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Is it possible to practice good hygiene without clean water? Huguette Yago faces a challenge of titanic…
It’s hard to believe that one year after Cyclone Idai, more than 100,000 people in Mozambique and…
This International Women’s Day we’re sharing images and experiences of inspiring young Mozambican activists who work with…
Gift giving isn’t only about who you value, it’s also about what you value. And when you…
For the last two years, I’ve become more and more deeply involved with Oxfam Canada. I now…
Canada desperately needs to update its approach on corporate accountability. The SNC-Lavalin affair that rocked the Canadian…
What is our Women, Peace and Security advice to the incoming government? To ensure policy coherence across all foreign…
Gender dynamics in the largest refugee settlement in the world “You have come to this country as…
Humanitarian workers are the backbone of life-saving humanitarian responses. Though the role of a humanitarian worker is…
When it comes to standing up for sexual and reproductive health and rights, Canada is back. There…
On September 28, 2018, a devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck Sulawesi. More than 2,000 people…
Some days, I feel like a feminist future has never been so close at hand. Female foreign…
There is no greater responsibility than to ensure the safety and dignity of the people we serve.…
Revo is getting ready to pose for a photograph. “Here?” She holds her straw broom and laughs…
Written by Eric Gould. Eric is a Canadian currently on the ground in Nepal. He is a…
Changing laws, changing lives Ending gender-based violence in Mozambique Survivors of gender-based violence in Mozambique face challenges…
Protecting women’s rights: Women in the Afghan Police Force Imagine being a woman in Afghanistan victimized by…
As International Day of the Girl approaches, it got me thinking about how lucky we are. We…
This year has proven to be a reckoning on women’s rights around the world and the humanitarian…
Iffat Tahmid Fatema, 28, is a humanitarian public health worker for Oxfam’s Rohingya refugee response in Bangladesh.…
For some young people, the road to education can be long and arduous – quite literally. In…
Women’s and LGBT+ rights are under attack. We are experiencing a major backlash by conservative governments around…
When Hurricane Irma struck Cuba as a Category 5 storm in early September 2017, pummeling the island…
“Who here was married before they were ready?” Every single woman raises her hand. The women tell…
The monsoon season is usually a welcome event for Sundari and her neighbours. Every year, it brings…
In Uganda’s Bidibidi refugee resettlement camp, one woman is helping others make money—and heal—through a jewellery-making group.…
Rajiah, 46, fled violence near her home in Myanmar 6 months ago with her youngest daughter, age…
In some parts of the world, women and girls spend as many as six hours a day…
As I leaned over, I felt a tug on my headscarf, which led me to believe that…
Written by Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, Oxfam International.These are restless, exciting, and frightening times to be a…
It can be particularly challenging as a young woman leading men in many African societies. As a…
“You can’t change the past, but you can change the future.” – Rubina Rubina has been through…
On April 25, 2015, a massive 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal that left nearly 9,000 people dead and…
“I’ve experienced going to bed without eating anything and it’s really painful.” 33-year-old Rasmiya sits on the…
Oxfam has come to know Rajiah as a leader when she was unanimously selected to represent her…
Seven long years after the Syria crisis began, the situation remains bleak. Individual children, women and men…
Gender inequality is the most serious and pervasive form of discrimination in the world. While this affects…
Months after marking four years of devastating war, South Sudan has reached another critical point: more South…
First published in the Toronto Star, February 20, 2018. When I joined Oxfam Canada as its executive…
** Trigger warning: violence against women, sexual misconduct and prostitution ** The full Haiti 2011 Investigation Report…
I want to address a distressing story you may see in the news describing acts of sexual…
Lucinda, Jine, Chipililo, Hendrina, Alice, and Sekechina pass the mechanical parts of the borehole back, hand to…
The #MeToo campaign is empowering survivors across the globe to share their stories.Sexual abuse and violence against…
What is Oxfam, what do we do, and how do we do it? Here’s the information you…
Since August 25, over 600,000 Rohingya refugees have crossed over into Bangladesh’s southeastern districts. More than half are…
Right now, millions of families around the world are facing severe food shortages, fleeing their homes in…
Following the Harvey Weinstein allegations, I kept hearing the same refrain as more women added their voices…
In Yemen, cholera is killing one person every hour. Over half of them are children. Since late April…
Climate change, conflict and the failure of governments to tackle them have left more than 800 million…
Oxfam is responding to major emergencies around the world, and we are also helping lead a movement…
“Do not get married if you are a child, because you do not yet understand about the…
Emily Kirby recounts her experience as an Oxfam Ambassador for the Stand As One campaign – a…
For the first time in more than a decade, the United Nations reported a sharp increase in…
This summer, Coldplay invited Oxfam volunteers on their World Tour to encourage fans to get involved with…
Partners and community define our humanitarian work. Her excitement was contagious. Renata Dia stood at the base…
