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The Camino Verde Project Surpasses Targets in Securing Enrollment in Agricultural and Veterinary Schools for Indigenous Women and Youth Across Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
- Climate Change
- Women's Transformative Leadership
- Women’s Economic Justice
Camino Verde, a significant five-year project that successfully ran from March 2019 to October 2024, was launched in the predominantly Indigenous north-central region of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, the most economically…
by Kim Pallozzi | December 20, 2024
The Lasting Impact of the Women’s Voice and Leadership Project in Pakistan
- Feminist Aid
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Women in Pakistan are stepping into leadership, challenging norms, and creating ripples of change - because progress doesn’t stop when a project ends.
by Oxfam Canada | December 4, 2024
Continuing the Journey: Oxfam Canada's Ongoing Commitment to Anti-Racism, Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (JEDI) and Decolonization
Women's Transformative Leadership
Here's a look at the strides we've made in our journey towards anti-racism, JEDI and decolonization.
by Oxfam Canada | November 7, 2024
Why Women’s Rights?
Women's Transformative Leadership
At Oxfam, we put women’s rights at the center of everything we do, because when women’s rights are respected, women are healthier, better educated and better paid. Children, communities, organizations…
by Tara Robinson | March 18, 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
Oxfam's January Round-Up
- Brand
- Conflict and War
- Humanitarian Assistance
- Women's Transformative Leadership
- Women’s Economic Justice
Suspend Arms Transfers to Israel As we near four months into the current escalation in Gaza, we have continued to raise our voices calling for the UN General Assembly resolution…
by Oxfam Canada | January 30, 2024
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
Mobilizing Change in Sekota Town
- Conflict and War
- Emergency Response
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Northern Ethiopia is emerging from a brutal two-year conflict. In spite of the trauma, communities are standing up and rewriting the rules.
by Jennifer Alldred | June 30, 2023
A Visit to Northern Ethiopia Shows Us Why Donations Matter
- Conflict and War
- Emergency Response
- Women's Transformative Leadership
A firsthand account of what a difference Oxfam Canada supporters are making to a community in Amhara, northern Ethiopia - a region that has been through so much.
by Jennifer Alldred | May 24, 2023
SDG16: How Oxfam's Work with Civil Society Contributes to Just and Inclusive Societies
- Advocacy in Canada
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
How Oxfam's contributions to SDG 16 embrace inclusive dialogues and collaborations between civil society groups and institutional entities to achieve progress on the rest of the SDGs.
by Elena Sosa Lerín | February 6, 2023
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
Committed to Care at the Generation Equality Forum
- Feminist Aid
- Women's Transformative Leadership
- Women’s Economic Justice
Generation Equality Forum: A blueprint for gender equality “Human rights are women’s rights and women’s rights are human rights” – a key refrain from the Fourth United Nations World Conference…
by Amar Nijhawan, Amber Parks & Julie Thekkudan | July 20, 2021
Leaving a Legacy: Peggy Killeen's Story
Women's Transformative Leadership
Peggy Killeen realized that leaving a gift in her own will would be a powerful way to make a difference through Oxfam Canada's work to fight inequality and beat poverty.
by Oxfam Canada | April 1, 2020
Creating a model for girls' education in Ghana
- Feminist Aid
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Schools tailored to girls’ needs in northern Ghana are removing barriers and motivating them to pursue higher education.
by Divya Amladi | August 15, 2019
Climate change brings chaos to impoverished region of India
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Climate change has affected the normally predictable seasons in this impoverished region of India. The monsoons last longer, are larger and, in 2017, were accompanied by Cyclone Mora.
