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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 »
- Rural women farmers rally for food security in El Salvador
- Feature Story | Nov 14, 2012
- Healthy food and a sustainable way to produce it were among the goals of women who marched on World Food Day in San Salvador. 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 »
- Ethiopian women rediscover role as peace builders
- Feature Story | Jan 27, 2007
- By raising awareness of the suffering produced by conflicts, women help find alternatives to violence. More »
- Eyewitness in Congo: Godefroid Marhegane
- Feature Story | Oct 31, 2008
- A first-hand account from staff member Godefroid Marhegane, who lives in Goma with his wife and six children. More »
- Feeding Zimbabwe: Association of Women's Clubs
- Feature Story | Jul 08, 2003
- The 60,000-member association purchases and distributes grain to the most vulnerable communities. 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 »
- Fighting off starvation in Zimbabwe
- Feature Story | May 31, 2002
- After a poor harvest and subsequent drought depleted food supplies, Oxfam partners distributed food and seeds to reduce the need for future aid. More »
- From the US and Senegal, stories of climate survival
- Feature Story | Nov 06, 2008
- An Oxfam America speaking tour brings together two women who are leading the fight against climate change. 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 »
- Guardians of culture hold key to change
- Feature Story | Aug 15, 2006
- Local traditional healers work to transform views of women—and their role in Mozambique society. More »
- In Congo, women face sexual violence and legacy of shame
- Feature Story | Jul 16, 2008
- Spilling beyond the conflict that has swept the region, sexual violence is now beginning to corrode the core of traditional Congolese communities. More »
- In retirement, Fernando finds a golden opportunity helping coir workers
- Feature Story | Dec 19, 2008
- Four years after the tsunami, the women are earning double and in some cases triple what they made before. 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 »
- 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 laws and new-found respect for women in Mozambique
- Feature Story | Apr 11, 2006
- Legal reforms help widows provide for their children, and will change the status of women. 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 »
- Numbers don't lie
- Feature Story | May 25, 2007
- Early success of innovative finance program impresses experts in Mali. More »
- Oxfam funds fuel-efficient stoves that help women
- Feature Story | Feb 28, 2007
- A $132,000 program helps thousands of displaced women stay safer in Darfur by providing 4,200 households with fuel-efficient stoves. More »
- Oxfam offers help to Ethiopians scrambling for water
- Feature Story | Oct 30, 2006
- Oxfam's programs are aimed at solutions to the region's severe water shortages. More »
- Profile: Gilma Molina de Vasquez
- Feature Story | May 21, 2008
- How one woman redefined her relationship with her husband and family to become a community leader. More »
- Pumps, wells replace hot, dusty trek to haul water
- Feature Story | Mar 29, 2006
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- Rape: one global step toward stopping it
- Feature Story | Sep 29, 2008
- A new bill proposes a five-year strategy to address violence against women in countries around the world, particularly during times of conflict and ... More »
- Rethinking culture: changing practices and proverbs in Oromiya
- Feature Story | May 19, 2006
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- 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 »
- Small loans make a big difference for women in Afghanistan
- Feature Story | May 15, 2009
- Oxfam America's sister organizations are working hard to help women in drought-prone areas of Afghanistan find ways to improve their lives. More »
- Spirit world
- Feature Story | Aug 15, 2006
- Acknowledging and working with spiritual leaders is essential to long-term changes leading to better respect for women and their rights. More »
- Taking steps toward gender equity
- Feature Story | Mar 27, 2007
- In Tamil Nadu, India, Oxfam study finds approaches that work. More »
- The statistics of gender violence in El Salvador
- News Update | Nov 28, 2006
- More that 15 percent of all Salvadorans don't consider acts of sexual violence a crime, according to a public opinion poll about gender-based violence. More »
- Una vida diferente: women create a different life
- Feature Story | May 21, 2008
- A campaign in El Salvador to reduce violence against women is forcing people to take a hard look at their culture and painful history of violence. More »
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