Video: Fighting land grabs in the Philippines and beyond
by Jo Whitaker Meet Patricia. She’s a mother of six from a small town called…
Terry Rogocki
Volunteers are active in Oxfam’s campaigns, organizing fundraising and raising awareness in their communities. “My…
Manjot Bining
Volunteers are active in Oxfam's campaigns, organizing fundraising and raising awareness in their communities. Here…
Laurie Langhorne
Volunteers are active in Oxfam's campaigns, organizing fundraising and raising awareness in their communities. Here…
Emma Langley
Volunteers are active in Oxfam's campaigns, organizing fundraising and raising awareness in their communities. Here…
Dana Lipnicki
Volunteers are active in Oxfam's campaigns, organizing fundraising and raising awareness in their communities. Here…
Helping Syrian refugees with disabilities in Jordan’s camp Za’atari
April 2013 – Adapting to life in Jordan’s sprawling desert refugee camp, Za’atari, is hard…
The World Bank and land grabs
by Hannah Stoddart At the beginning of its Land and Poverty Conference this week, the World Bank…
Syrian refugee influx adding to Jordan’s water worries
A short distance from Zaatari, a sprawling camp for Syrian refugees, lies a road full…
Manny’s story: “It’s like they have killed us already”
In the once tranquil Casiguran municipality of the Philippines, a powerful local political dynasty has…
Broken promises: rural women hit hardest by corporate land deals
Small-scale women farmers are the backbone of Africa’s food system, but, as corporations buy up huge…
Muslimah learned how to manage land, plant, raise seedlings, and make compost at a three-month field…
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