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Reflections and important announcements from Women Deliver Vancouver 2019

June 11, 2019

  by | Replace this with image credit information More than 8,000 women’s rights advocates descended…

7 things to know about Yemen

June 10, 2019

  by | Replace this with image credit information Credit: Bassam Al-Thulaya / Oxfam Yemen Women,…

A tribute to Glen Brown, leading AIDS activist and progressive social justice advocate

June 9, 2019
Glen Brown looking at sunset

  by | Replace this with image credit information One of the things that inspires me…

Let’s end period poverty. For good.

May 28, 2019

How do you talk about your period? Sure, menstruation may not be a common topic amongst…

Skills training for economic empowerment in Jordan

May 16, 2019
Woman plumber smiling

by | Replace this with image credit information Economic empowerment is fundamental to women’s ability to…

A legacy gift – where compassion and empathy intersect

May 16, 2019
A headshot of Kent MacAulay smiling. A white man in a blue shirt and grey hair against a grey background.

  by | Replace this with image credit information Kent Macaulay grew up on a grain…

Changing the story for young women in South Sudan

May 16, 2019
Young woman smiling in pink top

  by | Replace this with image credit information Twenty-year old Nyaluk of South Sudan had…

Using Forum Theatre to engage communities in ending violence against women and girls

May 15, 2019
Women sitting in circle, Nepal

  by | Replace this with image credit information Forum Theatre is an innovative tool to…

The Women of Sheba: Stories of Resilience in Yemen

April 29, 2019
This image is taken from the cover of the graphic novel, Women of Sheba: Stories of Resilience in Yemen by Dimani Mathieu Cassendo, author and visual artist.

by | Replace this with image credit information This publication was originally published by AQOCI for…

Five things to know about Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe

April 12, 2019
Women walking through floods in Mozambique

by | Replace this with image credit information Cyclone Idai has caused widespread flooding, landslides and…

Paying Tribute to Meyer Brownstone

April 5, 2019

Meyer Brownstone, an influential part of Oxfam Canada for the last five decades, died April 4th,…

Advocating for sexual and reproductive health and rights, every day

March 4, 2019
Daryl Leyesa

In this post, we learn about the incredible work being done to secure sexual health and…

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