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A new way of life on the Dawa
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: irrigated farming. And they are tapping the Dawa river for water.
Dec 14, 2011

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As food crisis looms, the lean season hits early in northern Senegal

As food crisis looms, the lean season hits early in northern Senegal

An Oxfam team assesses the conditions around a group of small villages where many of the food reserves are now exhausted.

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Counting on the rain to continue--or weather insurance to help cover losses

Counting on the rain to continue--or weather insurance to help cover losses

For Ethiopian farmer Gidey Mehari, when the opportunity to buy weather insurance for his crops arose, he jumped at the chance.

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Doubling his weather insurance, this Ethiopian farmer is happy for the security it provides

Doubling his weather insurance, this Ethiopian farmer is happy for the security it provides

"Anything can happen," says Alemu Tadesse. And that's why he is investing in weather insurance for some of his crops.

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Haiti: a grain milling operation offers an economic lifeline for women

Haiti: a grain milling operation offers an economic lifeline for women

To help tackle unemployment and ensure families have access to food, Oxfam is working with a women's group to modernize and expand a service center.

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La Oroya, Peru: Poisoned town

La Oroya, Peru: Poisoned town

American-owned Doe Run polluted this small mountain community for more than a decade. Now citizens are joining with Oxfam to hold the company accountable.

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Haiti: Reducing the risk of flooding in Artibonite

Haiti: Reducing the risk of flooding in Artibonite

A local mayor enlists support from Oxfam to address major flooding in his community in rural Haiti.

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Ethiopian farmers get a payout, easing effects of drought

Ethiopian farmers get a payout, easing effects of drought

With cash from the weather insurance policies they bought through an innovative program, farmers from Tigray can now plan for the future.

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Rain in drought-hit East Africa brings changing humanitarian needs

Rain in drought-hit East Africa brings changing humanitarian needs

Despite the rain, and the relief it brings, emergency conditions will likely last well into 2012.

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In the midst of famine, children survive with the help of Oxfam partner SAACID

In the midst of famine, children survive with the help of Oxfam partner SAACID

Community therapeutic care centers across Somalia's capital are admitting more than 3,000 malnourished children every week.

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