Category: In the field

Siphon’s community relies on Boeng Santhow Lake for fishing, watering their crops and general use. But a private banana company began threatening the health of their waterways. Here’s what she did about it, with support from people like you. Read more »

One year after the devastating earthquakes struck Syria and Türkiye, Oxfam and our partners have supported over 2 million people with clean water, sanitation systems, cash, hygiene items and clothes and blankets, food, and services to help people at risk of gender-based violence.  The 7.8 magnitude earthquake and the aftershocks that followed killed nearly 56,000 […] Read more »

Oxfam Australia’s Programs Director, Anthea Spinks, highlights the threat of coronavirus to people in vulnerable communities including refugee camps. Read more »

Advocacy Lead Simon Bradshaw reports back from the Pacific Islands Forum in Tuvalu Read more »

Whilst Australian mining companies are extracting precious and finite resources from countries across Africa, it is unclear if any of the wealth is benefiting the local community and the country as a whole. Read more »

Donate now to help mothers in Malawi like Eliza protect their children from chronic malnutrition. Read more »

Oxfam is working towards shifting harmful gender norms in the Pacific. Read more »

When people needed help in 2018, you gave them hope. Read more »

Thanks to Oxfam supporters, Miriam’s community in rural Zambia has clean, safe, water every single day. Read more »

How one local woman is mobilising villages to show their love for the free-flowing river, and defying those who wish to exploit it. Read more »