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Oxfam's cash-for-work program in Haiti: photo gallery

filip — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:21:50 +0000

Oxfam is employing people affected by Haiti’s earthquake to clean up their makeshift camps, build latrines and assemble "family kits."

Haiti earthquake: What Oxfam is doing

Joel M Bassuk — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:17:43 +0000

The devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12 left the city of Port-au-Prince in ruins, and as many as one million people may now be homeless.

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filip — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:26:05 +0000

Witnesses and heroes of the Haiti earthquake

filip — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:57:38 +0000

The following witness accounts were collected on 23 January 2010 in the town of Gressier, at the displaced persons camp at the church of Saint Caterine – the same day Oxfam Int

Haiti earthquake: Oxfam responds

filip — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:22:34 +0000

Oxfam is responding to the biggest earthquake for 200 years in Haiti.

Donate for Haiti

filip — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:04:53 +0000

The people of Haiti need your support. Help now by donating to your nearest Oxfam Haiti Earthquake Response Fund below:

Southern Sudan at the crossroads

filip — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:49:58 +0000

Finding enough food to have one meal a day is proving a daily challenge for 45 year-old Rebecca Konjo.

Storm in El Salvador rivals Hurricane Mitch in intensity

Geraldine-Clermont — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:26:50 +0000

A solid concrete bridge ends midstream, as if sawn in two. Cars lie twisted and half-buried in the mud.

Stop the killing in the Congo

Joel M Bassuk — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:15:19 +0000

Crisis in Congo: a new approach is needed

Rebuilding lives after Typhoon Ketsana

AinhoaGoma — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:15:19 +0000

Flooding is not new for Thach You, a 25-year-old mother of five. Thach’s house standing on stilts is flooded for a week almost every year.

Samoa Tsunami response: slideshow

AinhoaGoma — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:17:14 +0000

On Wednesday 30 September a huge 8.3 magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami that hit the Southern coasts of Samoa and American Samoa causing widespread destruction.

Conflict in Pakistan: Oxfam responds to the fastest growing displacement in history

Joel M Bassuk — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:56:02 +0000

Recent conflict in the Swat Valley of the North Western Front Province has forced more than 2 million men, women and children to flee their homes.

Honduras: Political instability is affecting our work

Geraldine-Clermont — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:11:05 +0000

The current political instability in Honduras has forced us to reduce our activities on development projects in the country to approximately 60% of capacity.

China earthquake one year later: Building better water access

AinhoaGoma — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:24:06 +0000

Zhao Haihong lives in a remote, mountainous village of 720 people in Li County.

Myanmar: one year later (audio slideshow)

Joel M Bassuk — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:23:14 +0000

One year since Cyclone Nargis devastated large swathes of southern Myanmar, Oxfam has provided emergency assistance to around half a million people.

Oxfam International’s work in Sudan – March 2009

Joel M Bassuk — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:22:34 +0000

There are five Oxfam affiliates currently working in Sudan. Oxfam International's sole focus in the country is meeting humanitarian and development needs.

Oxfam and the Chad crisis – March 2009

AinhoaGoma — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Since the breakout of Darfur crisis in 2004, eastern Chad has been an unstable and insecure area. About half a million people fled their homes to reach camps in the region.

Humanitarian desperation in Gaza

Joel M Bassuk — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:35:30 +0000

By Jeremy Hobbs, Executive Director, Oxfam International

Learning new skills in Somalia: Hassan's story

Elena Cornellana — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:30:57 +0000

Oxfam International has been providing assistance to over half a million vulnerable people in Somalia who have been severely affected by a combination of conflict, drought and record

Holding onto hope in Somalia: Jamila's story

Elena Cornellana — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:06:08 +0000

Oxfam International has been working with a local partner, the Center for Education and Development, in Southern Somalia - providing assistance to over 8,000 vulnerable people to bui