Blogs & Stories

On September 28, 2018, a devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck Sulawesi. More than 2,000 people died, 68,000 homes were destroyed, 211,000 people were displaced and more than 2…

by Luna Allison | January 17, 2019

“Who here was married before they were ready?” Every single woman raises her hand. The women tell us what it was like to be married at a young age, and…

by Karoline Kemp | July 9, 2018

Right now, millions of families around the world are facing severe food shortages, fleeing their homes in search of safety, and navigating life without access to safe, clean water. These…

by Sara Thaw | November 27, 2017

Ethiopia is experiencing its worst drought in 50 years. The El Niño weather system, exacerbated by climate change, comes off the back of 12-18 months of erratic or failed rains.…

by Oxfam Canada | June 8, 2016

Privthyva was born April 25th – an hour after the earthquake. In rural Dolakha, even in good times, women do not give birth in a hospital. A few, lucky women…

by oxfamcanada | August 19, 2015

Written by Sarah Rooney, Oxfam Canada’s intern and 3rd year law student at University of Ottawa. As we see the poignant images coming out of Nepal’s catastrophic earthquake, it’s important…

by oxfamcanada | May 1, 2015

By Shaheen ChughtaiOxfam’s Deputy Head of Humanitarian Policy and Campaigns Kathmandu was ever a disaster-in-waiting. The densely populated capital of one of the world’s poorest countries clings to the slopes…

by oxfamcanada | April 26, 2015

Women and Climate Change: Stories of EMPOWERMENT Rosario’s story The Santa Rosa Community is made up of around 30 families, including Rosario’s. They live about 50 km from Guayaramerín in…

by oxfamcanada | March 1, 2015

Women and Climate Change: Stories of EMPOWERMENT Langgin's story Langgin is 20 years old and has lived in the farming community of Bagumbayan in the south island of Mindanao in…

by oxfamcanada | February 28, 2015

by Winnie Byanyima In the five years since global leaders met in Copenhagen to discuss climate change, a lot has changed, and too much has stayed the same. Climate change…

by oxfamcanada | September 22, 2014

by Stephanie Burgos, Oxfam America As international negotiations on what constitutes responsible agricultural investment are set to get underway in Rome next month under the auspices of the UN’s Committee…

by oxfamcanada | April 24, 2014

by Eric Hazard Over 810,000 people are in need of immediate food aid in northern Mali as I write this blog. In the Sahel as a whole, around 20 million…

by oxfamcanada | February 12, 2014

This weekend, thousands of people marched at the UN climate talks in Warsaw, to send the message that we must stop climate change now. Among the people gathered was a…

by oxfamcanada | November 18, 2013

by Al Kinley, Oxfam Great Britain Digital campaigner I’ve just arrived at the annual UN climate change talks. Here, governments from around the world come to try and work out…

by oxfamcanada | November 11, 2013

Small-scale women farmers are the backbone of Africa’s food system, but, as corporations buy up huge swathes of rural land, they are losing out at every turn. Marc Wegerif, Oxfam’s…

by oxfamcanada | April 9, 2013