Sometimes we harm the people we try to help. As humanitarians we deliver life-saving assistance to people…
Yemen’s human-made catastrophe is forcing people to make stark live or die choices.Yemenis, already on the tipping…
If the world turned upside down and we replaced all the women with men, and all the…
Forced migration separates families. It wrenches children from their parents and grandparents, separates siblings, forces partners to…
Millions of people have been displaced from their homes in South Sudan. They are facing hunger and…
When Sylvie’s husband died of disease in Buporo refugee camp, it was not only heartbreaking for this…
A large double-decker truck is quickly making its way towards Garadag from Fadigaab, in the south of…
What do words like “food insecurity” and “famine” actually mean? Our graphic below explains. And when it…
What does hunger have to do with climate change? A lot. Wild weather and unpredictable seasons are…
Nyal, South Sudan was previously a quiet town known for its mango and palm trees. Two years…
For every eligible donation made by individual Canadians to registered Canadian charities between March 17th and June…
Written by Julie Delahanty, Executive Director, Oxfam Canada Driving through Larache in Northern Morocco I was struck…
Written by Christine Hughes, Women’s Rights Knowledge Specialist, Oxfam CanadaWomen’s movements in over 125 countries – including…
When Syrian refugee Feras Almouqdad, 29, received a call inviting him to undergo the vetting process to…
And they aren’t alone in facing profound challenges: Countless other families are striving to rebuild their lives…
Tabitha Muwikali, a domestic worker in Nairobi, Kenya has big ideas about how the government can improve…
The moral poverty of the America First idea lies in the false choice it presents: are you…
Each year the rich and powerful descend upon Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum – and…
Oxfam’s new inequality report, which found that just 8 men own the same wealth as half the…
Do you remember the last time you felt confidence in yourself and your voice? This feeling swept…
The year 2016 is almost over, but there's still time to make a special gift and receive…
It was last November when Naseem, a social worker at the Rapar police station in the Indian…
During a recent speech on gender equality while visiting Cuba, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau declared that “the hardest…
blog by Melanie Gallant, Oxfam Canada Media Officer, and Victoria Hopkins, Oxfam Canada Humanitarian Manager Does this…
Written by María José Agejas, journalist in the Communication Department of Oxfam Intermón. Jean Robert looks around,…
Written by Kelly Bowden, Manager of Campaigns at Oxfam CanadaI sent an email to Google earlier this…
Blog contribution by Coco McCabe World Humanitarian Day honors the aid workers who are helping millions of…
Written by Julie Delahanty, Executive Director of Oxfam Canada. First published in The Hill Times on July…
Last week, Canadians came together to celebrate their country’s 149th birthday. This week, South Sudan marks 5…
On Monday June 20, 2016, we marked World Refugee Day, standing with refugees around the world, from…
We know that clean water saves lives, but in order to access it, people need to be…
Written by Ann Witteveen, Humanitarian Manager, Oxfam Canada.I grew up in the 70’s when commercials for ‘feminine…
By Melanie Gallant, Oxfam Canada’s Media Relations Officer Whether through civil war or other forms of conflict,…
Ethiopia is experiencing its worst drought in 50 years. The El Niño weather system, exacerbated by climate…
Oxfam's urgent responseIn the immediate aftermath we deployed a humanitarian assessment team and we sent 2 tons…
For years, many Nepali men would leave the country to work in the Gulf states and Malaysia…
What is Equal Pay Day all about anyway? On April 19, 2016, The Ontario Equal Pay Coalition…
Written by Chiara Capraro and Francesca Rhodes, originally published on openDemocracy, April 7, 2016 The world is…
Written by Deborah Hardoon, Oxfam's Deputy Head of Research This week the Panama Papers leak blew the lid…
Last month, Prime Minister Trudeau attended the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New…
While President Obama's visit has put Havana in the spotlight, more remote communities are preparing for earthquakes…
In your view, why do discrimination and violence against women and girls continue to be so prevalent…
by Julie Delahanty,Executive Director of Oxfam Canada We'll leave it to the courts to decide the fate…
Oxfam made headlines this week with our stats on wealth inequality, particularly the finding that the 62…
Written by Winnie ByanyimaExecutive Director, Oxfam InternationalYet again I am attending the World Economic Forum in Davos,…
Written by Julie Delahanty Executive Director, Oxfam Canada Canadians couldn’t have asked for a more optimistic start…
by Joelle Bassoul, Media Advisor for Oxfam in Beirut Hundreds of thousands of refugees from Syria have seen…
Photo: Women in Nepal, one of the countries that will be part of Oxfam Canada’s new 5-year program that will…
In Paris, the world’s powers have come together and agreed a global climate deal. Unfortunately, it is…
On October 19th, 2015, Canadians told the world they were ready for something different. Prime Minister Justin…
I’m very lucky to work for Oxfam Canada. Sometimes I travel to remarkable places and meet extraordinary…
Who doesn’t love a good animal story—especially when it’s about the deep connection between four-legged creatures and…
When the deadly Ebola epidemic struck in 2014, people in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea were on…