by Paula Baker | June 29, 2018
Why economic inequality is a feminist issue
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Written by Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, Oxfam International. These are restless, exciting, and frightening times to be a woman. Every day brings with it a rousing success or a crushing…
by Oxfam Canada | June 6, 2018
Meet Gloria, one of Oxfam’s Humanitarian Superwomen
Women's Transformative Leadership
It can be particularly challenging as a young woman leading men in many African societies. As a native Tanzanian and Swahili speaker, Gloria is up to the task. “It’s important…
by Oxfam | June 3, 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
The 'boys in shorts' era in the aid sector has come to an end
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
First published in the Toronto Star, February 20, 2018. When I joined Oxfam Canada as its executive director in 2014, it felt like I had landed the greatest job in…
by alvaro | February 22, 2018
Oxfam Sexual Misconduct in Haiti - Your Questions Answered
Women's Transformative Leadership
** Trigger warning: violence against women, sexual misconduct and prostitution ** The full Haiti 2011 Investigation Report can be found here. 1. Were any Oxfam Canada staff or donor funds…
by Oxfam Canada | February 16, 2018
Turning #MeToo Into A Meaningful Global Phenomenon
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
The #MeToo campaign is empowering survivors across the globe to share their stories. Sexual abuse and violence against women are more pervasive than we ever thought – whether in the…
by Hammad | February 8, 2018
Top 10 things you need to know about Oxfam
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
What is Oxfam, what do we do, and how do we do it? Here’s the information you need to answer those questions! 1: Oxfam is a global movement of people…
by Oxfam | January 18, 2018
SEE ME: The perilous flight of a Rohingya refugee
- Refugees and Internal Displacement
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Since August 25, over 600,000 Rohingya refugees have crossed over into Bangladesh’s southeastern districts. More than half are women, and 60 percent of these are girls under 18. They have faced…
by alvaro | December 6, 2017
SEE ME: Stories
- Emergency Response
- Hunger
- Natural Disasters
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Right now, millions of families around the world are facing severe food shortages, fleeing their homes in search of safety, and navigating life without access to safe, clean water. These…
by alvaro | November 27, 2017
The Girl Child is Resilient, Strong and Unstoppable
- Advocacy in Canada
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
“Do not get married if you are a child, because you do not yet understand about the household. “ These are the words of Putri (15) who, married at 13,…
by alvaro | October 11, 2017
Why We All Need to Stand As One with Refugees
- Advocacy in Canada
- Refugees and Internal Displacement
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Emily Kirby recounts her experience as an Oxfam Ambassador for the Stand As One campaign – a global movement of Coldplay fans standing in solidarity with refugees and displaced people.…
by Hammad | September 28, 2017
Stand Together with Oxfam & Coldplay
- Advocacy in Canada
- Refugees and Internal Displacement
- Women's Transformative Leadership
This summer, Coldplay invited Oxfam volunteers on their World Tour to encourage fans to get involved with the STAND AS ONE campaign. Right now, more than 65 million people have been forced…
by alvaro | August 23, 2017
Reflections from a humanitarian worker
- Emergency Response
- Hunger
- Water
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Partners and community define our humanitarian work. Her excitement was contagious. Renata Dia stood at the base of the brand new water tap. The solar-powered water system was only a…
by alvaro | August 19, 2017
Protection of women and girls: a bright idea
- Emergency Response
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Sometimes we harm the people we try to help. As humanitarians we deliver life-saving assistance to people who need it, but sometimes, the way we provide that assistance can inadvertently…
by Hammad | August 18, 2017
Strawberry Fields
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
- Women’s Economic Justice
Written by Julie Delahanty, Executive Director, Oxfam Canada Driving through Larache in Northern Morocco I was struck by the large-scale modern agricultural feel of the countryside. Travelling frequently throughout Asia…
by Oxfam Canada | March 8, 2017
America First: False Choice, False Promise
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
The moral poverty of the America First idea lies in the false choice it presents: are you a part of the American family or the human family? We shouldn’t have…
by alvaro | January 24, 2017
Oxfam makes headlines for #Davos2017
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Each year the rich and powerful descend upon Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum – and Oxfam makes headlines reminding them and the world of rising global inequality. This…
by alvaro | January 24, 2017
Your questions answered: Oxfam’s Inequality report
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Oxfam’s new inequality report, which found that just 8 men own the same wealth as half the world, is making headlines around the globe. Since we launched we have been…
by alvaro | January 17, 2017
You are an agent of change: One young woman’s reflections on meeting with Members of Parliament
Women's Transformative Leadership
Do you remember the last time you felt confidence in yourself and your voice? This feeling swept over me when Oxfam Canada invited me in November 2016 to represent them…
by alvaro | January 4, 2017
What we really really want is an end to violence against women
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Written by Julie Delahanty, Executive Director of Oxfam Canada. First published in The Hill Times on July 27, 2016. To mark its 20th anniversary, artists from India to Nigeria revamped…
by Hammad | August 11, 2016
What is Equal Pay Day all about anyway?
