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Sulawesi Rebuilds

January 17, 2019
Palu, Indonesia: Children participate in a demonstration on good hygiene in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake and tsunami that struck Sulawesi on September 28, 2018.

On September 28, 2018, a devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck Sulawesi. More than 2,000…

What she knows matters. #Askher

January 4, 2019

Some days, I feel like a feminist future has never been so close at hand. Female…

Protecting the people we serve

November 15, 2018

There is no greater responsibility than to ensure the safety and dignity of the people we…

Working together to make toilets safer

November 15, 2018

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

November 1, 2018
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Written by Eric Gould. Eric is a Canadian currently on the ground in Nepal.  He is…

Changing Laws, Changing Lives

November 1, 2018
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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

October 10, 2018
Twenty-seven-year-old Juhaeirah is the leader of one of the women’s caucuses of the project. Photo Credit: Oxfam

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

September 21, 2018
Julie Delahanty, Oxfam Canada Executive Director, visiting Oxfam’s cash for work program in a refugee camp, Gambela region of Ethiopia. Photo Credit: Oxfam

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

September 12, 2018
ommunities relocated to make way for gold mines in Ghana struggle with loss of agricultural land, unemployment, and environmental damage. Photo Credit: Neil Brander/Oxfam America

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

August 16, 2018
Iffat, training Rohingya refugees about good health and hygiene in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Photo Credit: Abbie Trayler-Smith/ Oxfam

Iffat Tahmid Fatema, 28, is a humanitarian public health worker for Oxfam’s Rohingya refugee response in…

It may look like just a bicycle…

August 13, 2018
Alice stands with wher bike. She lives 20km away from school. It used to take her hours to walk to school. "The walk was a bad experience. I would go to school on Monday but then on a Tuesday I would be absent as I was so sick and tired. I would miss one day a week and go in four days. I forced myself to go. I was arriving at school so tired. I couldn't concentrate as had I no time to rest. I tried to work hard but I was just so tired," said Alice. Oxfam has so far provided bicycles to 30 girls in schools across Southern Malawi. Photo Credit: Corinna Kern

For some young people, the road to education can be long and arduous – quite literally.…

Sexual education is not a luxury; it’s a human right, at home and abroad

August 10, 2018
High school students Mamadou Thioye (19), at left, and Aisha* (16). Both are participants in the ‘Connecting 4 Life’ program that helps young people in Senegal learn about human sexuality through an online education platform. Photo by: Brett Eloff / Oxfam

Women’s and LGBT+ rights are under attack. We are experiencing a major backlash by conservative governments…

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