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Palestinian Territory, Occupied: Children and their families are returning to their homes or the remains of their homes to check the status of their homes. Photo: Alef Multimedia Company/Oxfam
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May 21, 2014

How can clean water provide an education?

Dirty water can cripple a community. Waterborne diseases mean children will miss school, and collecting clean water would take hours...

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Photo: Max Bastard

May 14, 2014

How a “tippy tap” can save a life

What is a “tippy tap”? Well, as you can see in this video, it’s an ingenious device that Oxfam use...

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April 24, 2014

South Sudan warning: respond to humanitarian crisis now or face catastrophe

The lives of seven million people are at risk as food crisis and conflict grips South Sudan. The international community...

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Photo: Cam Cope/Oxfam AUS

April 22, 2014

The power of Fairtrade chocolate

Kuapa Kookoo is the only farmer owned cocoa cooperative in Ghana and the supplier of cocoa for the Oxfam So...

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April 6, 2014

Flooding in the Solomons

People are being urgently evacuated and homes have been destroyed following flash flooding in the Solomon Islands’ capital of Honiara,...

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Photo: Peter Caton

March 26, 2014

Lifting women out of poverty in Bangladesh

Guest Blogger, Tania Cass describes her experiences working with women in Bangladesh: "The inspiration and dedication for my work comes...

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March 12, 2014

How cows are solving poverty

In Panjar Bhanga village, near Rangpur in northern Bangladesh, women are kept at home by the traditions of their society....

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March 6, 2014

How do your groceries compare with these 7 families?

How much food does your household go through in a week? What are your go-to family meals? And how much...

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Photo: Bonnie Savage Oxfam AU

February 28, 2014

Television can be good for your health

Television can get a bad rap. It incites us to buy products, vote for politicians and can influence how we...

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January 24, 2014

First-hand account: violence in South Sudan

South Sudan is again in the throes of extreme violence. Close to 10,000 people have been killed and almost 400,000...

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November 27, 2013

Lessons and impressions of Timor-Leste (part one)

Meet Ari. Ari is volunteering in Timor-Leste with the Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development (AYAD). Working alongside Oxfam, she'll be...

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October 22, 2013

Your life-changing support

Back in 2009, we visited Adriana and her son Jovandro in Timor-Leste, where almost half of children under five are...

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