature Story | Nov 02, 2011
- With the help of an Oxfam partner, local farmers have tapped well water to nourish their fields in the Central Rift Valley. More »
- A new way of life on the Dawa
- Video Link | Dec 14, 2011
- Drought is making it difficult for herding families in southern Ethiopia to earn a living from their livestock. Some people have decided to try a new approach: ... More »
- Zero cholera!
- Feature Story | Dec 16, 2010
- Oxfam’s aggressive approach to stopping cholera in Haiti includes going from field to field with important information to help farmers stay healthy. More »
- More rice for people, more water for the planet
- Research Report | Aug 13, 2010
- System of Rice Intensification (SRI) More »
- Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald team up with Oxfam
- Video Link | Nov 23, 2011
- NFL superstar wide receivers Anquan Boldin of the Baltimore Ravens and Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals are teaming up once again on a mission to ... More »
- House by house, latrine by latrine, Haitians fight cholera in Petite Riviere
- Feature Story | Dec 16, 2010
- Oxfam's program aims to help 125,000 people in Artibonite Province. 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 »
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