When Jean Bassette first visited communities near Kolda, Senegal, people were struggling to find enough food following…
With climate change, the droughts in Chad are getting longer and rainfall less predictable, making farming an…
By Julie Lafrenière, Women’s Rights Specialist at Oxfam Canada. In South Sudan, domestic violence is widespread and…
By Bailey Reid, Women’s Rights Campaigner, Oxfam Canada Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) programs are popular among development…
By Stella MadeteOxfam in South Sudan Monica has not been home in Malakal for almost two years.…
Over the years, thousands of Oxfam supporters like you have responded powerfully to our annual Threads of…
I have a lot to be thankful for. Good health, a loving family, a home and a…
Written by Julie DelahantyExecutive Director, Oxfam CanadaEarly reviews of last night’s Munk Debate on foreign policy have…
Written by Kelly Bowden National Campaigns Manager, Oxfam Canada That’s why Oxfam teamed up with the Up…
Written by Julie DelahantyExecutive Director, Oxfam CanadaElection season is heating up. The leaders debate on economic policy…
Support Oxfam’s life-changing work around the world: Women exercising their rights, communities building…
Written by Julie Lafrenière Women’s Rights Knowledge Specialist On September 15th, 2015 in Ottawa there was an…
The searing images of three-year-old Alan Kurdi have moved through cyberspace and galvanized reaction around the world.…
Privthyva was born April 25th – an hour after the earthquake. In rural Dolakha, even in good…
Making “Cuba’s Hour” Count for Cubans by Marianela Gonzalez, communications officer for Oxfam in Cuba. Since December 17th, Cuba has…
Written by Kelly Bowden, National Campaign ManagerIf you ask political parties or the media, this election is…
Somalia hasn’t been in the news much in the past couple of years – which is largely…
An end to the fighting would go a long way toward solving the challenges so many families…
Eid is upon us. But it doesn’t feel like Eid. Fighting in Yemen has not ceased throughout…
The world’s most powerful political leaders will be quietly absent from the UN Financing for Development Conference…
Last summer, 16 year old Eba'a Hamouda watched terrified as the bombs fell all around her in…
Amidst bombings and shortages in fuel, food and vital supplies, a group of Yemeni women came together…
Today is World Public Service Day. Around the world, governments and citizens are marking the contribution of…
Written by: Adeline Guerra, Regional Campaigns and Communications adviser Children hide behind water tanks while clothes dry…
Written by: Stella Madete, Oxfam Novib (Netherlands), Information Officer, SomaliaEliza is a chef and mother of four.…
By Lisa Rutherford (press office, Oxfam Great Britain) The 7.9 magnitude earthquake on 25th April left the country…
"Our women's rights committees are successful because they incorporate men within the structure. When talking about the…
Written by Sarah Rooney, Oxfam Canada’s intern and 3rd year law student at University of Ottawa. As…
1. As of today, many people are still in dire need.The earthquake that struck Nepal on April…
By Shaheen ChughtaiOxfam’s Deputy Head of Humanitarian Policy and CampaignsKathmandu was ever a disaster-in-waiting. The densely populated…
“We feel like leaders”, “I am no longer the same”, “We are together now”, “we know we…
An Oxfam staff worker has written a blog about what life has been like in Yemen for…
I was born and raised in Congo (D. R) until my family immigrated to Winnipeg.Three years ago,…
Syrian civil society leader and astrophysicist Rim Turkmani may live in the UK, where she is raising…
By Amy Christian in Port VilaTwenty minutes drive east from Port Vila is a community called Etas.…
This Mother's Day, why not honour your mother by helping a mother a world away? Whether is…
“No matter how much the ground shakes, we will remain calm in our hearts.” Quote from a…
Four years since it began, the Syrian crisis continues to deepen, and the human suffering is greater…
By Ann WitteveenCanadians know about extreme weather!Just ask anyone in the Maritimes about this winter or the…
By Ben Murphy, Humanitarian Advocacy Lead, Oxfam AustraliaMarch 14, 2015This morning, the World Conference on Disaster Risk…
Mariam, 33, mother of five, gazes out of her tent at the snow capped mountains and the…
Noor, 30, fled the war in Syria with her handicapped husband and two children, a girl, 4,…
By Daniel GorevanIgnored Security Council resolutions, escalating conflict and political inertia: Syria’s suffering civilians deserve better.Enormous numbers…
Make It Happen: Stories From south sudan Rebecca’s story “Getting an education is my number one priority”…
Make It Happen: Stories From south sudanMary's story“The first thing I share on the radio is the…
Make It Happen: Stories From south sudanStella's story“I hope that I don’t continue writing about war and…
Women and Climate Change: Stories of EMPOWERMENT Rosario’s story The Santa Rosa Community is made up of…
If there is one person on the planet who embodies what Oxfam is all about, it’s Ipaishe.…
Women and Climate Change: Stories of EMPOWERMENTLanggin's storyLanggin is 20 years old and has lived in the…
South Sudanese refugees in EthiopiaBy Ann Witteveen In the last six months two new towns have emerged in…
By Ann WitteveenAid organizations and staff have long known that humanitarian crises affect men and women differently,…
Why is Oxfam calling for a World Tax Summit? by Winnie Byanyima As the World Economic Forum…
By Winnie Byanyima This year, global leadership will be tested like never before. Significant progress has been…
Living and making history in CubaJérôme Fauré, Country Director for Oxfam in CubaAmazing… Miraculous… Unexpected … There…
