Tagged: Cambodia
Ahead of a high level Global Partnership for Education (GPE) meeting in Copenhagen today, Oxfam has called for rich country donors and the World Bank to put money on the table for basic education.
A new weeding tool for Cambodian rice farmers combined with innovative growing techniques leads to harvests double in size.
While Cambodia has lots of fresh water during the rainy season, many rural people have to walk far to find clean water during the dry season. Oxfam is assisting local NGOs providing pumps and water filters.
A simple household water treatment system is helping poor families in Cambodia enjoy better health.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – The hunger period has been prolonged, and people in flood affected communities cannot wait any longer.
Like most of the 47 families in Toul Char, a village 230 km north of Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, Thach and her five children have been forced to leave their house to take refuge on a higher ground since mid July.
A food crisis is looming in flood affected communities in Cambodia, international aid agency Oxfam warns. Oxfam estimates that 100,000 people are affected by the floods and 15,000 households are in need of immediate food assistance.
From Samoa to the Philippines to Indonesia and Vietnam, Oxfam has been providing clean water, blankets, hygiene kits and other vital provisions to local communities that desperately need them.
International humanitarian agency Oxfam announced today that Cambodia is still in emergency relief mode though flood waters in some areas are beginning to stabilize.
Oxfam predicts more widespread destruction caused by Typhoon Ketsana and a higher demand for immediate humanitarian assistance in Cambodia.

