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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…

Women, Peace & Security – In That Order!

September 15, 2015
Hanin 26, sit with her four week old baby Sana*, 4-weeks , in the tent in which they now live in an informal settlement for Syrian refugees in north Bekaa Valley in Lebanon on September 10 2015. Photo Credit: Sam Tarling / Oxfam

Written by Julie Lafrenière Women’s Rights Knowledge Specialist On September 15th, 2015 in Ottawa there was…

Syria: A Lasting Solution in the Wake of Needless Tragedy

September 3, 2015

The searing images of three-year-old Alan Kurdi have moved through cyberspace and galvanized reaction around the…

A Tribute to Humanitarian Workers

August 19, 2015
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Privthyva was born April 25th – an hour after the earthquake. In rural Dolakha, even in…

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