Thousands of Syrian refugees battle a winter storm with limited meansAs the icy driving rain leaked into…
December 26, 2014 marks the 10 year anniversary of the 9.1 Richter Scale earthquake that struck the…
Notes from the field: An Oxfam worker in Tacloban shares his account on Typhoon Hagupit “When we…
From Nigeria to Canada to the UK gender-based violenceknows no bordersBlog by: Chioma Akuabia Ukwuagu Programme Officer,…
Life on the other side of the line The challenges of Ebola quarantines in Freetown and how…
On International Volunteer Day Google search reveals truth about volunteers When you Google “volunteers” you automatically get…
Worldwide violence against women and girls is a widespread human rights violation. Oxfam is part of a…
Oxfam verdict on the G20 summitSteve Price-Thomas It’s been hot in Brisbane today, with temperatures of up to…
Agnes Nyantie’s unassuming manner hides a spirit that will be key in overcoming Liberia’s Ebola crisis.…
Alima Jamboria is a Community Health Worker and Chairperson of the Community.I'm a Community Health Worker in…
Ebola is with us – here and now. It is an invisible foe. It is transmitted through…
Blog by Christine McCartney, Oxfam Ireland Inequality is rising – to the detriment of us all. You…
First she kept her own family together. Then she became a spokesperson for family farmers around the…
“I see the climate is changing a lot. Before it wasn’t like this.” Climate change is already…
Blog originaly published by Oxfam America As the Ebola outbreak in West Africa continues to claim lives…
Blog post by Winnie Byanyima – Oxfam International’s Executive Director Across South Asia and Southeast Asia, millions…
(This article was originaly published in straight.com on Oct 10, 2014 at 11:07am) At the end of the…
It’s 4am. You get up like any other morning with your young baby. Except today is different.…
Food. It’s one of life’s great pleasures. We think about it all the time. Most of us…
Abel Veiga Esperon was not afraid of hurricanes until Paloma hit, a day forever etched in his…
by Sarah Watson, Oxfam Great Britain On Sunday the 21st of September 2014, just days before world…
Almost 3,000 people have died and there are more than 5,000 other suspected and confirmed Ebola cases.…
by Winnie Byanyima In the five years since global leaders met in Copenhagen to discuss climate change,…
Next week Oxfam meets with the leaders of the top ten food and beverage companies, just 24…
Bright peeled paint covers humidity stains on the walls. An old bed has been pushed into a…
“To reach the Jordanian border, we walked for more than an hour at night. I was holding…
Despite the ceasefire, there remain enormous humanitarian needs in Gaza. The bombing of the past seven weeks…
In Gaza, delivering safe water is filled with danger. “I’ve heard the sound of explosions while driving…
By Cathy StephenI am the Technical Advisor for the Liberia WASH Consortium, a group of six international…
When people think of Gaza, they rarely think of a hub of technological innovation. But for the…
by Martin Butcher Around 1,500 people a day are killed in conflicts and armed violence across the…
Could you cope with just 35 litres of water, the equivalent of one 5 minute shower, a day?…
“Rather than being a human, be a humanitarian” ― Kowtham Kumar K Today, August 19th, is World…
On World Humanitarian Day Pieter Struijf, Oxfam’s Program Manager for Jonglei, writes about the challenges of delivering…
Kellogg has announced it is stepping up to address climate change in a very big way. It…
by Arwa Mhanna Salama Shamali is just six years old, yet he has already lived through three…
by Arwa Mhanna We tell our children that schools are places where they can make their hopes…
by Jasmine Lum Over the past school year, Oxfam Canada clubs on university and college campuses across Canada…
After nearly a month of bombardment, Gaza's food supplies are running low and an entire year's harvest…
An inside look at the food giant’s bold new commitments on land rights. Monique van Zijl is…
by Simon Starling It was boiling hot last Friday afternoon when I heard the news. I was…
by Winnie Byanyima It could be the opportunity of a generation. The world can be proud of…
by Aimee Brown Today marks South Sudan’s third year of independence. But in the past seven months,…
by Àngela Corbalán Palm oil is everywhere, in food and everyday items you don’t even realize. It’s…
Jenny Enarsson, Oxfam's Syria crisis response gender advisor, explains why including Syria's women in negotiations is critical…
by Winnie Byanyima As famous footballers from across the globe are competing for the World Cup in…
Everyone’s got a right to Pride! Oxfam supporters, partners and staff from around the world celebrated our…
by Noah Gottschalk, Oxfam America A lanky boy wearing torn shorts and ill-fitting black sandals adorned with…
What does it feel like to be a refugee, forced to flee to an unfamiliar country and…
by Winnie Byanyima Two major injustices – inequality and climate change – are threatening to undermine the…
by Lauren Ravon and Lise Martin Last week the international community was shocked when two little girls…
by Emily Brown, Oxfam Great Britain Yesterday I shared with you a new animation on women’s political…
by Emily Brown, Oxfam Great Britain Have you ever felt like no one is listening to you?…
by Anna Kramer, Oxfam America Recently, a friend of mine almost got into trouble with the US…
A group of Oxfam executive directors and board chairs recently took to the fields of Cuba, traveling…
by Melanie Gallant A couple of months ago I biked 350 kilometres under the Cuban sun, cutting…
by Winnie Byanyima I have joined global decision makers in Maputo this week for the IMF and…
by Chloe Safier “Women’s leadership is a fundamental part of Oxfam’s work, and our commitment to putting…
