Our guest blogger is Yeb Saño, Climate Change Commissioner for the Philippines. He's seen first-hand the devastating effects of climate change: "Typhoon Haiyan devastated my country. Thousands of people perished and millions more lost their homes and livelihoods. My own family witnessed the storm up close. Today, millions of my people live in damaged homes and continue to rely on emergency relief to survive. "
A record 1289 community-led events were held across Australia on March 20th to celebrate National Close the Gap Day, attracting more than 150,000 people. To find out how you can show your continuing support for Indigenous health equality, read on.
Guest Blogger, Tania Cass describes her experiences working with women in Bangladesh: "The inspiration and dedication for my work comes from my Bangladeshi colleagues, working so hard to make change and from the communities, particularly women who stand so tall and confident as they explain to me how an Oxfam program has transformed their life."
Sumi Abedin was working in the Tarzeen garment factory in Bangladesh when she was forced to make a chilling decision. Trapped in the burning factory and faced with the horrific choice between burning alive or jumping to certain death, she chose to jump.
Comedy duo Sammy J & Randy surprised and delighted the crowd last Saturday night when they made a ‘quick trip’ to South Africa—thanks to some 80’s style special effects. Over the course of two hours they learnt how to build a tippy-tap, hassled the chickens in the breeding program, tried to liberate some sock monkeys and sampled the enviroloos...all clever initiatives to alleviate and end poverty.
From refugees in Sahrawi camp in Algeria, to Justin Bieber, people literally all over the world stood #WithSyria.
When enough of us speak out, companies listen. Today PepsiCo proved this. “Consumer power just got a little bit stronger” Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam International. After nearly 6 months of campaigning, the world’s second largest food and drink company, PepsiCo has agreed to a zero tolerance policy on land grabs and for its […]
"I sometimes wonder how I would cope if I was in the same position as the refugees I meet through my work. Say there was a conflict in the U.K. and my family and I suddenly found ourselves in France as refugees? I like to think that there would be people there who would help me as we – and the generous people of Syria’s neighboring countries – are trying to help others now."
To close the gap in a generation, Indigenous health equality needs to be on top of the political agenda. By taking the 30 for 2030 challenge you'll be joining thousands of others to remind the government of their commitments to Indigenous health.
As people come together this week to hold vigils around the world, from London to Hong Kong, and Darfur to Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan, the hopes of Syrian children will be shared by millions of others. It is time for world leaders to put the children of Syria first and ensure that they have a future to return to.
