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- Gradual change in the status of women
- Feature Story | Apr 10, 2007
- Saving for Change doesn't just help women earn money—it is a means to change their role in the family and the village. More »
- Holding politicians accountable
- Feature Story | Feb 20, 2007
- Oxfam America and CONGAD call on candidates to refocus the political debate on the fight against poverty and economic governance. More »
- In Prestea, Ghana, gold mine expansion threatens water sources
- Feature Story | Apr 14, 2008
- Communities are requesting a comprehensive evaluation of the impact of a new mining project and for their right to free, prior, and informed consent regarding ... 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 »
- Joanna Manu: community activist in Ghana
- Feature Story | Jan 23, 2008
- Joanna Manu learns how to defend her rights and stands firm in protecting the environment in her community. More »
- Land and heritage at risk in Ghana
- Feature Story | Jul 01, 2008
- A proposal to mine in a forest reserve raises concerns about the environment and the future of a nearby farming community. More »
- Like the baobabs, cereal banks help Gambians weather hard times
- Feature Story | Oct 19, 2007
- Oxfam America and its local partners are helping Gambians in the North Bank and Western divisions of the country plan for bouts of destructive weather and the ... More »
- Sahel food crisis: Dry times in 2011 threaten ability to plant in 2012
- Feature Story | May 15, 2012
- A farmer recounts the struggle to grow food and prepare for the 2012 growing season More »
- Sahel food crisis: Farmers cope with food shortages
- Feature Story | May 15, 2012
- Confronted with a poor 2011 harvest, farmers find creative ways to earn money to buy food. More »
- Sahel food crisis: Senegalese singer Baaba Maal performs benefit concert
- Feature Story | May 17, 2012
- Maal visits drought-affected communities to raise awareness in growing Sahel crisis More »
- In Kolda, Senegal, farmers are struggling to feed their families
- Feature Story | Mar 07, 2012
- The last harvest of peanuts, a major cash crop in this region, plummeted by 60 percent leaving families with little money to buy the food they need. More »
- Lure of clean water: some displaced Chadians may not return
- Feature Story | Feb 01, 2008
- In temporary settlements in eastern Chad, displaced people have found some comfort in the new things around them: clean water and access to a large market. More »
- More valuable than gold
- Feature Story | May 27, 2008
- Andrea Perera explores how, for those living on gold deposits in Ghana, free, prior, and informed consent means the right to define the terms of development ... More »
- Numbers don't lie
- Feature Story | May 25, 2007
- Early success of innovative finance program impresses experts in Mali. More »
- Oxfam America and ECOWAS to create new mining code
- News Update | Apr 14, 2008
- Oxfam America and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed on April 4, 2008 to collaborate on creating a common mining code for all of ... More »
- Photos, panel discussion demonstrate impact of oil extraction on Nigeria and other African nations
- Feature Story | Dec 02, 2008
- Oxfam expert explains that oil revenues do not always translate into money to fight poverty. More »
- Pollution risk at new gold mine in Ghana exposed
- News Update | Sep 17, 2007
- Journalist in Ghana writes about environmental risks, wins award. More »
- Small investments, big changes
- Feature Story | Jan 09, 2007
- Oxfam America's Saving for Change program in Mali is helping more than 24,000 women save money, invest in small businesses, and become more active in their ... More »
- Students take the lead
- Feature Story | Jan 30, 2007
- Trained student mediators take responsibility for resolving conflicts at high schools in Casamance. More »
- Looking them in the eye
- Feature Story | Sep 28, 2011
- In Ghana, a young woman learns to lead in a village flooded by water draining from an underground mine shaft. More »
- Solidarity and sharing: How Chadians cope in a food crisis
- Feature Story | Jul 13, 2012
- When one family in a community receives food during a distribution, many others often share a portion of it. More »
- In a city of water
- Feature Story | Oct 19, 2010
- Heavy rains in Senegal have turned the low-lying city of Pikine into a lake. Oxfam and a local partner are working to improve the conditions of life for those ... More »
- Coping during the hungry season in Gambia
- Audio Slideshow Link | Apr 10, 2007
- Nyama Filly Fofana leads the way. 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 »
- Djimon Hounsou learns how US subsidies affect Africa
- Feature Story | Jul 01, 2005
- In June 2005, Academy Award-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou took a fact-finding mission to Mali on behalf of Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign. Oxfam's Lyndsay ... More »
- People-centered resilience
- Briefing Paper | Nov 16, 2009
- Working with vulnerable farmers towards climate change adaptation and food security More »
- Climate change wake-up call
- Video Link | May 25, 2010
- 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 ... More »
- OXFAMExchange Fall 2009
- Oxfam Exchange | Nov 17, 2009
- Facing Down Hunger: The global food crisis one year later More »
- Sahel food crisis: Waiting for water--and the garden to grow--in Burkina Faso
- Feature Story | Jun 11, 2012
- Women in Burkina Faso are growing produce to feed their families and to sell, but getting access to enough water for the enterprise is a daily challenge. More »
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