by Al KinleyFeeding people doesn’t have to mean feeding climate changeNo company is too big to listen…
by Dorah NtungaLast December, Nyakuoth was living happily in South Sudan, with her husband and five children.…
by Ed Pomfret New emergencies seem to hit the world on a monthly basis. Right now we…
by Winnie Byanyima After the world was plunged into a financial crisis, back in 2009, G20 leaders…
by Caroline Gluck When typhoon Haiyan hit the central Philippines last November, killing more than 6,000 people…
by Stephanie Burgos, Oxfam America As international negotiations on what constitutes responsible agricultural investment are set to…
by Ann Witteveen I was last in Juba in South Sudan in February 1999. At that time,…
photo: Oxfam Americaby Coco McCabe, Oxfam AmericaYadira Leticia Tziná Mendoza explains why she’s taking on a taboo…
In the current discussions around this week’s first High-Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development…
by Winnie Byanyima People want dignity, people want rights In the global survey World We Want 2015,…
by Françoise Venni This year the World Economic Forum (or WEF) for the Latin America region was…
by Emma Seery Today we are launching a new report, ‘Working for the Many: Public Services Fight…
by Winnie ByanyimaThe evidence is clear: Strong development and the achievement of women’s rights are intrinsically bound…
The IPCC has presented their latest report on the impacts of climate change on humanity, and what…
by Yeb Sano Typhoon Haiyan, the biggest storm to ever make landfall, devastated my homeland. Three days…
Virginia’s story “I see the climate is changing a lot,” says Virginia Ñuñonca, a farmer and community…
Shy at first, the twenty or so teenage girls and boys sitting around the table eventually opened…
by Duncan Green When I get into my car in London, I step into a system designed…
What an amazing display of support for the #WithSyria campaign for the third anniversary of the Syria…
When enough of us speak out, companies listen. Today PepsiCo proved this.After nearly 6 months of campaigning,…
Photo: (l-r) Nicole Kieley, Oxfam Canada board member; Debbie Forward, President of the Newfoundland & Labrador Nurses'…
As the third anniversary of the Syria crisis approaches, it is impossible not to be affected by…
Popular British graffiti artist Banksy has shown his support for the #WithSyria campaign by reworking his iconic…
Can Oxfam tackle gender inequality in conflict-affected countries? Here, Louie Fooks explains why working on gender inequality is…
When customers speak, businesses listen. It’s an old adage in business that Oxfam and its supporters tested…
It’s not only Diana Ross who is left singing “upside down you’re turning me…” In the last…
When I touch the sensitive subject of security, all I see is discomfort and eyes wandering off…
“This resolution should not have been necessary”, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon told the 15 member…
by Farah KarimiWelcome to the youngest nation in the world, South Sudan. A place burdened with a…
“Even if peace would come, we cannot return home. We are not safe.” These words, spoken by a…
by Winnie Byanyima International agreement on the need to take action against rising and damaging economic inequality…
by Steve Cockburn Moussa – not his real name – stood with his last pile of groundnuts,…
by Eric Hazard Over 810,000 people are in need of immediate food aid in northern Mali as…
by Shaheen Chughtai, Oxfam Great Britain Nestling between picturesque snow-capped mountains and the shimmering waters of Lake…
by Anna Kramer, Oxfam America Oxfam invited typhoon survivors to share their self-portraits. The results aren’t what…
by Jane Beesley We might feel aggrieved when we’ve gone out of our way to do something…
by Simon Starling On 1 June 2011, Oxfam launched the GROW campaign to tackle the injustice of…
by Nick Galasso, Oxfam America research and policy advisor It’s time they pay their taxes, stop…
There is something almost surreal about the setting for the Syrian peace talks. Montreux is breathtakingly beautiful,…
Things are heating up in Montreux, on Lake Geneva in Switzerland, where Oxfam campaigners are amongst the…
by Grace CahillNot yet three years old and only beginning to know what peace feels like, the…
by Lina HolguinToday, mining companies and civil society organizations came together to ask the Government of Canada…
We witnessed a continuing barrage of natural disasters, such as floods, hurricanes and cyclones. And conflicts around…
Typhoon Haiyan caused widespread damage to livelihoods. Among the worst affected, was coconut farming with millions of…
This post was written by Lan Mercado, Oxfam’s Deputy Regional Director in Asia. She served as Oxfam’s…
Oxfam started distributing 400 tons of rice seeds in six rural municipalities south of Tacloban on 12…
by Melanie Gallant Violence against women and girls is an attack on human rights – it ruins…
Statement by Robert Fox, Oxfam Canada Executive Director In South Africa, every six hours a woman is…
by Meyer BrownstoneMy first and most memorable encounter with Nelson Mandela coincided with a moment marking one…
It was the kindness of strangers. When Aziz fled from the Syrian conflict to Lebanon, he heard…
As part of the international campaign “16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence,” Oxfam in Mali, Wildaf – a…
By Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam International, and Raymond Offenheiser, President of Oxfam America Jobs, innovation,…
By Cherian Matthews, Regional Director of Oxfam in Asia I have just returned from the typhoon-ravaged areas…
by Winnie Byanyima Today I led hundreds of people from around the world in a walk out…
