Education is life – it changes everything
The Maasai are semi-nomadic pastoralist peoples that live in North Eastern Tanzania. From birth, Maasai girls…
Moving on up: Changing the way big brands do business
The results are in Over 120,000 people taking action. The world’s ten biggest food and beverage…
The Power of People against Poverty – Oxfam Canada’s National CHANGE Summit
This week has been action-packed for Oxfam Canada! In addition to preparing the ground work for…
What is Oxfam calling for at the G20 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia?
The G20 – or group of 20 – meets every year to discuss key issues in…
One million child refugees?! Four reasons we need Syria Peace Talks now
by Joel Bassuk Amidst the horrific images (which I’ll not link to here) coming out of…
4 ways we spoke out together on land grabs – and 4 brilliant results
by Rachel George What is a land grab? Land grabs are huge purchases of land by…
Cape Town’s Triangle Project Defends Rights of Women
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How solar power is helping Syrian refugees
by Anna Kramer, Oxfam America Look closely at the photo above. Notice anything different about those…
Executive Perspective: Behind the Brands, Oxfam ranks big food
By Erinch Sahan and Will Martindale, Oxfam Policy Advisors. Erinch Sahan is a private sector…
Horizonte Azul: A Brighter Future for Impoverished Youth in Maputo
by Melanie Gallant Maxaquene is an impoverished neighborhood on the outskirts of Maputo, the capital…
Mapping the money: Unpacking the Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2013
by Carsten Völz, Oxfam International Humanitarian Director The Global Humanitarian Assistance report is eagerly anticipated by…
Liqaa’ is a friend of mine
Meet Liqaa. She’s a 23 year old English literature graduate from Syria. She’s recently married,…
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Escalation of conflict in South Sudan threatens to push a million into extreme food crisis
Families in South Sudan are once again having to flee for their lives due to escalating conflict at a time when hunger is already at catastrophic levels, Oxfam warned. Renewed fighting, which has spread across Jonglei and into the neighbouring area of Walgak, 100 kilometres from the capital Juba, is deepening an already dire situation,…
Oxfam reaction to IPC alert for Sudan confirming famine-level malnutrition in two additional areas
Responding to today’s Integrated Food Security Classification (IPC) alert Oxfam’s Fati N’Zi-Hassane, Oxfam in Africa Director, said: “It is deeply alarming that famine-level malnutrition has been confirmed in two additional areas of North Darfur that were previously not at risk. This is in addition to the extreme hunger levels already being experienced by communities who have suffered nearly…
Rafah reopening must see free movement of Palestinian people and goods: Oxfam
Reacting to today’s reopening of the Rafah Crossing between Egypt and Gaza, Oxfam’s oPt Policy Lead Bushra Khalidi said: “We welcome the reopening of Rafah which is desperately needed for people who have been trapped without options for so many months of closure imposed as part of a broader siege on Gaza. A crossing that…
Billionaire wealth globally jumped to highest peak ever in 2025, sparking dangerous levels of inequality says Oxfam
Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than ordinary people Billionaire wealth jumped by over 16 per cent in 2025, three times faster than the past five-year average, to $25.4 trillion — its highest level in history, according to a new Oxfam report released today at the World Economic Forum in Davos. …