WASH on film: getting started
It’s time to begin filming. It’s a long drive from Phnom Penh, especially with a flat tyre. But we got there and stuck in to a few days filming with local women, men and children from the village.
BLOGS
Not just one day to Close the Gap
Oxfam volunteer Tim Lay reports on National Close the Gap Day activities at the University of Sydney
Put a Price on Pollution – Save the Humans
Last week in Perth Oxfam joined with other human rights and environmental groups to host a very successful climate change rally where we eclipsed the climate change sceptics rally (held the same day) both in number and logic.
A Blueprint for UN Women
What does civil society at country level expect from the new UN women's agency?
University of Sydney helps to close the gap
The annual National Close the Gap Day held on March 24 serves as a focal point of efforts on the Close the Gap campaign. This year was really successful, with over 850 individual events held across the nation.
Haiti: Oxfam trains camp residents to manage water delivery
In the camps where Oxfam works in Port-au-Prince, displaced people are beginning to pay for their own water, an important step towards empowering them to take responsibility for the resource.
Australia’s ban on cluster munitions: Will we set the right example?
Yesterday, the Australian Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade was due to deliver its report on its inquiry into the Criminal Code Amendment (Cluster Munitions Prohibition) Bill 2010. This is the proposed legislation that will enact Australia’s obligations under the Cluster Munitions Convention, which it signed at the end of 2008.
Brisbane hearts warm to climate plight of people of the Pacific
By Oxfam Campaigns Brisbane intern Madeline Smith Climate change was a popular topic of conversation this past week at the Bleeding Heart Café Gallery in Brisbane. The gallery was the first in Queensland to host the remarkable photo exhibition ‘Land is Life’ by award winning photographer Rodney Dekker. A series of ‘Land is Life’ exhibitions […]
Fitzroy Stars helping to Close the Gap
In celebration of National Close the Gap Day we join the Fitzroy Stars, an Aboriginal football club, on their training weekend. Not only is the club helping its players to live healthier lifestyles, it's also spreading the word in the community about closing the life expectancy gap between Aboriginal men and other Australians.
Domestic worker rights: Dignity overdue
Domestic workers are among the most exploited workers in the world. According to human rights and labour organisations, action to support domestic workers rights is well and truly overdue.
