Banking on buffaloes: Sokim’s story
Bouncing buffalo babies, cassava crops, and no more food shortages: May Sokim talks about how Oxfam's buffalo bank has changed her life and given her hope.
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Protocol shows promising signs for workers in Indonesia
The region’s first Freedom of Association Protocol is showing promising signs for factory workers in Indonesia.
Somali voices
In the lead-up to this week’s international conference on the future of Somalia, we asked five ordinary Somalis what they hoped would come out of the talks. Their responses were both thoughtful and thought-provoking.
Community care workers in South Africa have their say
Oxfam partner Woza Moya provides care and support to people affected by HIV and AIDS in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. In these videos, their community care workers talk about their work.
Development for equality
Experiencing a bit of culture shock between Australia and Cambodia got me thinking about the concept of an equitable world; what is it and how can we make it happen?
Banking on buffaloes: Met’s story
Meet Yuh Met. An agricultural labourer and former soldier, Met (52) and his family live in Kandek village, Cambodia. They were among the first in their village to benefit from Oxfam’s buffalo bank program and, since receiving their gentle giant, they’ve gradually been able to turn their lives around. Before the buffalo Met will never […]
Arms Trade Treaty: Let’s finish what we started
By Kate Hughes, Oxfam Great Britain Global Campaigner – Conflict and Humanitarian I was 10 when I joined my first protest. Since then I have been campaigning against poverty and war, and for human rights and dignity. I have been part of a human chain to cancel poor countries’ debt, I have run for Congo, […]
Our friends at PLAN International launch a fantastic new classroom resource
Non-government organisations (NGOs) are uniquely placed to provide teachers with active citizenship and social justice perspectives - and PLAN International have done just that with their latest classroom resource.
Hunger calls in Africa’s Sahel region
Late and irregular rainfall, followed by plagues of birds, locusts and other pests have decimated the harvests of poor farmers and made pasture scarce for herders. Cereal production in the five countries of the region is down by a quarter from last year and is well below the five-year average.
Turkana by Night: dreams of past and future in Kenya
Alejandro Chaskielberg travelled to Turkana, Kenya with Oxfam to take photographs using moonlight supplemented with artificial lighting, showing snapshots of everyday life. While he was there, he met Peter Abwell, a former pastoralist who became a fisherman before starting his own business. Peter’s shop is bustling with activity when we arrive. Clearly a central hub […]
