Harvesting a brighter future: Ganesh and Anusaya
After years working as underpaid farm labourers, young Katkari couple Ganesh and Anusaya are now cultivating their own crops and enjoying a life free of exploitation. This is their story.
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“We walked with our children on our backs”
An estimated 1.8 million women, men, and children in Somalia have been driven from their homes by the combination of famine and conflict. Since early August, Oxfam has provided clean water and sanitation for an estimated 11,000 Somali refugees in Hilaweyn camp, in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia. Three refugees in the camp share their stories:
Harvesting a brighter future: Buddhaji and Suman
Having lived through land grabs when they were growing up, young Katkari couple Buddhaji and Suman are determined that their own children will have a better life.
Between a rock and a hard place
Around 1,000 Somali refugees arrive each day at the Hiloweyn camp, in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia, just a few kilometres from the Somali border. It’s a race against time to install water tanks and tap stands so people can access water as the camp swells in size.
This October, why not GROW with us?
With the current food crisis unfolding in East Africa, Oxfam is declaring Oct 15-22 as GROW Week - and we're inviting you to host your own event to raise awareness and much-needed funds. Our volunteer Larissa explains...
Smiles in Dadaab
Chee Chee Leung visited Dadaab, expecting the world’s largest refugee camp to be a site brimming over with sadness, sickness and despair. Instead she was surprised to find plenty of smiles.
Women Inspiring Change
More than 5 million Indonesian women work in factories. Their wages are very low and they receive 30% less than their male counterparts. But many are actively trying to change this situation...
A new approach to regional cooperation on refugee protection
Oxfam has joined with other NGOs from our Asia Pacific region in a joint statement on the Australian Government's announcement that it intends to subvert the recent ruling by the High Court on the treatment of asylum seekers.
Pakistan floods: four days old and the roof caves in
Oxfam Media Officer Tariq Malik traveled to Pakistan, where heavy rains continue to flood the south, and met a woman who had to evacuate her home only four days after giving birth. This is her story.
Land is Life comes to Kew
Oxfam volunteer Ben Campbell reports on the opening of our new climate change exhibition Land is Life in Kew, Victoria.
