What Oxfam is Doing
- Building Food Security
- Securing Women's Rights
- Developing Agriculture
SECURING WOMEN'S RIGHTS
Oxfam America supports emergency food and flood relief efforts, rural agricultural support and credit programs, and women's rights reforms in Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. The program in Zimbabwe also includes a peace-building initiative to end ongoing local conflicts.
After four years of campaigning, Oxfam America's partners have won a landmark legal victory for the women of Mozambique. On December 9, 2003, the National Assembly of Mozambique passed a new Family Law that secures a broad range of rights previously denied to women.
This progressive legislation, drafted with input from an Oxfam-supported women's coalition, marks a huge step forward for Mozambican women. The Family Law will serve as the foundation for future gains in gender legal reform.
A new law with better protections for women's rights awaits approval in Zimbabwe's Parliament. Oxfam and our partners continue to champion the rights of Zimbabwean women and advocate for new laws to protect them from gender violence.
Oxfam's partners include 22 women's and gender rights organizations committed to improving the quality of life for women. The group has taken the lead in protecting women and is presently working on several pieces of legislation to enforce women's rights.