UN MDG Summit: a plan for action?
On the eve of the UN Summit on the progress of the Millennium Development Goals, it is time for Australia to push for real action to rescue the MDGs
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Make Poverty History newspaper delivery
In August, hundreds of Make Poverty History volunteers distributed 50,000 copies of our free newspaper 'EMC' on the streets of Melbourne, raising awareness and educating about the need to eradicate global poverty. Check out the video of this huge stunt.
Helping gardens grow
Somawathi Gunapala, from Pillanduwa village, in central Sri Lanka picks ripe snake beans from the vegetable garden she has established with four other community members, with Oxfam Australia’s support. Environmentally friendly home gardens are helping poor families in Sri Lanka grow more food to eat and earn an income. Quintos Andesinghe walks in from the […]
Pakistan floods: Unbearable loss, unexpected hospitality
Oxfam staff member Jane Beesley is currently traveling throughout Pakistan, surveying the extent of the flood's damage and assessing the impact of Oxfam's emergency response. In this blog post -- the first of a series -- Jane visits Shikarpur District in the southern Sindh Province.
The Climate Campaign v Make Poverty History
Duncan Green, Head of Research for Oxfam GB and author of 'From Poverty to Power' comments on the differences between the climate change campaign and Make Poverty History.
Sustainable Change: Disaster Management
Disasters are happening everywhere, wreaking havoc across the globe. This week, I talked with San At about the impact of Oxfam’s disaster management program in Takeo province.
I can’t wait for this Wednesday night – I get to meet Ursula!
This Wednesday night I'm excited that I will get to meet the star of this story - Ursula Rakova from the Carteret Islands (a small Pacific Islands location), who faces the huge challenge of facing rising sea levels claiming their homelands, forcing them to relocate.
Future Shots
Future Shots is a short film competition for young Victorians focusing on sustainability. Budding directors need to make a film using themes of Water-Smart Cities, Waste-Free Victoria or Smart Energy use.
Pakistan flood aid dwindles
SBS podcast with Oxfam representative in Pakistan, Rebecca Barber, who says many are now under threat from diseases including malaria, dengue fever and acute diarrhoea. She told James Nunez there has been a sharp drop in donations for the recovery effort, and that much more international aid is needed.
All about weddings
I recently attended a friend’s wedding ceremony. The couple come from different ethnic backgrounds, which made this ceremony quite unique. The bride and groom had to change into four different outfits to pay their respects to each of the parents. They wore Sundanese dress (orange), Javanese dress (green), Lampung and Sumatra dress. In this photo the couple wears an Arabic costume and they are reading prayers from al-Qur’ān.
