Tag: stophunger

Oxfam’s own Kate Bensen recently flew to Timor-Leste for a firsthand experience of the difficulties faced by our neighbours to survive hunger, and what we are doing to help. She was moved by what she witnessed. Read more »

We hope you’ve enjoyed our series of blog posts introducing some of the real people we’ve been working with in Mozambique. In our final blog post we hear more from Elisa Elias Mavone. Oxfam News editor Maureen Bathgate travelled to Mabawane village in Gaza Province to hear Elisa’s story. Read more »

Meet 15-year-old Alberto Atanasio Malhaieie from Mabawane in Gaza Province, who received a goat and training to care for the goat from our local partner organisation. Oxfam News editor Maureen Bathgate visited Alberto to learn more. Read more »

This week we meet Maria Mahamade Sirangue, from Mabawane in Gaza Province. Oxfam News editor Maureen Bathgate visited Maria to hear more about the gardening techniques she’s been learning from our local partner, and the difference it’s made for her family. Read more »

Continuing our series of stories from Mozambique, today we introduce you to Rosa and Marta, who are learning food processing techniques from one of our local partners to make their harvests last longer. Read more »

For the past few weeks we’ve brought you the stories of real people in Mozambique, who we’ve been working with to help stop hunger in their communities. But if a picture is worth a thousand words, we’re hoping this brief video will speak volumes. Here’s a glimpse into the fields, homes and daily lives of the people you’re helping when you support our work. Read more »

Justino Simon is a project coordinator with one of our partner organisations, the Christian Council of Mozambique Inhambane. We travelled to Mozambique to learn more about how Justino is helping communities in Inhambane province increase crop yields, improve nutrition and work toward a brighter future. Read more »

This week, meet Alda Chinguvo from Gaza Province. Our local partner gave Alda a cow to help plough her fields. We travelled to Alde’s village to find out just how much difference that cow has made for Alda and her family. Read more »

Last week we introduced you to Ecerina, a grandmother from Mozambique looking after two of her own children and six of her orphaned grandchildren. At the time, Ecerina had just harvested her first crop using techniques in drought-resistant farming that she learned from our local partner Mahahle.This week we give you an update on how Ecerina is doing a year later. Read more »

Ecerina Adolfo Nhamtumbo is from Inhambane Province, Mozambique. She lives in Quene village, where she looks after two of her children and six of her orphaned grandchildren. But feeding eight mouths is no easy feat when your garden soil has turned to sand. Read more »