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Water is life
High in the cloud forest of Piura, local communities understand the importance of the area's water sources and medicinal plants. They warn the proposed Rio Blanco copper mine would be catastrophic to the fragile and pristine environment here.
Mar 08, 2010

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Oxfam on the ground in Haiti: Captured in photos
One month after the earthquake, Oxfam is providing water, latrines, plastic sheeting, and relief materials–as well as cash payments for work—to thousands who have gathered in temporary camps, both within the city and in hard-hit outlying areas. And we will continue to scale up our efforts.
Feb 12, 2010

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El Salvador: Communities unite after Hurricane Ida

With their crops washed away along with their fertile soil, villagers in El Sauce face a long recovery.

Majora Carter: ‘Women represent a new vision’

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 coming up with solutions.

The tipping point in Guatemala

In Baja Verapaz Oxfam and local partners are helping small farmers cope with a food crisis that could have been prevented.

The costs of biofuel

With enthusiasm for biofuel growing, countries like Mozambique want to cash in. But diverting resources from food crops comes with dangers.

Saving for Change helps communities in Cambodia address financial difficulty

For Sean Ing, joining Saving for Change has allowed her to manage large expenses that would have cost her dearly if she had visited a money lender.

For Emile Hirsch, Zimbabwe is a place of challenges—and hope

In April, the actor saw firsthand the devastating consequences of the cholera outbreak that gripped the country as its water and sewer systems collapsed.

Big challenges in Haiti

Raymond C. Offenheiser, Oxfam America’s president, just returned from a visit to Haiti, and offers his analysis of the challenges facing the country and recommendations to Haiti and the international community for meeting them.

Helping Haiti through the power of community

From bake sales to skydiving, Oxfam America supporters found creative ways to join the relief effort.

Rankin in Congo: 'Their humanity was what I wanted people to notice'

In 2009, celebrity photographer Rankin returned to Congo where he captured the love stories and portraits of people struggling through years of conflict in the eastern provinces.

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