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Unwrapped Stories: Soap and water save lives

December 8, 2015

When the deadly Ebola epidemic struck in 2014, people in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea were…

Unwrapped Stories: Clean water in a time of crisis

December 8, 2015
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When Jean Bassette first visited communities near Kolda, Senegal, people were struggling to find enough food…

Unwrapped Stories: Miriam Maussa’s chicken cooperative

December 8, 2015
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With climate change, the droughts in Chad are getting longer and rainfall less predictable, making farming…

Ending Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Settings: Let’s Make it Happen

December 3, 2015
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By Julie Lafrenière, Women’s Rights Specialist at Oxfam Canada.  In South Sudan, domestic violence is widespread…

For Us, With Us: Women’s Economic Empowerment Programs & Women’s Safety

December 3, 2015
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By Bailey Reid, Women’s Rights Campaigner, Oxfam Canada Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) programs are popular among…

Poor rains, failing crops and fighting – the state of food security in South Sudan

October 23, 2015
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By Stella MadeteOxfam in South Sudan Monica has not been home in Malakal for almost two…

Oxfam Threads of Change Quilt – Putting It All Together

October 20, 2015
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Over the years, thousands of Oxfam supporters like you have responded powerfully to our annual Threads…

Thanking and giving in the Syrian refugee camps of Lebanon

October 10, 2015
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I have a lot to be thankful for. Good health, a loving family, a home and…

Women Are Central to Canadian Foreign Policy

September 29, 2015
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Written by Julie DelahantyExecutive Director, Oxfam Canada Early reviews of last night’s Munk Debate on foreign…

Ending global poverty begins with women’s rights.

September 23, 2015
As part of the Up for Debate initiative during the 2015 federal election, Oxfam Canada's Staff created their own awareness campaign to encourage a political debate centered around women's issues. Photo Credit: Anne Toralles Leite

Written by Kelly Bowden National Campaigns Manager, Oxfam Canada That’s why Oxfam teamed up with the…

Economic Priorities for My Mother and Millions of Canadian Women

September 17, 2015
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Written by Julie DelahantyExecutive Director, Oxfam Canada Election season is heating up. The leaders debate on…

We know that when women raise their voices – change can happen

September 17, 2015
Tika lives in Gumi, a rural village in the Surkhet district of Nepal, with her five daughters and her son. Here, women's opportunities are limited by social norms that can keep them tied to the household, low levels of literacy, and lack of awareness of their rights. Five years ago Tika herself rarely left her own house, not even to buy food locally. Today, with the help of Oxfam project and the extraordinary efforts of the women themselves, she is recognized everywhere in the village. Photo Credit: Aubrey Wade

Support Oxfam’s life-changing work around the world: Women exercising their rights, communities building a future free…

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 1 million people being forced towards unliveable, so called “humanitarian area” in mass forced displacement. Israel’s intent to displace around 1 million civilians, half of whom are living in famine, is impossible and illegal Oxfam said today, while the Israeli military continued to flatten Gaza City building by building as its mass forced displacement of…

Oxfam reaction to IPC report confirming famine in Gaza Governorate

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Reacting to the Integrated Food Security Classification (IPC) report published today confirming a famine in Gaza Governorate which is predicted to expand to Deir Al Balah and Khan Younis by the end of September, Oxfam’s Food Security and Livelihoods Coordinator, Mahmoud Alsaqqa said: “The famine in Gaza is entirely driven by Israel’s near-total blockade of…

Gaza: Israel threatens to ban major aid organizations as starvation deepens

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Oxfam and over 100 other organizations call for an end to Israel’s weaponization of aid Despite claims by Israeli authorities that there is no limit on humanitarian aid entering Gaza, most major international NGOs have been unable to deliver a single truck of lifesaving supplies since 2 March. Instead of clearing the growing backlog of…

Oxfam reaction to Israel’s decision to take control of Gaza City

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Reacting to today’s announcement of the Israeli cabinet’s decision to take direct military control of Gaza City, Bushra Khalidi, Oxfam’s Policy Lead in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, said: “This decision marks a dangerous escalation in the ongoing illegal occupation of Palestinian territory — a brazen act of erasure carried out in full view of the world.…

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