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…
Oxfam Canada helps Cubans return to everyday life after Hurricane Irma
When Hurricane Irma struck Cuba as a Category 5 storm in early September 2017, pummeling the…
“Who here was married before they were ready?” Every single woman raises her hand. The women…
The monsoon season is usually a welcome event for Sundari and her neighbours. Every year, it…
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COP30 text ‘unacceptable’ and fails communities at frontline of climate disasters
In response to the latest ‘Mutirão’ text, Nafkote Dabi, Oxfam International Climate Policy Lead, said: “As COP30 races toward its close, world leaders are gambling with the planet — and with the lives of the poorest. Rich countries are treating adaptation finance as a bargaining chip. Yet adaptation finance is a lifeline for all people, from farmers…
Oxfam Pilipinas Responds as Super Typhoon Uwan Devastates Communities
Responding to the impact of two deadly typhoons, Super Typhoon Fung-wong (local name: Uwan) and Typhoon Kalmaegi (local name: Tino), Maria Rosario Felizco, Oxfam Pilipinas Executive Director said: “Two deadly typhoons in a span of one week in the world’s most disaster-prone country must be enough to convince the government leaders of the Philippines and…
Oxfam Philippines responds to Typhoon Kalmaegi
Responding to the impact of Typhoon Kalmaegi (local name Tino) and a potential Super Typhoon Fung-wong (local name Uwan), which could hit the country by this weekend or early next week, Maria Rosario Felizco, Oxfam Philippines Executive Director said: “Typhoon Kalmaegi carved a path of devastation, leaving a massive humanitarian emergency in its wake. The…
Oxfam Canada reacts to Budget 2025
Budget 2025 offers little relief to the most vulnerable At a moment when inequality is deepening and poverty is climbing, few measures within Budget 2025 address the affordability crisis felt acutely by people across the country. On the whole, the much-anticipated budget falls short of the scale of investment needed in social infrastructure to ensure…