Category: Emergencies
When crisis strikes we respond quickly with life-saving support and help people to rebuild their livelihoods.
What a difference a jerry can makes
A year since famine was declared in parts of Somalia, we bring you this good-news story about how the humble jerry can is making a huge difference in Mogadishu IDP camps. Read more »
Dadaab: One year after the famine
One year after the East Africa food crisis was declared, Oxfam Great Britain’s Jo Harrison returns to northen Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp to see how its residents are doing. Read more »
On the road in Niger part 2: wrestling with cash
In their second blog post from Niger, Richard and Eveline discover a nation obsessed with wrestling, meet some locals who are benefitting from Oxfam’s cash distribution program – and do a bit of giraffe-spotting! Read more »
South Sudan – one year on
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One year after independence, South Sudan is facing its worst humanitarian crisis since the end of the war in 2005. These unforgettable photos, mostly taken at Jamam refugee camp, reveal the human side of this alarming situation. Read more »
“Water is life for the world” — East Africa one year later
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A year since we launched our East Africa appeal, we bring you this incredible video and accompanying photos capturing a Turkana community’s delight as Oxfam builds them a borehole, bringing desperately needed fresh water to the village. Thank you to everyone who supported the appeal – your generosity helps change lives. Read more »
Dispatch from Dakar: our woman in West Africa
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Oxfam Australia’s media coordinator for international projects and emergencies, Chee Chee Leung, has just landed in West Africa, and has filed her first dispatch from the field – Dakar, Senegal, to be precise. Read more »
On the road in Niger
Oxfam Australia’s Richard Simpson visited Niger recently, where he was struck by the innate resilience of the people in the face of the harsh food crisis they’re enduring at the moment. Read more »
A day out at Mogadishu beach
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While the situation remains very fragile in Mogadishu, residents are beginning to enjoy a taste of normal life – such as going to the beach for a swim. But there’s still a long way to go for Somalia and its people… Read more »
Millions at risk in the Sahel food crisis
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The food crisis in West and Central Africa’s Sahel region is threatening more than 18 million people. It’s an overwhelming figure, but our new infographic shows who’s affected, where – and why. Read more »
Digging for gold — and survival — in Burkina Faso
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In desperation, hungry families in Burkina Faso are increasingly resorting to digging for gold. What they find with their rudimentary tools usually allows them to buy a dish of millet per day. It’s back-breaking work, as 40-year-old mother of five Fatimata describes.
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