Blogs & Stories
Five things to know about Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe
- Emergency Response
- Natural Disasters
Cyclone Idai has caused widespread destruction and left communities in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi in urgent need of life-saving humanitarian assistance.
by Oxfam Canada | April 12, 2019
Sulawesi Rebuilds
- Natural Disasters
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
Five things I’ve learned being a humanitarian aid worker
- Emergency Response
- Natural Disasters
Iffat Tahmid Fatema, 28, is a humanitarian public health worker for Oxfam’s Rohingya refugee response in Bangladesh. I started working for Oxfam last year at the height of the emergency…
by oxfamcanada | August 16, 2018
Creating space to tackle violence against women and child marriage in Bangladesh
- Natural Disasters
- Violence Against Women and Girls
“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
Nepal earthquake response: creating lasting change for survivors
- Emergency Response
- Natural Disasters
On April 25, 2015, a massive 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal that left nearly 9,000 people dead and destroyed or damaged more than 850,000 homes. Transportation and communications were severely disrupted.…
by Luna Allison | April 25, 2018
SEE ME: Stories
- Emergency Response
- Hunger
- Natural Disasters
- Women's Transformative Leadership
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
Drought in East Africa: “If the rains do not come, none of us will survive”
- Emergency Response
- Natural Disasters
A large double-decker truck is quickly making its way towards Garadag from Fadigaab, in the south of Somaliland. It is carrying nine families and what is left of their herds:…
by oxfamcanada | April 27, 2017
Without water, we won't survive
- Emergency Response
- Hunger
- Natural Disasters
- Water
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
Poor rains, failing crops and fighting - the state of food security in South Sudan
- Conflict and War
- Emergency Response
- Hunger
- Natural Disasters
By Stella MadeteOxfam in South Sudan Monica has not been home in Malakal for almost two years. She has not seen or spoken to two of her four children either.…
by oxfamcanada | October 23, 2015
A Tribute to Humanitarian Workers
- Emergency Response
- Natural Disasters
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
Nepal earthquake was 'single most frightening experience of my life'
- Emergency Response
- Hunger
- Natural Disasters
By Lisa Rutherford (press office, Oxfam Great Britain) The 7.9 magnitude earthquake on 25th April left the country reeling, killing over 8,000 people, injuring more than 18,000 and leaving 2.8 million…
by oxfamcanada | May 19, 2015
Fostering gender equality in emergencies
- Emergency Response
- Natural Disasters
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
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
3 things to know about how we’re helping in Nepal
- Emergency Response
- Hunger
- Natural Disasters
- Water
1. As of today, many people are still in dire need. The earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25 may be over, but survivors still face serious hardships. The quake…
by oxfamcanada | April 30, 2015
Nepal's road to recovery
- Emergency Response
- Hunger
- Natural Disasters
- Women's Transformative Leadership
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
Oxfam in Cuba: Helping women farmers cultivate more than just crops
- Advocacy in Canada
- Emergency Response
- Hunger
- Natural Disasters
- Women's Transformative Leadership
“We feel like leaders”, “I am no longer the same”, “We are together now”, “we know we can do it” – these are the voices of women leading the urban…
by oxfamcanada | April 23, 2015
Rosario's story, Bolivia
- Natural Disasters
- Water
- Women's Transformative Leadership
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
Ipaishe Unlimited
- Natural Disasters
- Water
- Women's Transformative Leadership
If there is one person on the planet who embodies what Oxfam is all about, it’s Ipaishe. Her resourcefulness, resilience and compassion in facing the challenges of extreme poverty are…
by oxfamcanada | March 1, 2015
Langgin's story, Philippines
- Natural Disasters
- Water
- Women's Transformative Leadership
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
People's Climate March around the world: Pictures from the biggest climate mobilisation ever
- Natural Disasters
- Water
by Sarah Watson, Oxfam Great Britain On Sunday the 21st of September 2014, just days before world leaders gathered for a UN summit on climate change, people around the world…
by oxfamcanada | September 26, 2014
Turning up the heat on Climate action: No time for delay
- Natural Disasters
- Water
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
Overcoming inequality and climate change is key to ending poverty and suffering
- Advocacy in Canada
- Natural Disasters
- Water
by Winnie Byanyima Two major injustices – inequality and climate change – are threatening to undermine the efforts of millions of people to escape poverty and hunger. By concentrating wealth…
by oxfamcanada | June 19, 2014
How agribusiness is failing small farmers in Latin America
- Emergency Response
- Hunger
- Natural Disasters
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
I’ve seen how climate change makes people hungry - We must act now
- Hunger
- Natural Disasters
- Water
by Yeb Sano Typhoon Haiyan, the biggest storm to ever make landfall, devastated my homeland. Three days later I attended the opening of the UN climate change talks in Poland.…
by oxfamcanada | March 26, 2014
10 reasons to commit to agriculture and smallholder farmers in Africa
- Advocacy in Canada
- Hunger
- Natural Disasters
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
Why I just led hundreds of people out of the UN climate talks
- Natural Disasters
- Water
by Winnie Byanyima Today I led hundreds of people from around the world in a walk out of the 19th UN climate talks. Oxfam has been keenly involved in the…
by oxfamcanada | November 22, 2013
Thousands marching for climate justice in Poland
- Natural Disasters
- Water
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
Four reasons why Oxfam – and the Oxfam big heads – are at the UN Climate Talks in Poland
- Natural Disasters
- Water
You might know that Oxfam is in chilly Warsaw this November, at the UN climate change talks. But what does that mean, and what are we doing here? Each year,…
by oxfamcanada | November 16, 2013
Three reasons I hope the Poland climate talks are just like Poland
- Natural Disasters
- Water
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
What do the Uttrakhand floods tell us about India’s development model?
- Natural Disasters
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Vanita Suneja The recent flash floods in Uttrakhand have already claimed around 1000 lives and more than 3000 people are still missing. One of the worst calamities caused…
by oxfamcanada | July 4, 2013
Broken promises: rural women hit hardest by corporate land deals
- Advocacy in Canada
- Hunger
- Natural Disasters
- Women's Transformative Leadership
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
