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- Where there's water, there's hope: Tapping the potential of a river in West Arsi
- Feature Story | Oct 24, 2011
- For more than 400 farmers along the Gurracho River, water now flows in abundance to their fields through a new irrigation system. More »
- Video: The need for water is acute
- Video Link | Jan 15, 2010
- Without water, people cant last much beyond three days. Thats why Oxfam focuses much of its emergency response on rushing to provide survivors with a safe ... More »
- “Our entire world has changed”
- Feature Story | Jan 19, 2010
- Yolette Etienne, Oxfam’s country director in Haiti, lost her mother in the earthquake a week ago. She buried her the next day and went to work. Caroline Gluck ... More »
- Oxfam's oil, gas, and mining program
- Brochure | Nov 24, 2010
- Oxfam advocates just government policies and corporate practices in the oil, gas, and mining industries, and supports the right of communities to participate ... More »
- A set of simple water pumps improves life in a Gambian village
- Audio Slideshow Link | Apr 10, 2007
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- Families flee as new waves of violence grip eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
- Feature Story | Nov 20, 2012
- Since April, rebel groups have been tightening their grip on the region as civilians suffer profound abuses. More »
- Conflict in Darfur
- Page | Jul 06, 2012
- Oxfam is providing critical water, sanitation facilities, and hygiene supplies to hundreds of thousands of people in Darfur; we are also distributing ... More »
- 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 »
- Sahel food crisis
- Emergency | Jul 09, 2012
- Poor and erratic rains, failed harvests, and soaring food prices set the stage for a severe food crisis in the Sahel region of West Africa in 2012, placing ... 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 »
- 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 »
- First the rivers, then the forests: a fragile balance
- Feature Story | Sep 14, 2007
- Rural communities are struggling to survive as they lose their resources one at a time. More »
- Gambian villagers find hope in easy-to-fix hand pumps
- Feature Story | Oct 19, 2007
- Through a series of emergency programs, Oxfam America and its local partners are helping Gambians in the North Bank and Western divisions of the country plan ... More »
- Global ambitions
- Feature Story | May 01, 2008
- A steady supply of water expands horizons for farmer in Ethiopia. More »
- Green Watershed earns top honors
- News Update | Jul 21, 2005
- Oxfam partner wins award for sustainable development project in China. More »
- Green Watershed wins second award of the year
- News Update | Dec 02, 2005
- Oxfam partner in China wins water conservation-themed competition. More »
- Holding onto the mangroves
- Feature Story | Apr 20, 2009
- In some areas around Acajutla, El Salvador, mangrove forests have been severely reduced—replaced by fill and the simple homes of some of the country's poorest ... More »
- Improvements big and small in East Asia
- Feature Story | Jul 21, 2005
- Oxfam America partner Green Watershed helps local villagers preserve their way of life through their own expertise. 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 Jiabi, Chinese government and local people build dike together
- Feature Story | Dec 19, 2006
- Oxfam partner invites villagers and county officials to share ideas about development and the environment. 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 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 »
- 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 »
- 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 »
- 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 »
- 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 »
- 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 »
- New irrigation channel changes lives in Shasha Korke
- Feature Story | May 01, 2008
- An improved system to share water helps Ethiopian farmers switch to growing fruit and vegetables, improving health and increasing incomes. More »
- New well for Neftegna Sefer means rebirth for this village
- Feature Story | May 07, 2007
- In a land of recurrent droughts a clean source of water is an invaluable resource. In Neftegna Sefer in the Bacho district, villagers treat their new well and ... More »
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