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
What is Equal Pay Day all about anyway? On April 19, 2016, The Ontario Equal Pay Coalition marks Equal Pay Day – the day when a typical woman’s earnings have…
by alvaro | April 19, 2016
Why the #PanamaPapers are a feminist issue
Women's Transformative Leadership
Written by Chiara Capraro and Francesca Rhodes, originally published on openDemocracy, April 7, 2016 The world is talking about tax this week, so here’s another tax story for you. Asana…
by alvaro | April 15, 2016
Economic Inequality in Focus: Leaning out may be a better solution for many women
Women's Transformative Leadership
Last month, Prime Minister Trudeau attended the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York. He used the occasion to declare once again, that he is not…
by alvaro | April 8, 2016
The earth is shaking all across Cuba, not only in Havana
- Hunger
- Women's Transformative Leadership
While President Obama's visit has put Havana in the spotlight, more remote communities are preparing for earthquakes and natural disasters. Those who live in La Flora, a community in…
by alvaro | March 23, 2016
Ghomeshi Trial Shows That Violence Against Women Knows No Borders
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Julie Delahanty,Executive Director of Oxfam Canada We'll leave it to the courts to decide the fate of former CBC broadcaster Jian Ghomeshi, whose trial on five counts of sexual…
by alvaro | February 1, 2016
Our stats struck a nerve, now let’s hit back against inequality
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Oxfam made headlines this week with our stats on wealth inequality, particularly the finding that the 62 richest people in the world own as much as the poorest half of…
by alvaro | January 22, 2016
I will fight inequality harder than ever and here's why
Women's Transformative Leadership
Written by Winnie ByanyimaExecutive Director, Oxfam International Yet again I am attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, warning about the global inequality crisis – and proposing steps to tackle…
by alvaro | January 17, 2016
Oxfam Canada’s newest program: Creating space to take action on violence against women and girls
Women's Transformative Leadership
Photo: Women in Nepal, one of the countries that will be part of Oxfam Canada’s new 5-year program that will take action on violence against women. by Laura Haylock, Women’s Rights Knowledge Specialist…
by alvaro | December 17, 2015
Beyond the Nine-to-Five: A world where women are valued
- Advocacy in Canada
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
On October 19th, 2015, Canadians told the world they were ready for something different. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was elected on the promise of action on climate change, a valued…
by alvaro | December 9, 2015
Ending Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Settings: Let’s Make it Happen
- Advocacy in Canada
- Conflict and War
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
By Julie Lafrenière, Women’s Rights Specialist at Oxfam Canada. In South Sudan, domestic violence is widespread and largely tolerated. In the all-too-common words of two young women from Warrap State:…
by alvaro | December 3, 2015
For Us, With Us: Women’s Economic Empowerment Programs & Women’s Safety
- Conflict and War
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
- Women’s Economic Justice
By Bailey Reid, Women’s Rights Campaigner, Oxfam Canada Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) programs are popular among development interventions. They enhance the economic security of women and households by developing skills…
by alvaro | December 3, 2015
Women Are Central to Canadian Foreign Policy
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Written by Julie DelahantyExecutive Director, Oxfam Canada Early reviews of last night’s Munk Debate on foreign policy have been positive. There was a substantive airing of some important issues. And…
by alvaro | September 29, 2015
Ending global poverty begins with women's rights.
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Written by Kelly Bowden National Campaigns Manager, Oxfam Canada That’s why Oxfam teamed up with the Up For Debate campaign. Up For Debate has a very clear goal: to put…
by Oxfam | September 23, 2015
Economic Priorities for My Mother and Millions of Canadian Women
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Written by Julie DelahantyExecutive Director, Oxfam Canada Election season is heating up. The leaders debate on economic policy is almost upon us. And my mother wants me to say a…
by alvaro | September 17, 2015
Women, Peace & Security - In That Order!
