Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean

Example of Oxfam programs

Image: Howard Fernández, Miskito farmer in the San Andrés de Bocay community, Nicaragua. Credit: Oxfam

Nicaragua: a tool against climate change…and hurricanes – A new data collection and early warning system, together with indigenous knowledge, helps communities in Nicaragua in tropical forest areas to adapt to climate change and maintain their livelihoods.

Image: Separating black beans from the good beans. Credit: Tjarda Muller/ Oxfam

Coffee cooperatives still rebuilding after Hurricane Stan – It has been a year and a half since Hurricane Stan destroyed the town of Panabaj in Guatemala, and left hundreds of families without the means to earn a living. Land and coffee plants lost in landslides will reduce the earnings of small coffee producers for at least three or four years. Oxfam America released $100,000 from its emergency fund to help 10 coffee cooperatives rebuild.

Image: Trained by Oxfam partner REDES in emergency response, Claudia Dalila Sánchez coordinated the safe evacuation of her village during Hurricane Stan. Photo: Lilliana Rodriguez/Oxfam

Signs point to success: Reducing disaster risks in El Salvador – Oxfam's partners work in many communities around the country, helping them take charge effectively at times of emergency. In the aftermath of the 2001 earthquake in El Salvador, Oxfam teamed up with local partner REDES with the goal of helping Costa Rica and many other Salvadoran communities prevent future earthquakes, hurricanes, and other natural events from becoming full-scale disasters.

Image: A staff member of Oxfam partner GAM, which works to stop violence against women in Guatemala. Credit: Oxfam

Fighting violence against women: Guatemala – The number of Guatemalan women killed every year keeps on rising. In the first half of 2005, 239 women – including 33 girls under 15 – fell victim to a by now common pattern of kidnapping, torture, rape and murder. Oxfam's partner, the Grupo de Apoyo Mútuo (GAM), tries to break the silence around these atrocities and bring justice to the survivors.

Which Oxfams work in:

Camexca	AUS	BEL	CAN	DEU	ESP	GBR	HKG	IRL	NLD	NZL	QC	USA
Cuba
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
English-speaking Caribbean*
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua

*Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Windward Islands (Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent, Saint Lucia and Grenadines)

This information covers the financial year 2005-2006 and refers to areas where Oxfam is involved in one or more of the following: operational programs (development or emergency), working through partners and/or working through another Oxfam affiliate.