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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…

Oxfam Canada helps Cubans return to everyday life after Hurricane Irma

July 27, 2018

When Hurricane Irma struck Cuba as a Category 5 storm in early September 2017, pummeling the…

Creating space to tackle violence against women and child marriage in Bangladesh

July 9, 2018
A group of Brown women wearing colourful saris are sitting down on the floor and raising their hands.

“Who here was married before they were ready?” Every single woman raises her hand. The women…

Climate change brings chaos to impoverished region of India

June 29, 2018
Humanitarian assistant to flood affected communities in Assam. An Oxfam hygiene and shelter kit distribution. Photo credit: Oxfam India

The monsoon season is usually a welcome event for Sundari and her neighbours. Every year, it…

Rebuilding lives with beads and a megaphone

June 20, 2018
Sarah, the chairperson of a handicrafts group in Bidibidi refugee setttlement, uses a microphone to call women to join her group. Photo: Kieran Doherty/Oxfam

In Uganda’s Bidibidi refugee resettlement camp, one woman is helping others make money—and heal—through a jewellery-making…

Changing the lives of mothers in Bangladesh refugee camps

June 19, 2018
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Rajiah, 46,  fled violence near her home in Myanmar 6 months ago with her youngest daughter,…

Meet Opheus: husband, father and change-maker

June 17, 2018
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In some parts of the world, women and girls spend as many as six hours a…

Promoting women’s dignity and empowerment in humanitarian response

June 14, 2018
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As I leaned over, I felt a tug on my headscarf, which led me to believe…

Why economic inequality is a feminist issue

June 6, 2018
Christine Lagardem, Managing Director and Chairwoman of the International Monetary Fund, and Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, Oxfam International at the G7 Finance and Development meeting in Whistler, June 2017. Photo Credit: Diana Sarosi.

Written by Winnie Byanyima⁩, Executive Director, Oxfam International. These are restless, exciting, and frightening times to…

Meet Gloria, one of Oxfam’s Humanitarian Superwomen

June 3, 2018
Gloria, a young woman standing with a green Oxfam short in a rural village

It can be particularly challenging as a young woman leading men in many African societies. As…

Rubina: Hope for Her Daughter

May 3, 2018
Rubina and her dauther play with a guitar.

“You can’t change the past, but you can change the future.” – Rubina Rubina has been…

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