Growing up with two younger sisters and two older brothers, meal times in my family were a hive of activity. Almost daily, we would fight it out over a solitary Anzac biscuit, the prized prawn at a family bbq or the last scoop of home-brand vanilla ice cream on a hot summer’s day. As a […]
The Trans Africa caravan of hope is travelling from Burundi to South Africa, demanding action on climate change. Show your support by adding a comment below and we’ll take those messages to the caravan as it heads to the UN climate change summit in Durban. Onyango Oloo reports on their progress. A sunny mid-November day […]
A group of women in India are working their way out of poverty, using other people's rubbish to build a better life. This eye-opening short film shows just how they're going about it.
In the run up to this year’s UN climate conference in Durban, South Africa, Oxfam is supporting communities to speak out about the impact that climate change is having on their lives.
Professor Chuluun Togtokh raises a very valid point - the UN Development Index does not take ecological impact into account. Should it?
Oxfam is partnering with the Australasian World Music Expo again this year for 4 days of the finest roots music from around the world.
8 November 2011 will go down as a historic day for Australia. Historic, because it was the day that Australia took the first step to reduce our carbon emissions and put a price on pollution.
In the midst of famine, Somali children survive with the help of Oxfam partner SAACID, whose community therapeutic care centres across Mogadishu are admitting more than 3,000 malnourished children every week.
Earlier this month we introduced you to Oeun, the face of our Clean water saves lives appeal. This week, in the second part of Oeun’s story, she talks about the importance of hygiene education and the impact that unclean water can have on economic survival.
Clancy Moore is blogging from the UN negotiations in Durban as part of Oxfam Australia’s UN Climate Tracker project.