- Advocacy in Canada
- Conflict and War
- Emergency Response
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Written by Julie Lafrenière Women’s Rights Knowledge Specialist On September 15th, 2015 in Ottawa there was an important event featuring three female Nobel Peace Laureates: Shirin Ebadi (Iran), Mairead Maguire…
by Oxfam Canada | September 15, 2015
Making “Cuba’s Hour” Count for Cubans
Women's Transformative Leadership
Making “Cuba’s Hour” Count for Cubans by Marianela Gonzalez, communications officer for Oxfam in Cuba. Since December 17th, Cuba has been “trending“. Reporters, politicians, analysts and celebrities have all turned their eyes towards…
by alvaro | August 14, 2015
Six big things for election debates
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Written by Kelly Bowden, National Campaign Manager If you ask political parties or the media, this election is about the middle class. If you ask me, it’s about people living…
by alvaro | August 6, 2015
War, peace and women's long journey for justice in Somalia
- Conflict and War
- Emergency Response
- Hunger
- Refugees and Internal Displacement
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Somalia hasn’t been in the news much in the past couple of years – which is largely good news – but just because there aren’t headlines doesn’t mean there isn’t…
by alvaro | August 5, 2015
Oxfam's view on what's at stake in Addis
- Advocacy in Canada
- Hunger
- Water
- Women's Transformative Leadership
The world’s most powerful political leaders will be quietly absent from the UN Financing for Development Conference when it kicks off in Addis next week. They would rather not put…
by alvaro | July 7, 2015
Gaza's youth using art to overcome the scars of war
- Conflict and War
- Emergency Response
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Last summer, 16 year old Eba'a Hamouda watched terrified as the bombs fell all around her in Gaza. Since then she has used her love of drawing and writing to…
by alvaro | July 7, 2015
Yemen: Women get on their bikes for their rights
- Advocacy in Canada
- Conflict and War
- Emergency Response
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Amidst bombings and shortages in fuel, food and vital supplies, a group of Yemeni women came together for an unconventional demonstration against the war… and the lack of women’s rights.…
by alvaro | July 6, 2015
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
Fostering gender equality in emergencies
- Emergency Response
- Natural Disasters
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Written by Sarah Rooney, Oxfam Canada’s intern and 3rd year law student at University of Ottawa. As we see the poignant images coming out of Nepal’s catastrophic earthquake, it’s important…
by alvaro | May 1, 2015
Nepal's road to recovery
- Emergency Response
- Hunger
- Natural Disasters
- Women's Transformative Leadership
By Shaheen ChughtaiOxfam’s Deputy Head of Humanitarian Policy and Campaigns Kathmandu was ever a disaster-in-waiting. The densely populated capital of one of the world’s poorest countries clings to the slopes…
by alvaro | April 26, 2015
Oxfam in Cuba: Helping women farmers cultivate more than just crops
- Advocacy in Canada
- Emergency Response
- Hunger
- Natural Disasters
- Women's Transformative Leadership
“We feel like leaders”, “I am no longer the same”, “We are together now”, “we know we can do it” – these are the voices of women leading the urban…
by alvaro | April 23, 2015
Yemen Crisis: A view from the ground
- Advocacy in Canada
- Conflict and War
- Emergency Response
- Hunger
- Women's Transformative Leadership
An Oxfam staff worker has written a blog about what life has been like in Yemen for the past week. She is based in Sanaa. Oxfam has been working in…
by alvaro | April 16, 2015
Daniel Namwira Nechi Oxfam Volunteer Wins Emerging Leaders Award
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
I was born and raised in Congo (D. R) until my family immigrated to Winnipeg. Three years ago, I was introduced to Oxfam, when invited to participate in Oxfam Canada's…
by alvaro | April 14, 2015
My only thought was that this is the end
- Emergency Response
- Women's Transformative Leadership
A week ago when Cyclone Pam hit, families in Etas did their best to hide from the ferocious storm, taking shelter in small churches and in neighbours’ homes that were…
by Amy Christian | March 23, 2015
Why mobilizing women’s leadership is critical to disaster risk reduction
- Emergency Response
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Women are often disproportionately affected by disasters, due to gender inequality and discrimination, and women’s leadership is critical in efforts to address the mounting challenge of rising disasters around the…
by Shafqat Munir | March 16, 2015
Mariam - Building hope out of shattered lives
- Emergency Response
