Pacific

Example of Oxfam programs

Image: Water tank at the Kup station in the Papua New Guinea Highlands. Credit: Oxfam

Water supports peace-building in Papua New Guinea – The Highlands region is the poorest in Papua New Guinea. And while it has one of the highest annual rainfalls in the world, less than 10 percent of the population has access to safe drinking water. The Oxfam Water for Survival Program is working with local groups to build new water supplies and sanitary toilets and to deliver health education.

Image: Rose Kovingre is one of the women police officers in Wewak, in the East Sepik province. Oxfam partner HELP works with the local police on training in gender justice and human rights. Credit: Dave Tacon/ Oxfam

Gender equality in Papua New Guinea: Swimming against the tide – Papua New Guinean women are fighting to achieve gender equality. Despite laws prohibiting violence and discrimination against women, there has been little practical application or commitment to them. Our partner organization HELP Resources is working to bring about change and achieve gender equality for women.

Image: Dolores Devesi, Oxfam’s Country Representative in the Solomon Islands, has been a committed part of the Oxfam team in the Solomon’s for over six years. Credit: Oxfam

Solomon Islands: Leadership needed at all levels – Dolores Devesi, Oxfam’s Country Representative in the Solomon Islands, has played a key role on the Oxfam team in the Solomon’s for over six years. Dolores and a handful of committed individuals established a small national working group of International NGOs whose goal was to work alongside the Solomon Islands National AIDS Council to improve national level communications on HIV and AIDS with more open and constructive dialogue between the government and civil society.

Which Oxfams work in:

Pacific	AUS	BEL	CAN	DEU	ESP	GBR	HKG	IRL	NLD	NZL	QC	USA
Fiji
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Salomon Islands
Vanuatu

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.