Powering local responses to COVID-19
What happens when 800,000 people have been displaced from their homes? Overcrowded shelters and a lack of clean water - conditions that could turn deadly during the COVID-19 pandemic. That's why Oxfam is working with local humanitarian organizations in Burkina Faso to provide clean water, soap, and information on how to stay healthy. We partner with local experts to protect the most vulnerable
Refugees lead to design handwashing stations
In Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, existing handwashing stations increased the risk of spreading COVID-19. To redesign the stations, Oxfam and our partners looked to those who used them most: refugee women. The women redesigned the handwashing stations to work for them - and to save lives.
Hunger + COVID-19 = crisis
In the middle of a pandemic, families in Yemen have another urgent issue to worry about: hunger. By the end of 2020, more people could die per day from hunger linked to COVID-19 than the disease itself. In Yemen, Oxfam is working to provide food baskets and cash assistance for vulnerable families.