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Mariam, 33, mother of five, gazes out of her tent at the snow capped mountains and the icy mud encircling the dwellings in the informal camp where she settled with…
by alvaro | March 11, 2015
Noor - A Syrian Refugee Teaching Hope
- Emergency Response
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Noor, 30, fled the war in Syria with her handicapped husband and two children, a girl, 4, and a boy, 3. She is a teacher by training and has set…
by alvaro | March 11, 2015
Rebecca's story, South Sudan
- Emergency Response
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Eight years ago, Rebecca Elija moved to South Sudan with her father and little sister, leaving the rest of the family in Khartoum, Sudan. Although she has been in part…
by alvaro | March 5, 2015
Mary's story, South Sudan
- Emergency Response
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Make It Happen: Stories From south sudan Mary's story “The first thing I share on the radio is the message of peace”Mary Nyidur – Journalist, Radio presenter, Minkaman “Life…
by alvaro | March 5, 2015
Stella's story, South Sudan
- Emergency Response
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Make It Happen: Stories From south sudan Stella's story “I hope that I don’t continue writing about war and destruction. I want peace to come so that I can write…
by alvaro | March 5, 2015
Rosario's story, Bolivia
- Natural Disasters
- Water
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Women and Climate Change: Stories of EMPOWERMENT Rosario’s story The Santa Rosa Community is made up of around 30 families, including Rosario’s. They live about 50 km from Guayaramerín in…
by alvaro | March 1, 2015
Ipaishe Unlimited
- Natural Disasters
- Water
- Women's Transformative Leadership
If there is one person on the planet who embodies what Oxfam is all about, it’s Ipaishe. Her resourcefulness, resilience and compassion in facing the challenges of extreme poverty are…
by alvaro | March 1, 2015
Langgin's story, Philippines
- Natural Disasters
- Water
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Women and Climate Change: Stories of EMPOWERMENT Langgin's story Langgin is 20 years old and has lived in the farming community of Bagumbayan in the south island of Mindanao in…
by alvaro | February 28, 2015
Ebola - How the crisis affects men and women differently
- Emergency Response
- Women's Transformative Leadership
By Ann Witteveen Aid organizations and staff have long known that humanitarian crises affect men and women differently, depending on their roles in society and the particular nature of the…
by alvaro | February 5, 2015
Gender-based violence knows no borders
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
From Nigeria to Canada to the UK gender-based violenceknows no borders Blog by: Chioma Akuabia Ukwuagu Programme Officer, Female Leadership/Gender Justice and Good Governance, Genevieve Gauthier Gender Justice Programme Officer,…
by alvaro | December 9, 2014
16 Days Stories - Oxfam Partners In Action
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
- Women’s Economic Justice
Worldwide violence against women and girls is a widespread human rights violation. Oxfam is part of a global movement challenging systems and beliefs that perpetuate violence against women and girls.…
by Oxfam | November 24, 2014
First she kept her own family together. Then she became a spokesperson for family farmers around the world.
- Emergency Response
- Women's Transformative Leadership
First she kept her own family together. Then she became a spokesperson for family farmers around the world. Many of us are fortunate enough to be able to choose our…
by alvaro | October 20, 2014
Cultivating Food Security for the people of El Salvador
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Food. It’s one of life’s great pleasures. We think about it all the time. Most of us eat food at least three times a day. Some of us take photos…
by alvaro | October 14, 2014
Getting water to Zaatari during drought season
- Emergency Response
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Children who, in their native Syria, used to play water games and swim, are now sitting listlessly under the shade to protect themselves from the blistering sun. In Jordan, a…
by Oxfam Canada | August 19, 2014
What does it mean to be a humanitarian?
- Emergency Response
- Women's Transformative Leadership
“Rather than being a human, be a humanitarian” ― Kowtham Kumar K Today, August 19th, is World Humanitarian Day. Currently, Oxfam is responding to over 35 humanitarian crises around the…
by alvaro | August 19, 2014
South Sudan, one of the most challenging places to be a humanitarian
- Emergency Response
- Women's Transformative Leadership
On World Humanitarian Day Pieter Struijf, Oxfam’s Program Manager for Jonglei, writes about the challenges of delivering aid in rural South Sudan and the crucial role played by the local…
by alvaro | August 19, 2014
Oxfam Canada Campus Groups Celebrate Another Successful Year!
