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From the bustling markets of Manila to the rural corners of Canada, learn more about the disparities in reproductive health care access and the challenges faced by millions of people…
Gain a fresh perspective on this year's UN General Assembly with insights from our director of policy and campaigns, Diana Sarosi.
Gain insights into this year's Women Deliver conference in Kigali, Rwanda, through the eyes of Erin Kiley, Oxfam Canada's director of international programs.
The Sexual Health and Empowerment (SHE) project provides women and girls with the knowledge and means to make informed choices about their sexual and reproductive health so that they can…
How Oxfam's contributions to SDG 16 embrace inclusive dialogues and collaborations between civil society groups and institutional entities to achieve progress on the rest of the SDGs.
The gender-crossing "babaylan," a Filipino version of a shaman in the pre-colonial era, is an icon for LGBTQIA+ activists fighting to outlaw discrimination in the Philippines.
Through the Creating Spaces project, these women champion female leadership to advance gender justice.
Oxfam staff report people begging for food in towns worst hit The Philippines is struggling to recover from last month’s massive Typhoon Rai that caused losses worth 11.1 billion Php…
Oxfam Pilipinas on Monday echoed local officials in Eastern Visayas calling for immediate assistance for survivors of Super Typhoon Rai (local name: Odette). Super Typhoon Rai, which is the strongest…
Humanitarian groups distributed through digital cash transfer more than $4 million (PHP) to 2,650 families in the Philippines. Forty barangays in Salcedo, Dolores, Lawaan, Quinapondan and Balangiga towns in Eastern…
How communities in east and south Asia tackled gender-based violence and changed laws and social norms to protect women and girls.
International Women’s Day is a time when we stand up and stand together for women’s rights around the world.
Oxfam is working with local partners and coordinating with local governments in the Philippines to assess the damage and needs of affected communities following Super Typhoon Goni’s four landfalls yesterday and early…
Girls are largely invisible in Philippine legislation and policy, a new bill that will make child marriage illegal is hoping to change that.
This open letter is a call for urgent action from doctors and nurses on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
After the devastation wrought by Typhoon Phanfone (local name Ursula), which made seven landfalls mainly in Central Philippines between December 24 until the afternoon of December 25, development agency Oxfam…
When Fatima woke up three days into the new year, she had no idea the day would end with her becoming tied for the rest of her life to a…
An Oxfam in the Philippines SRHR project officer talks about the need to remove the veil of stigma and shame when it comes to viewing our bodies and sexuality.
In the Philippines, deeply rooted social norms make it difficult for women and girls to take control of their sexual health. Daryl Leyesa, a women's rights activist leading Oxfam Canada's Sexual…
by | Replace this with image credit information This immediate response is informed by rapid assessments made by Oxfam and local partners that clean water and shelter are the urgent…
by | Replace this with image credit information Thousands of evacuees are currently staying inside churches and schools and do not have access to food, safe water, and sanitation. Tuguegerao…
by | Replace this with image credit information Photo by April Bulanadi | Oxfam The full extent of damages has yet to be determined, as many areas especially in the…
by | Replace this with image credit information Photo: Oxfam Philippines Ompong is the 15th storm to hit the Philippines this year and, so far, the strongest for 2018. Tuguegerao…
by | Replace this with image credit information Known locally as Ompong, the super typhoon is predicted to make landfall in north of the main island of Luzon on Saturday…
by | Replace this with image credit information The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) estimates that 4.3 million people live in the projected path of this destructive…
(Ottawa) Thanks to a contribution of $17.5 million from the Government of Canada, Oxfam Canada will empower women and girls in six disadvantaged and conflict-affected regions of the Philippines with…
“Do not get married if you are a child, because you do not yet understand about the household. “ These are the words of Putri (15) who, married at 13,…
At least seven are confirmed dead and thousands remain displaced after super typhoon Haima (local name: Lawin) pounded northern parts of the Philippines. Haima hit land as a category 4…
The World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul is taking place in a world where 125 million people are affected by disaster and conflict. In 2014/15 Oxfam reached 12.9 million people in…
Women and Climate Change: Stories of EMPOWERMENT Langgin's story Langgin is 20 years old and has lived in the farming community of Bagumbayan in the south island of Mindanao in…
Notes from the field: An Oxfam worker in Tacloban shares his account on Typhoon Hagupit “When we were first warned about another strong typhoon heading our way, we were terrified,”…
Tacloban City, Leyte – International agency Oxfam said today as another typhoon hits the Philippines there are insufficient evacuation centres available to keep people safe. “This typhoon is powerful but…
Haiyan – known as Yolanda in the Philippines – was the strongest cyclone ever recorded at landfall. It killed 8,000 people and left four million people homeless. A new report…
The huge humanitarian response in the aftermath of November’s super typhoon saved thousands of lives but three months on, the poorest coconut farmers, traders and fisherpeople are being left out…