By Abbi Luz Note: This is a shorter version of the original blog, which can be found…
This weekend, thousands of people marched at the UN climate talks in Warsaw, to send the message…
You might know that Oxfam is in chilly Warsaw this November, at the UN climate change talks.…
The response we’ve had to the Philippines typhoon has been phenomenal so far, but we’ve also had…
Oxfam’s early assessment team has sent through this report from Cebu island, Philippines. Meet the Mondejar sisters:…
by Al Kinley, Oxfam Great Britain Digital campaigner I’ve just arrived at the annual UN climate change…
A month ago, Oxfam launched the second action of our Behind the Brands campaign asking three of…
By Julie Thekkudan, Gender Justice – Lead Specialist, Oxfam India India is a land of many contrasts…
Women in the small mountain town of Amaro Kelle in Ethiopia have a lot to celebrate.Their town…
Explaining the links that connect the sugar in your Coke or Pepsi to the global scandal of…
Yesterday was World Food Day. It was also an exciting day for the Behind the Brands campaign,…
People around the world rely on land, literally, for their bread and butter. Land grabs, however, are…
Josefina Mabetha has something that many farm workers in South Africa don't – a small plot of…
Learn about Land Grabs and Sugar at Behind the Brands The Cuban town of Jesus Menendez bursts with…
How hard do you think it is for a company to say “We don’t tolerate human rights…
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Associated British Foods (ABF) have had varied reactions to Oxfam’s new report, Sugar Rush,…
As global demand for sugar increases, so does the rush for land to grow it. Oxfam has…
The Maasai are semi-nomadic pastoralist peoples that live in North Eastern Tanzania. From birth, Maasai girls face…
The results are in Over 120,000 people taking action. The world’s ten biggest food and beverage companies.…
This week has been action-packed for Oxfam Canada! In addition to preparing the ground work for this…
by Caroline Hooper-Box The G20 – or group of 20 – meets every year to discuss key…
by Joel Bassuk Amidst the horrific images (which I’ll not link to here) coming out of Syria…
by Rachel George What is a land grab? Land grabs are huge purchases of land by banks,…
When Funeka Soldaat went to the police after being raped, they beat her and put her in…
by Anna Kramer, Oxfam America Look closely at the photo above. Notice anything different about those lampposts?…
By Erinch Sahan and Will Martindale, Oxfam Policy Advisors. Erinch Sahan is a private sector policy adviser…
by Melanie Gallant Maxaquene is an impoverished neighborhood on the outskirts of Maputo, the capital of…
by Carsten Völz, Oxfam International Humanitarian DirectorThe Global Humanitarian Assistance report is eagerly anticipated by some of…
Meet Liqaa. She’s a 23 year old English literature graduate from Syria. She’s recently married, and expecting…
We’re already seeing companies committing to do business better. That’s because of you – but there’s more…
by Johan Verburg Burning forests and land in Indonesia is an annual phenomenon, but this year fires have…
by Vanita Suneja The recent flash floods in Uttrakhand have already claimed around 1000 lives and…
by Winnie Byanyima I feel very privileged to have joined Oxfam International just as we adopt our…
by Victoria Marzilli Two months. That is all it took for chocolate lovers and social justice…
by Adam Musgrave, Oxfam International I sat in Enniskillen Golf Club on Tuesday afternoon, having just…
by Ann Witteveen Since 1970 the number of people exposed to floods and tropical cyclones has…
Shocking new statistics released by Oxfam have shown that governments are letting people hide at least…
by Irit TamirWhile gender equality is enshrined in the 1948 UN Declaration of Human Rights, in the…
by Shawna WakefieldOn mother’s day, instead of valorizing moms with well-intended, but often artificial appreciation for the…
by Melissa Ekdom-Delorme Saturday evening I spent reconfiguring my toilet to a 4L flush and filling small…
Last week the UN revealed for the first time that more than a quarter of a million…
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Volunteers are active in Oxfam's campaigns, organizing fundraising and raising awareness in their communities. Here are some…
Volunteers are active in Oxfam's campaigns, organizing fundraising and raising awareness in their communities. Here are some…
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Gathered together under the shade of a big leafy tree, a group of men and women listen…
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Dear world leaders, “While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution…
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Oxfam’s Anna MacDonald reporting on the Arms Trade Treaty negotiations in New York The third week of…
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Oxfam’s Anna MacDonald reports that states continue to delay on getting text on the table, while campaigning…
This blog post was written by Biraj Swain (Lead-GROW/Food Justice Campaign, Oxfam India and co-editor cum author of…
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The last year’s events have demonstrated the immense power that grassroots organizing, social media, and collective power…
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by Lauren Ravon The first of a series of Big Food Conversations organized by Oxfam Canada…
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By Robert FoxWhat was to be a showcase announcement on gender equality at the High Level Forum…
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by Alun McDonald Originally published by Oxfam International on November 9, 2011 The Trans African…
