Sulawesi Rebuilds
On September 28, 2018, a devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck Sulawesi. More than 2,000…
What she knows matters. #Askher
Some days, I feel like a feminist future has never been so close at hand. Female…
Protecting the people we serve
There is no greater responsibility than to ensure the safety and dignity of the people we…
Working together to make toilets safer
Revo is getting ready to pose for a photograph. “Here?” She holds her straw broom and…
A voice from the field: Oxfam’s donor Eric Gould shares his personal experience from Nepal
Written by Eric Gould. Eric is a Canadian currently on the ground in Nepal. He is…
Changing Laws, Changing Lives
Ending gender-based violence in Mozambique Survivors of gender-based violence in Mozambique face challenges in accessing legal…
How technology is advancing women’s rights in Indonesia
As International Day of the Girl approaches, it got me thinking about how lucky we are.…
How the humanitarian sector is taking action after its #MeToo moment
This year has proven to be a reckoning on women’s rights around the world and the…
Mining 101: How Canada’s huge extractive sector fits into the struggle for gender justice
Have you travelled outside of Canada before? How many countries have you visited? Less than five? …
Five things I’ve learned being a humanitarian aid worker
Iffat Tahmid Fatema, 28, is a humanitarian public health worker for Oxfam’s Rohingya refugee response in…
It may look like just a bicycle…
For some young people, the road to education can be long and arduous – quite literally.…
Women’s and LGBT+ rights are under attack. We are experiencing a major backlash by conservative governments…
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Oxfam Canada highlights top priorities as Parliament begins Fall sitting
As MPs and Senators return to Ottawa to begin the Fall sitting of Parliament, Oxfam Canada recognizes the complex challenges the federal government faces. These include geopolitical and trade tensions at our own border and beyond, the rising cost of living, climate chaos, growing authoritarianism, and the rapid evolution of powerful emerging technologies like A.I.…
Oxfam: Palestinians pushed into deeper crisis with Israeli displacement order on entire Gaza City
1 million people being forced towards unliveable, so called “humanitarian area” in mass forced displacement. Israel’s intent to displace around 1 million civilians, half of whom are living in famine, is impossible and illegal Oxfam said today, while the Israeli military continued to flatten Gaza City building by building as its mass forced displacement of…
Oxfam reaction to IPC report confirming famine in Gaza Governorate
Reacting to the Integrated Food Security Classification (IPC) report published today confirming a famine in Gaza Governorate which is predicted to expand to Deir Al Balah and Khan Younis by the end of September, Oxfam’s Food Security and Livelihoods Coordinator, Mahmoud Alsaqqa said: “The famine in Gaza is entirely driven by Israel’s near-total blockade of…
Gaza: Israel threatens to ban major aid organizations as starvation deepens
Oxfam and over 100 other organizations call for an end to Israel’s weaponization of aid Despite claims by Israeli authorities that there is no limit on humanitarian aid entering Gaza, most major international NGOs have been unable to deliver a single truck of lifesaving supplies since 2 March. Instead of clearing the growing backlog of…