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Escaping War: The Journey of Sudan Refugees to South Sudan
- Refugees and Internal Displacement
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
In Renk, we spoke to refugees and returnees about how their lives have changed, the challenges they face, and their hopes for returning home.
by Oxfam Canada | November 22, 2024
Breaking Barriers to Safe, Legal Abortion Access in Soweto, South Africa
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Discover the hidden challenges of abortion access in South Africa. Illegal services thrive due to barriers in legal options. Learn how Oxfam works to empower women with safe healthcare rights.
by Erin Kiley | November 4, 2024
Meet The Recipients Of Our 2023 Community-Based SRHR Funding Initiative
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
We are thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2023 community-based SRHR funding initiative.
by Oxfam Canada | September 24, 2024
How Women and Girls Are Leading Change in their Communities
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Together with local organizations, we are empowering young women and adolescent girls to make decisions about their sexual and reproductive health (SRHR).
by Oxfam Canada | September 9, 2024
Her Future, Her Choice: Transforming Lives in Mozambique
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
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by Alex Wilson | September 6, 2024
Five Things to Know about Safe and Unsafe Abortion
- Advocacy in Canada
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Five basic facts you should know about abortion to have an informed understanding of this healthcare procedure.
by Elena Sosa Lerín | February 15, 2024
Bitter roots and reproductive rights: Access to abortion services in Canada and the Philippines
- Advocacy in Canada
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
From the bustling markets of Manila to the rural corners of Canada, learn more about the disparities in reproductive health care access and the challenges faced by millions of people…
by Alex Wilson | February 15, 2024
From Silence to Strength: How Feminist Research Tackles Gender-Based Violence Through Art
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Learn how through visual art, Indian youth challenge gender norms and inequalities in their communities.
by Rotbah Nitia | February 10, 2024
(Mis)Using Digital Technology to Silence Advocates of Reproductive Health and Rights
- Advocacy in Canada
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
- Violence Against Women and Girls
Fighting gender-based violence includes protecting the intersection between digital rights, the right to information, and sexual and reproductive rights.
by Elena Sosa Lerín | December 10, 2023
The Fight Against Gender-Based Violence Includes Supporting the Dignity of Sex Workers
- Advocacy in Canada
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
- Violence Against Women and Girls
What's at stake when a Winnipeg program that goes beyond conventional approaches to safeguard the dignity, safety, and well-being of sex workers is in danger of shutting down?
by Laurel Cassels | December 7, 2023
The Devastating Brunt of Conflict on Gaza's Women and Girls
- Conflict and War
- Emergency Response
- Humanitarian Assistance
- Refugees and Internal Displacement
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Water
Six detrimental ways women and girls in Gaza are particularly affected by the weight of conflict and displacement.
by Elena Sosa Lerín | November 25, 2023
Four Things You Should Know About Our Funding for SRHR Initiatives in Canada
- Advocacy in Canada
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Learn everything you need to about how to apply for our financial support for initiatives focused on promoting sexual health and reproductive rights.
by Oxfam Canada | August 4, 2023
Women Deliver 2023: Inspired by Youth to Push for Ambitious Action
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Gain insights into this year's Women Deliver conference in Kigali, Rwanda, through the eyes of Erin Kiley, Oxfam Canada's director of international programs.
by Erin Kiley | July 28, 2023
Feminist Movements: Strengthening Democracy and Protecting Rights for All
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
- Violence Against Women and Girls
Feminist movements play a crucial role in improving sexual and reproductive health, including access to abortion.
by Lisa Gunn | June 23, 2023
Penelope Sanyu on Nurturing Feminist Power
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Oxfam Canada meets Penelope Sanyu, founder and CEO of Femme Forte Uganda.
by Caroline Leal | March 2, 2023
Meet the Final Recipients of Our 2022 Community-Based SRHR Funding Initiative
- Advocacy in Canada
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
The third and final 2022 funding recipients for the Her Future, Her Choice Financial Support for Community-Based SRHR Initiatives, funded by Global Affairs Canada.
by Lisa Gunn | October 17, 2022
Meet the Recipients of our 2022 Community-Based SRHR Funding Initiative
- Advocacy in Canada
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Announcing the funding recipients for the second round of Her Future, Her Choice Financial Support for Community-Based Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Initiative, funded by Global Affairs Canada.
by Lisa Gunn | August 2, 2022
How the Queer History of the Philippines Inspires Our Struggle Today
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
The gender-crossing "babaylan," a Filipino version of a shaman in the pre-colonial era, is an icon for LGBTQIA+ activists fighting to outlaw discrimination in the Philippines.
by Cheng Pagulayan | June 29, 2022
What Does It Mean to Live in a Post-Roe v. Wade World?