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If the measures championed by Oxfam, some other international organizations and some individual countries had been…
Mark Fried, Oxfam Canada's policy coordinator, reports from the G20 summit in France.Today was to be the…
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I have the coolest job. This week, I got to attend the McGill Conference on Food…
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A little over a year ago and a half ago, I worked closely with dozens of other…
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by Jennifer Brammer Oxfam Canada volunteers in PEI recently helped to raise money for our East Africa…
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Before arriving in Ethiopia last week, I knew of the country’s reputation, as one of Africa’s…
By Jo Salilba de Chery When we arrived at The Old Spaghetti Factory for its 40th Anniversary…
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by Robert Fox Flying low over Ethiopia, I am reminded how beautiful a country it is:…
by Robert Fox Sitting in a crowded tent, sheltered from the midday sun, in a camp…
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In the past few years, stories in the media about rising or fluctuating food prices have consistently…
As many as 12 million people in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia stand at the epicentre of the…
by Louis BelangerOxfam InternationalIt’s been more than 10 days since parts of Somalia were announced by the…
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At Oxfam, we aren’t shy about speaking out. But we are very careful to back up what…
By Lauren Ravon Policy Advisor Oxfam Canada has decided to put women front and center in its…
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What image comes to mind when we think about the aid workers desperately trying to get food,…
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Through my involvement with Oxfam Canada, I have gained new skills and strengthened many skills that will…
Ballon artist Mike Avery began creating balloon animals as a hobby in university to break the stress…
For magician Dan Trommater, he was doing his magic at another charitable event when he was approached…
Milagros, a woman cooperative leader, told Oxfam that women are playing a key role in the effort…
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Linda Ross worked for Oxfam Canada for 25 years, and is now the President and CEO of…
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I am going into my final year at the University of Western Ontario and am completing an…
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I recently completed my Masters in Peace and Conflict Studies in Germany where I lived for approximately…
From a combination of exposure to political issues in my father’s birthplace of Zimbabwe, having the opportunity…
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I have an honours BA in International Relations form the University of Toronto. I am currently the…
Oxfam supporter Sheena McCallion wanted to do something in support of the world food crisis. A long-time…
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Few know Oxfam and its work better than Meyer Brownstone. An influential part of Oxfam Canada for…
I am a lawyer, filmmaker, and photographer currently working in Toronto. I’ve been a member of Oxfam…
Few know Oxfam and its work better than Meyer Brownstone. An influential part of Oxfam Canada for…
Some university students take part-time jobs simply to fund their studies. But for 28-year-old Randalin Ellery, her…
Few know Oxfam and its work better than Meyer Brownstone. An influential part of Oxfam Canada for…
Vancouverites have proved they really are hungry for change, as the Oxfam UBC campus club held a…
I started volunteering with Oxfam in Halifax when I was in my first year of University, studying…
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After years of dedication to social justice and acting as a leader in her community, Jenny is…
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I recently retired from Dalhousie University, Faculty of Law, where I taught from 1975 to 2008 and…
I am a member of the Nigerian and New York Bar Associations with law degrees from the…
After I completed my undergraduate degree in social/cultural anthropology, I knew I was interested in international social…
I recently graduated from Queen’s University with an MA in political science, and a focus on the…
I was raised to respect everybody and to treat everybody equally regardless of who they are or…
I’m currently completing an internship with Oxfam Canada in Ottawa. I have a B.A. in International Development…
I am an MA student in Women’s Studies at Saint Mary’s University, with a background in Communication…
Oxfam Canada’s Alexandra Lopoukhine reports from Sri Lanka Wijayarani Sithravel’s red and gold sari shimmers in the…
I come from an untraditional background into international development. I worked as an engineer for the past…
I’ve been interested in social issues for a long time. I studied environment and cultural anthropology at…
I have a passion for youth engagement and development programs thatencourage youth active involvement and participation in…
I’ve always felt the need to be actively engaged in some form of humanitarian work. It wasn’t…
Having already been introduced to Oxfam when Hank’s mother asked for charitable donations for her birthday, the…
Ever since I started travelling and learning about different cultures and people I’ve been interested in how…
As a global citizen, I have always felt compelled to help people who are in need, whether…
