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- Village wells with hand pumps improve lives of Ethiopian women
- Feature Story | May 27, 2007
- Two-hour treks to fetch water several times a day are now a thing of the past for some women in Ethiopia's Bacho district. More »
- Violence against women at root of HIV/AIDS crisis
- Feature Story | Apr 13, 2006
- Oxfam partners mobilize public, research ways to improve respect for women and reduce the infection rate. More »
- With early warning, small problems in Ethiopia won't grow
- Feature Story | Jan 15, 2008
- Around the southern Ethiopia border town of Moyale, where herders compete to eke a living from often-parched pasture land, a mysterious disease is slowly ... More »
- With Oxfam's help, women become entrepreneurs in Khartoum market
- Feature Story | Jul 24, 2007
- Oxfam's partner helps women in Khartoum launch businesses that support their families. More »
- Women are key to solving AIDS crisis in Southern Africa
- Feature Story | Dec 06, 2006
- Discrimination is at the root of the disproportionate burden of the disease on women. More »
- Women of influence get results on Capitol Hill
- Feature Story | Mar 27, 2009
- Oxfam's Sisters on the Planet Ambassadors generate Congressional support for women who face the devastating effects of climate change. More »
- Women's bank in Mexico wins prize for its loan programs
- News Update | Apr 03, 2006
- UNIFEM awards prize to CECAMO for their innovative efforts on behalf of women entrepreneurs in Oaxaca. More »
- Zimbabwe looks to new domestic violence law
- Feature Story | Jan 16, 2006
- Women's Coalition writes a progressive law and pushes it through Parliament. More »
- Majora Carter: ‘Women represent a new vision’
- Feature Story | Mar 12, 2010
- The environmental justice advocate talks with Oxfam about poverty here and abroad, the need for climate change adaptation, and why women can lead the way in ... More »
- Hardest hit: Survival strategies from the frontlines of climate change
- Video Link | May 25, 2010
- Learn how four communities around the world are fighting back against climate change, and how you can help. More »
- "La Ruta del Arte" an artistic way to prevent gender-based violence
- Feature Story | Oct 08, 2010
- Music, dance, theatre, and painting help teach young people how to stop violence against women and girls in El Salvador. More »
- Saving for Change members celebrate International Women’s Day
- Feature Story | Mar 31, 2011
- In El Salvador, opportunities to save and invest in small businesses come with training and reflection on food. More »
- Tanzania’s female food heroes transform the landscape
- Feature Story | Sep 14, 2012
- Oxfam leads a contest that puts the stories of women like Martha Waziri in the national spotlight. More »
- Savings groups: Building a movement
- Feature Story | Feb 05, 2013
- Experts to convene at Washington, DC, conference to map future of savings groups More »
- Majeda Begum Shiru, Local Leader
- Feature Story | Feb 21, 2013
- A formerly quiet woman is leveraging a tiny investment of US foreign aid to enable women to speak loudly and powerfully to improve health and education in ... More »
- Sisters on the Planet 1-minute PSA
- Video Link | Jan 26, 2011
- Fight hunger. Invest in women. Watch Oxfam's video featuring the Sisters on the Planet ambassadors, then sign up as a Sister (or a Brother) at ... More »
- Sisters on the Planet 4:30-minute version
- Video Link | Jan 26, 2011
- Fight hunger. Invest in women. Watch Oxfam's video featuring the Sisters on the Planet ambassadors, then sign up as a Sister (or a Brother) at ... More »
- OXFAMExchange Spring 2009
- Oxfam Exchange | May 15, 2009
- The power of resilience More »
- Modern urban Latin music to prevent gender violence
- News Update | Oct 15, 2009
- Oxfam America’s Gender Violence Prevention campaign supports local upcoming artists while contributing to cultural change and new youth practices. More »
- Meet Oxfam's Sisters on the Planet Ambassadors
- News Update | Feb 24, 2010
- Meet the influential women who are teaming up with Oxfam to help women worldwide fight hunger and poverty. 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 »
- In Peru, women confront climate change with traditional gardens
- Feature Story | May 21, 2012
- Can ancient knowledge help solve today’s problems? Indigenous women in the Amazon believe that it can—and to prove it, they’re going back to their roots. More »
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