Blogs & Stories

Through the Creating Spaces project, these women champion female leadership to advance gender justice.

by Asma Siyala and Farwah Qasim | March 8, 2022

Karen Sander, the Chair of the Board of Oxfam Canada, traveled to Bangladesh with senior and program staff from Oxfam. This is her story.

by Karen Sander | December 2, 2021

Noor, 18, shares her story of walking away from domestic violence in Pakistan, which has been labelled an endemic social and public health problem with more than 24 per cent…

by Oxfam Canada | May 7, 2021

Find out the five ways Oxfam’s LAC Regional Women’s Rights and Gender Justice group are bringing feminist learning into the centre of our organization.

by Tamsin Smith | Oxfam | April 19, 2020

When Fatima woke up three days into the new year, she had no idea the day would end with her becoming tied for the rest of her life to a…

by Mena Cepeda | September 18, 2019

Forum Theatre is an innovative tool to help change the social norms and cultural practices that fuel inequality. It is a dynamic and successful component of Oxfam’s Creating Spaces project…

by Oxfam Canada | May 15, 2019

Written by Eric Gould. Eric is a Canadian currently on the ground in Nepal.  He is a donor and a strong supporter of Oxfam’s work. My name is Eric Gould.…

by Eric Gould | November 1, 2018

“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

The #MeToo campaign is empowering survivors across the globe to share their stories. Sexual abuse and violence against women are more pervasive than we ever thought – whether in the…

by Luna Allison | February 8, 2018

“Do not get married if you are a child, because you do not yet understand about the household. “  These are the words of Putri (15) who, married at 13,…

by Sara Thaw | October 11, 2017

When Sylvie’s husband died of disease in Buporo refugee camp, it was not only heartbreaking for this young mother and her four children. It was also terrifying. Sylvie’s days became…

by Oxfam Canada | June 19, 2017

Written by Julie Delahanty, Executive Director of Oxfam Canada. First published in The Hill Times on July 27, 2016. To mark its 20th anniversary, artists from India to Nigeria revamped…

by Luna Allison | August 11, 2016

On October 19th, 2015, Canadians told the world they were ready for something different. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was elected on the promise of action on climate change, a valued…

by oxfamcanada | December 9, 2015

By Bailey Reid, Women’s Rights Campaigner, Oxfam Canada Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) programs are popular among development interventions. They enhance the economic security of women and households by developing skills…

by oxfamcanada | December 3, 2015

Amidst bombings and shortages in fuel, food and vital supplies, a group of Yemeni women came together for an unconventional demonstration against the war… and the lack of women’s rights.…

by oxfamcanada | July 6, 2015

From Nigeria to Canada to the UK gender-based violenceknows no borders Blog by:  Chioma Akuabia Ukwuagu Programme Officer, Female Leadership/Gender Justice and Good Governance, Genevieve Gauthier Gender Justice Programme Officer,…

by oxfamcanada | December 9, 2014

by Lauren Ravon and Lise Martin Last week the international community was shocked when two little girls in India looking for a safe place to go to the toilet were…

by oxfamcanada | June 12, 2014

by Emily Brown, Oxfam Great Britain Have you ever felt like no one is listening to you? Do you think it’s fair? No, Oxfam doesn’t either…  And that’s why Raising Her…

by oxfamcanada | June 11, 2014

Shy at first, the twenty or so teenage girls and boys sitting around the table eventually opened up. They came together to discuss rape in their communities, and to share…

by oxfamcanada | March 26, 2014

Statement by Robert Fox, Oxfam Canada Executive Director In South Africa, every six hours a woman is killed by her partner. In Guatemala, two women are murdered on average daily.…

by oxfamcanada | December 10, 2013

By Julie Thekkudan, Gender Justice – Lead Specialist, Oxfam India India is a land of many contrasts where goddesses are revered for their strength and invincibility yet violence against women…

by oxfamcanada | November 5, 2013

When Funeka Soldaat went to the police after being raped, they beat her and put her in the back of the police car. “They threw me so hard into the…

by oxfamcanada | August 12, 2013

  by Victoria Marzilli Two months. That is all it took for chocolate lovers and social justice activists to stand up to three of the biggest food companies in the…

by oxfamcanada | June 25, 2013

by Nidhi Tandon The first and greatest violence is the systematic exclusion of people – a great number of people – by society. From this violence other violence directly and indirectly flows. Where you exclude, you must establish instruments…

by oxfamcanada | March 7, 2013

  First question: How does Oxfam take the potential for gender-based violence into account when planning cash distributions to women in emergencies? Second question: What is the global South? Over…

by oxfamcanada | February 4, 2013