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Women at the front lines of Ebola response

On World Humanitarian Day, we recognize the selflessness of women humanitarians saving lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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What is Ebola? We answer all of your questions about Ebola and how we're helping fight its spread.

Ebola—it’s a word that strikes fear. Perhaps that’s because it’s an unfamiliar virus, one that moves quickly, is contagious, and here in the US, we haven’t had much contact with it. As an outbreak claims lives in the DRC, we breakdown what Ebola is, what’s happening in the DRC, and what Oxfam is doing to help.

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Unity is strength: How one woman found the strength to survive—and speak up

Change is afoot in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where women are finding new power in working together to confront the challenges of life in an unstable region.