StoryCooking up a better food system
This World Food Day, we spoke to Chef Alejandra Schrader about her vision for a world free of hunger, and how we can all help reach that goal.
StoryOxfam’s Behind the Barcodes food truck tour journal
Follow along with our food truck as Oxfam hits the road to serve up some food for thought. The goal is to raise awareness of the human suffering happening behind the food on supermarket shelves, while calling on Whole Foods to take responsibility.
StoryOn the road to ending human suffering behind the food on our supermarket shelves
Oxfam’s Behind the Barcodes Food Trucks takes to the streets to serve up food for thought, raising awareness of the inhumane treatment endured by workers who produce the food we purchase from supermarket chains and calling on Whole Foods to take the higher road.
StoryBuilding back better in rural Puerto Rico—with women up front
Oxfam and our partners are assisting some of Puerto Rico’s most vulnerable communities to restore and improve their water systems—and to be sure that women have a strong voice in the way things work.
News updateHurricane Maria put a disproportionate burden on women
After Hurricane María struck Puerto Rico, and families struggled to endure without power or water for months, women shouldered more of the burden.
News updateIn harm’s way: mandatory evacuations under way ahead of Hurricane Florence
As Hurricane Florence barrels toward the Southeastern coast of the US, more than a million people are under mandatory evacuation orders. Oxfam is closely monitoring the path and impact of Florence, and will be making a determination about where resources could make the most helpful impact for those affected.
Poverty in the US
Poverty endures in the US, trapping millions of people without hope of mobility for themselves or their children. Oxfam exposes the injustice of poverty in such a wealthy nation, and offers pragmatic solutions to chronic problems.
Our work in the US