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Jasmine Lum Over the past school year, Oxfam Canada clubs on university and college campuses across Canada have once again been busy raising awareness and taking action on gender justice,…
by alvaro | August 9, 2014
Another food company against land grabs: Why Nestlé’s policy matters
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
An inside look at the food giant’s bold new commitments on land rights. Monique van Zijl is the campaign manager for Oxfam’s Behind the Brands campaign. When one of the…
by alvaro | August 7, 2014
Nestlé declares “zero tolerance” for land grabs
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Simon Starling It was boiling hot last Friday afternoon when I heard the news. I was just getting used to the idea of drinking a land-grab-free soft drink to…
by alvaro | August 6, 2014
The opportunity of a generation: Ending extreme inequality
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Winnie Byanyima It could be the opportunity of a generation. The world can be proud of the progress made towards ending poverty – as I see for myself when…
by alvaro | July 18, 2014
South Sudan's young refugees in Uganda: a hope for peace
- Conflict and War
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Noah Gottschalk, Oxfam America A lanky boy wearing torn shorts and ill-fitting black sandals adorned with pink plastic hearts emerged from a grass-thatched hut and walked towards me. In…
by alvaro | June 20, 2014
What does it feel like to be a refugee? Perceptions from Za’atari and beyond
- Refugees and Internal Displacement
- Women's Transformative Leadership
What does it feel like to be a refugee, forced to flee to an unfamiliar country and dependent on humanitarian assistance to survive? How do you know where to turn,…
by alvaro | June 20, 2014
Ending violence against women and girls—in times of conflict and peace
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Lauren Ravon and Lise Martin Last week the international community was shocked when two little girls in India looking for a safe place to go to the toilet were…
by alvaro | June 12, 2014
Raising Her Voice: Feminism around the world
- Advocacy in Canada
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Emily Brown, Oxfam Great Britain Yesterday I shared with you a new animation on women’s political voice – and today, to inspire you, I would like to share with…
by alvaro | June 12, 2014
Raising her voice: making women’s invisibility, visible
- Advocacy in Canada
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Emily Brown, Oxfam Great Britain Have you ever felt like no one is listening to you? Do you think it’s fair? No, Oxfam doesn’t either… And that’s why Raising Her…
by alvaro | June 11, 2014
Oxfam in Cuba: Learning, innovation and putting it all together
- Emergency Response
- Women's Transformative Leadership
A group of Oxfam executive directors and board chairs recently took to the fields of Cuba, traveling with the Oxfam in Cuba team to Holguin, east of Havana. The bus…
by alvaro | June 3, 2014
I survived the Cuban Revolution Bike Ride - and supported Oxfam!
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Melanie Gallant A couple of months ago I biked 350 kilometres under the Cuban sun, cutting straight across the island from the Atlantic to the Caribbean coast. The trip…
by alvaro | June 3, 2014
Africa Rising: Time for a fairer deal for all
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Winnie Byanyima I have joined global decision makers in Maputo this week for the IMF and Mozambiquan government’s joint “Africa Rising” conference, to take stock of Africa’s economic performance,…
by alvaro | May 30, 2014
After Haiyan – moving in the right direction?
- Emergency Response
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Caroline Gluck When typhoon Haiyan hit the central Philippines last November, killing more than 6,000 people and destroying millions of people’s houses and livelihoods, people like fisherman Lionel Advincula,…
by alvaro | April 30, 2014
Breaking free of gender-based violence
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
photo: Oxfam America by Coco McCabe, Oxfam America Yadira Leticia Tziná Mendoza explains why she’s taking on a taboo and helping other women realize their rights. If Yadira Leticia Tziná…
by alvaro | April 16, 2014
Are the Mexico City High-Level Meetings on aid neglecting inclusive development and accountability?
Women's Transformative Leadership
In the current discussions around this week’s first High-Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation, transparency, accountability, and inclusion are not being sufficiently integrated. Tariq Sayed Ahmad…
by alvaro | April 15, 2014
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
The World Economic Forum hits Latin America, the most unequal region in the world
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Françoise Venni This year the World Economic Forum (or WEF) for the Latin America region was held in Panama. A country where growth levels, which are among the 20…
by alvaro | April 8, 2014
Pushing PepsiCo to the Max on Land Grabs
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
When enough of us speak out, companies listen. Today PepsiCo proved this. After nearly 6 months of campaigning, the world’s second largest food and drink company agreed to a zero…
by alvaro | March 18, 2014
Saying Goodbye to Bill Hynd - Oxfam's Outreach Officer for the Atlantic Region
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Photo: (l-r) Nicole Kieley, Oxfam Canada board member; Debbie Forward, President of the Newfoundland & Labrador Nurses' Union (NLNU); and Bill Hynd, Oxfam Canada. Bill is presenting a plaque recognizing…
by alvaro | March 14, 2014
8 inspiring selfies from the Philippines
- Emergency Response
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Anna Kramer, Oxfam America Oxfam invited typhoon survivors to share their self-portraits. The results aren’t what you’d expect. Be honest: raise your hand if you haven’t taken a selfie…
by Oxfam | February 10, 2014
The art of saying "Thank you"
- Emergency Response
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Jane Beesley We might feel aggrieved when we’ve gone out of our way to do something for someone and receive no word of thanks afterwards. I’m sure most of…
