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.
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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.
GROW on display
Have you seen our new GROW billboards up around Melbourne?
Oxfam attends the NRL “Close the Gap’ Round
Our intern Georgina Askham reports on the recent Close the Gap NRL round between the Brisbane Broncos and the New Zealand Warriors.
Exploding myths about Australia’s carbon role
Everywhere you go, climate change and the Government’s proposal to put a price on carbon pollution is being talked about, however the conversation in Australia is laced with myths. Oxfam Executive Director Andrew Hewett busts a few of these myths.
