In rural Ghana, the greatest burden is carried by women
In rural Ghana, the pangs of the Hungry Season are felt in all corners of the community. But the greatest burden is felt by women.
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Women face hunger and hardship in rural Ghana
In rural Ghana, the odds are stacked against women like Beatrice. Unable to take part in the agriculture that sustains the region Beatrice breaks rocks to sell as gravel to get by — and still, her grandchildren go hungry.
A race against time: how Oxfam is fighting cholera in Yemen
Two years of war have plunged Yemen into one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises and put the country at risk of famine. Now it is at the mercy of a deadly and rapidly spreading cholera epidemic that is killing one person nearly every hour. If not contained it will threaten the lives of thousands of people in the coming months.
Close to home: The climate crisis in the Torres Strait
Torres Strait Islanders have contributed almost nothing to the causes of climate change, but are being hit first and hardest by its impacts. We visited the archipelago earlier this month to meet with communities and hear their experiences.
Four ways Aussie schools can respond to the hunger crisis
Bisharo and her baby are just two of 20 million people currently at risk of starvation. But the current global hunger crisis is about more than people just being hungry. Here's how schools can help.
Ballarat Grammar School takes a bite out of hunger
Ballarat Grammar School in Victoria kicked off the 2017 school year by hosting an Oxfam Hunger Banquet, a fun and experiential way for students to explore the inequities in our global food system.
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6 quotes that show why Indigenous leaders should be in charge of Indigenous policy
As notable Indigenous representatives met in Uluru last week they delivered a statement from the heart: "In 1967 we were counted, in 2017 we seek to be heard." And as these inspiring quotes by influential Indigenous leaders show, it's time the government listened.
Notes from the field: Zimbabwe
Oxfam's Kate Bensen travelled to Zimbabwe to see first-hand how you're helping us respond to the hunger crisis. She couldn’t believe how different it is to what she’d imagined.