by Oxfam | February 8, 2014
Canadian Mining Associations and Civil Society Call for Mining Sector Transparency
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Lina Holguin Today, mining companies and civil society organizations came together to ask the Government of Canada to establish strong rules on mandatory reporting of payments made by Canadian…
by alvaro | January 16, 2014
Human rights in crisis in 2013: Oxfam was there
- Emergency Response
- Women's Transformative Leadership
We witnessed a continuing barrage of natural disasters, such as floods, hurricanes and cyclones. And conflicts around the world have again torn apart the lives of millions of people, trapping…
by alvaro | January 14, 2014
The simple saw helps the Philippines recover the "tree of life"
- Emergency Response
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Typhoon Haiyan caused widespread damage to livelihoods. Among the worst affected, was coconut farming with millions of trees being uprooted, damaged or destroyed. One coconut farmers association estimated the damage…
by alvaro | January 9, 2014
Oxfam Partners Speaking Up for Women’s Rights
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Melanie Gallant Violence against women and girls is an attack on human rights – it ruins lives and impoverishes communities. It is present in all nations – rich and…
by alvaro | December 11, 2013
Statement on International Human Rights Day
- Advocacy in Canada
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Statement by Robert Fox, Oxfam Canada Executive Director In South Africa, every six hours a woman is killed by her partner. In Guatemala, two women are murdered on average daily.…
by alvaro | December 10, 2013
At the Polling Station with Nelson Mandela, 1994
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Meyer Brownstone My first and most memorable encounter with Nelson Mandela coincided with a moment marking one of his basic goals – the equal right to vote in South…
by alvaro | December 10, 2013
From shadow into light: Tackling gender violence through photography
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
As part of the international campaign “16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence,” Oxfam in Mali, Wildaf – a local partner – and International Medical Corps launched an exhibition in Bamako, Gao…
by alvaro | December 4, 2013
Rising from the rubble in the Philippines
- Emergency Response
- Women's Transformative Leadership
By Cherian Matthews, Regional Director of Oxfam in Asia I have just returned from the typhoon-ravaged areas of Daanbantayan and Bantayan Island in Cebu province of the Philippines. When I…
by alvaro | November 26, 2013
Why aid delivery isn’t instant — and ways it could be faster
- Emergency Response
- Women's Transformative Leadership
By Abbi Luz Note: This is a shorter version of the original blog, which can be found at theabsterabbi.com When Oxfam’s rapid assessment teams came back from Leyte and Eastern…
by alvaro | November 20, 2013
You Spoke. Coca-Cola listened.
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
A month ago, Oxfam launched the second action of our Behind the Brands campaign asking three of the biggest companies in the sugar industry – Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Associated British…
by Oxfam | November 7, 2013
Closing the Gap on Gender: Is India up for the challenge?
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
By Julie Thekkudan, Gender Justice – Lead Specialist, Oxfam India India is a land of many contrasts where goddesses are revered for their strength and invincibility yet violence against women…
by alvaro | November 5, 2013
World Food Day and Behind the Brands: Connecting the dots
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Yesterday was World Food Day. It was also an exciting day for the Behind the Brands campaign, with stunts taking place in Canada, USA, and the Netherlands. But what’s the…
by alvaro | October 17, 2013
Brazil: Sugar rush destroys indigenous communities’ way of life
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Village chief Ezequiel Joâo Kaiowá leads me to a forest clearing located on his tribe’s ancestral land known as Panambi-Lagoa Rica, in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, south-western…
by Oxfam | October 17, 2013
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Associated British Foods – what they say and what we know
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Associated British Foods (ABF) have had varied reactions to Oxfam’s new report, Sugar Rush, exposing land grabs and conflicts in their sugar supply chains, and their need…
by alvaro | October 4, 2013
The truth behind sugar: Anything but sweet
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Edilza Duarte, 24, is a Guaraní-Kaiowá mother of two, living in Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul. Her community’s land, Jatayvary, was taken from them 40 years ago. Now it’s…
by Oxfam | October 2, 2013
4 ways we spoke out together on land grabs – and 4 brilliant results
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Rachel George What is a land grab? Land grabs are huge purchases of land by banks, private investors, governments or corporations which result in the often violent eviction of…
by alvaro | August 16, 2013
Cape Town’s Triangle Project Defends Rights of Women
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
When Funeka Soldaat went to the police after being raped, they beat her and put her in the back of the police car. “They threw me so hard into the…
by alvaro | August 12, 2013
Horizonte Azul: A Brighter Future for Impoverished Youth in Maputo
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Melanie Gallant Maxaquene is an impoverished neighborhood on the outskirts of Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. The unpaved and pot-holed streets are filled with mud-brick houses, chickens, and…
by alvaro | August 8, 2013
Mapping the money: Unpacking the Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2013
Women's Transformative Leadership
by Carsten Völz, Oxfam International Humanitarian Director The Global Humanitarian Assistance report is eagerly anticipated by some of us in the humanitarian field, as it provides us with hard data…
by alvaro | August 7, 2013
What do the Uttrakhand floods tell us about India’s development model?
