Smiling in Dadaab
Amid the challenges and frustrations of life at Dadaab refugee camp, there are also some good reasons to smile, as these heart-warming videos attest.
BLOGS
World Humanitarian Day 2011
Most of us will be fortunate enough to never know disaster. Our lives will not be torn apart by flooding, famine, conflict. But the world is changing, and uncertainty confronts us all. Today, on World Humanitarian Day, we honour aid workers across the globe who are facing this uncertainty head-on.
Destination: Mogadishu
The first of three Oxfam aid shipments to Mogadishu was dispatched on Saturday, containing 47 tons of water and hygiene supplies to combat rising instances of cholera in the city's crowded refugee camps.
Harvesting a brighter future: Yashwant and Hira
From exploited agricultural labourers on someone else's land, to land-owners with a thriving vegetable crop, Indian couple Yashwant and Hira can now look forward to a brighter, more secure future.
Sneaky Business marches through Indonesia
More than 240 people from around the world have joined Sneaky Business—an online march to demand workers’ rights in the footwear industry.
The End of Polio
Global efforts ensured the eradication of smallpox in 1979, now a new campaign aims to completely rid the world of polio, a debilitating and potentially fatal disease that threatens the lives and prosperity of millions.
WA says yes to a price on carbon pollution
WA has been out in force, campaigning for a price on carbon!
Rankin in Kenya
In this video, recorded when he was in drought-stricken Turkana to take photos for Oxfam, photographer Rankin tells how moved he was by the strength and courage of the people he met there.
Cash-for-work in Kenya: Building latrines at Dadaab camp
Our cash-for-work program in Dadaab is not only helping refugees earn vital income, but is also giving them a sense of purpose and dignity in conditions where it can be difficult to stay positive.
A mother’s impotence in East Africa
In this moving piece by Irina Fuhrmann, women from the drought-stricken Kenyan village of Kanukurdio tell of their struggles to survive and keep their children alive.