I am currently a student at the University of Toronto studying a sociology major and an environmental…
I am a student at Saint Mary’s University. I am currently pursuing a dual degree; Bachelor of…
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I emigrated to Canada 11 years ago from a small Portuguese colony called Macau. I recently…
I have a M.Ed., B.Ed., and HBA in French, and am in a transitional stage of life…
I started volunteering in thesummer of 2007 as a facilitator in Oxfam’s gender equality symposium in Vancouver.…
I am studying International Development & Globalization, and Political Sciences at the University of Ottawa. After the…
A fundamental belief in community and human rights has steered me towards a life path of volunteering…
I just completed my bachelor degree in political and administrative science at the University of Konstanz in…
Throughout my life I have had a keen interest in human rights and how I can make…
I am a fourth year sociology/global development studies student at Queen’s University. My community is as varied…
I have always been interested in environmental and social justice issues and have volunteered with various organizations…
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I am currently in my third year in International Development and Globalization at the University of Ottawa.…
I hold a sociology degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland and a post graduate degree in IT…
I am a secondary social sciences and art teacher. I am interested in working with youth to…
I am currently retired from university teaching. I ws originally from the UK and did my undergraduate…
I am currently in my 3rd year of Business at the University of Regina. Around a year…
I first started getting involved with Oxfam Canada at the beginning of 2005. I had just hit…
I am a Masters of Library and Information Science student at McGill University with an undergraduate degree…
In the Spring of 2008 I graduated from Queen’s University. I have spent the last year immersing…
I am currently in my third year in International Development and Globalization at the University of Ottawa.…
In 2005, under massive public pressure, the G8 promised to lift millions out of poverty. They promised…
I am a third year Sociology student at the University of Regina. My involvement with Oxfam first…
Oxfam works with the people of the Jamuna River in Bangladesh. They are at risk from the…
Board member Marty Venalainen has been actively involved with Oxfam for well over 5 years, beginning as…
A dedicated volunteer supporting the work of Oxfam Canada and the AIDS Committee of Newfoundland & Labrador…
I have an undergraduate degree in nutritional sciences and as part of my masters degree in public…
As Nelson Mandela says, poverty and extreme inequality rank alongside slavery and apartheid as evils that can…
I am a former judge, lawyer and teacher from El Salvador. Currently I am in my last…
I first became interested in development issues when I traveled to Havana, Cuba when I was 15…
I have been a regular donor for several years now and I am on the Oxfam Maritimes…
When I first walked into the Oxfam office, I had recently moved back to Vancouver and was…
I am currently studying in the Masters program of Education, Language and Literacy at University of Manitoba…
I am a fourth year Development Studies and Spanish language medial student at Queen’s University. I grew…
In El Salvador, we’ve been working with the Organization of Salvadoran Women for Peace (ORMUSA) since 2003.…
Social practice and cultural traditions, by sanctioning unequal power relations between men and women, are limiting women's…
1,200 people attended two days of panel presentations and open discussions on violence against women. A three…
I am a second year political studies student at the University of Saskatchewan. I was born in…
Oxfam has helped the Cuban Association of Agriculture and Forestry Professionals (ACTAF) convert 13 hectares in the…
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For the women, men and children who are surviving in the many cramped emergency camps located across…
I am a fourth year student in psychology at McMaster, in Hamilton. When I am not in…
I became interested in volunteering with Oxfam Canada soon after I started to learn about the conditions…
I am a student at McGill University my major is International development and my minors include Italian…
I have been a donor and member for a number of years. More recently I have done…
As a student of political science and development studies, and activist for universal human rights I was…
I've been a member of Oxfam since 2001. I'd come across several Oxfam reports in my studies…
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During the 1930s my father was a social activist, and his quiet example meant that I have…
I am a sciences student at Simon Fraser University planning to purse medicine and public health. I…
In recent years I’ve been involved with several organizations that fight for social justice, for example, Katimavik,…
Few countries have witnessed as much social upheaval and anarchy in the recent past as Somalia. Through…
In Cuba, Oxfam partner, the Martin Luther King Memorial Centre (MLKC) continues to create space for dialogue…
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In South Africa, one woman is raped every 23 seconds. 58 children are raped every day, of…
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You have only one partner and you’ve always been faithful? Means you don’t have to use a…
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This is Afsana. She’s a teacher at Kassmandi Khund School in India. Afsana grew up here, and…
Joseph Thanapalasingam smiles as he stands amid the 150 egg plants he has planted on his 3-acre…