- Advocacy in Canada
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
After the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on abortion, we must keep advancing, supporting and protecting reproductive rights in Canada and across the world.
by Lara Cousins | June 27, 2022
Queer Joy: What Is It? Why We Need More of It?
- Advocacy in Canada
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Oxfam celebrates Pride Month to express gratitude to our LGBTQI+ partner organizations and activists for contributing to social progress, human rights and equality.
by Oxfam | June 2, 2022
Six Women Creating Spaces for Gender Justice in Asia
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Through the Creating Spaces project, these women champion female leadership to advance gender justice.
by Asma Siyala and Farwah Qasim | March 8, 2022
"Let me be the last survivor": Lessons from six years of action to end violence against women and girls in Asia
- Feminist Aid
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
How communities in east and south Asia tackled gender-based violence and changed laws and social norms to protect women and girls.
by Megan Lowthers | December 6, 2021
Meet the Recipients of Our Community-Based SRHR Funding Initiative
- Advocacy in Canada
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Announcing the funding recipients for the Her Future, Her Choice Financial Support for Community-Based Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Initiative.
by Amanda Gomm | July 21, 2021
Young and inspiring women's rights activists in Mozambique: Taking action on sexual and reproductive health and rights
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
- Violence Against Women and Girls
These inspiring young SRHR activists are raising the equality bar for women in Mozambique.
by Paula Baker | March 8, 2020
Decent work for women calls for sexual and reproductive rights
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
- Women’s Economic Justice
Learn about the connection between women's economic empowerment and sexual and reproductive rights.
by Sarah Gammage and Dana Stefov | October 28, 2019
71 million people displaced in 2018 due to conflict: 'We did not choose to become refugees'
- Advocacy in Canada
- Conflict and War
- Emergency Response
- Refugees and Internal Displacement
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
- Violence Against Women and Girls
After an alarming UN report saying a record-breaking 71 million people have been displaced by war in 2018, Susan Grace Duku, founder of Refugee Women and Youth Aid in Uganda,…
by Susan Grace Duku | Founder of Refugee Women and Youth Aid | June 20, 2019
A tribute to Glen Brown, leading AIDS activist and progressive social justice advocate
- Advocacy in Canada
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Glen Brown was a tireless social justice activist, a central figure in a central figure in HIV/AIDS advocacy in Canada and a key member of AIDS Action Now. He accomplished…
by Rowena Griffiths | June 9, 2019
Global sexual and reproductive health and rights leaders call for continued Canadian leadership
- Advocacy in Canada
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
In an era divided between hostility and progress towards realizing women’s rights – and all people’s inalienable rights – Canada can’t afford to back away from the sexual and reproductive…
by Oxfam Canada | January 31, 2019
Sexual education is not a luxury; it’s a human right, at home and abroad
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Women’s and LGBT+ rights are under attack. We are experiencing a major backlash by conservative governments around the world, in Poland, the US and now in our own province. Ontario…
by Dana Stefov and Alex Wilson | August 10, 2018
Rubina: Hope for Her Daughter
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
- Women's Transformative Leadership
“You can’t change the past, but you can change the future.” – Rubina Rubina has been through a lot in her 18 years of life. In fact, still not much…
by Oxfam | May 3, 2018
One woman leading the way for healthy mothers in Bangladesh's refugee camps
- Refugees and Internal Displacement
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Oxfam has come to know Rajiah as a leader when she was unanimously selected to represent her community during an Oxfam assessment of what their most pressing needs were. This…
by Oxfam | March 28, 2018
Hope and resilience: Sylvie’s life in Buporo refugee camp
- Emergency Response
- Hunger
- Refugees and Internal Displacement
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Water
When Sylvie’s husband died of disease in Buporo refugee camp, it was not only heartbreaking for this young mother and her four children. It was also terrifying. Sylvie’s days became…
by Oxfam Canada | June 19, 2017
Why you should give a crap
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
- Water
Does this sound familiar: You rush to use the ladies room during the intermission, thinking you will beat the crowd, only to find that an incredibly long lineup has already…
by Melanie Gallant and Victoria Hopkins | November 18, 2016
Teachers and Tampons: why taxes matter for women
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Today is World Public Service Day. Around the world, governments and citizens are marking the contribution of public servants to our communities. And next week, our government will also be…
by alvaro | June 23, 2015
Universal health coverage: time for an ambitious call for equity in health
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Winnie Byanyima People want dignity, people want rights In the global survey World We Want 2015, health was the first priority of people living in poor countries. This was…
by alvaro | April 11, 2014
Rape Crisis Peer Educators: Leading change and changing attitudes
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
- Violence Against Women and Girls
Shy at first, the twenty or so teenage girls and boys sitting around the table eventually opened up. They came together to discuss rape in their communities, and to share…
by alvaro | March 26, 2014