- Natural Disasters
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Vanita Suneja The recent flash floods in Uttrakhand have already claimed around 1000 lives and more than 3000 people are still missing. One of the worst calamities caused…
by alvaro | July 4, 2013
The Power of People Against Poverty
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Winnie Byanyima I feel very privileged to have joined Oxfam International just as we adopt our new strategic plan, called “The Power of People against Poverty”. To me, that…
by alvaro | June 28, 2013
It’s no accident
- Emergency Response
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Ann Witteveen Since 1970 the number of people exposed to floods and tropical cyclones has doubled and the latest climate science indicates worse to come. Volatility in food…
by alvaro | May 23, 2013
Somalia 2013 Conference: "You can’t wash your face using only one finger"
- Advocacy in Canada
- Emergency Response
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Last week the UN revealed for the first time that more than a quarter of a million people died in Somalia over 18 months from October 2010-April 2012. These…
by alvaro | May 8, 2013
Trekking the Sahara for Oxfam Canada
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Karen A. Murray So, I just got back from a week of walking through the Sahara Desert. Yep, I did just say, a week of walking, through the…
by alvaro | April 29, 2013
How your campaigning is helping end land grabs
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
With your help, Oxfam has been campaigning since September on land grabs, as part of our GROW campaign for food justice. We wanted the World Bank to take some…
by alvaro | April 23, 2013
Why Oxfam has taken the land campaign to the World Bank Spring Meetings
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
It’s been a busy few months for Oxfam campaigners, and it’s all been leading up to this moment: the World Bank Spring Meetings. Here’s why they’re so important to…
by alvaro | April 19, 2013
Video: Fighting land grabs in the Philippines and beyond
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Jo Whitaker Meet Patricia. She’s a mother of six from a small town called Casiguran in the Philippines. Until recently, she and her husband lived next to the…
by alvaro | April 18, 2013
The World Bank and land grabs
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Hannah Stoddart At the beginning of its Land and Poverty Conference this week, the World Bank Group put out a statement on land that follows many months – and in some cases…
by alvaro | April 15, 2013
Manny's story: “It's like they have killed us already”
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
In the once tranquil Casiguran municipality of the Philippines, a powerful local political dynasty has started building. There are plans for a deep water shipping port, and plans to…
by alvaro | April 10, 2013
Broken promises: rural women hit hardest by corporate land deals
- Advocacy in Canada
- Hunger
- Natural Disasters
- Women's Transformative Leadership
Small-scale women farmers are the backbone of Africa’s food system, but, as corporations buy up huge swathes of rural land, they are losing out at every turn. Marc Wegerif, Oxfam’s…
by alvaro | April 9, 2013
Oxfam’s role model for girls at Zaatari camp
Women's Transformative Leadership
by Caroline Gluck Amid a sea of male construction and site workers in Jordan’s sprawling Zaatari desert camp, Oxfam’s female engineer, Farah Al-Basha stands out from the crowd. The…
by alvaro | March 8, 2013
Deeper issues in violence against women
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
by Nidhi Tandon The first and greatest violence is the systematic exclusion of people – a great number of people – by society. From this violence other violence directly and indirectly flows. Where you exclude, you must establish instruments…
by alvaro | March 7, 2013
Ending women's inequality is key to tackling hunger. Who cares?
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
A new UN report released today on Women’s Rights and the Right to Food puts the spotlight on the hugely disproportionate amount of time that women spend caring for…
by alvaro | March 4, 2013
The response to Behind the Brands so far
- Advocacy in Canada
- Women's Transformative Leadership
There’s been a great response to the Behind the Brands launch. Consumers clearly care about the people behind the foods they buy. Thousands of people have taken action; the…
by alvaro | February 28, 2013
Making CHANGE: Summits focus on Gender Justice
- Advocacy in Canada
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Women's Transformative Leadership
First question: How does Oxfam take the potential for gender-based violence into account when planning cash distributions to women in emergencies? Second question: What is the global South? Over…
by alvaro | February 4, 2013