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Small steps for G20, giant leap for Robin Hood

It’s amazing how developments unfold little by little at the G20 Summit. Here, it’s all about details. Oxfam's Victoria Marzilli reports on progress in France.

G20: the verdict

Our friends at the Robin Hood Tax campaign provide us with a wrap-up of the G20 meeting in France.

Providing free health care in Mogadishu

21-year-old Maryana, a nurse for one of Oxfam’s Somali partners, works at an emergency therapeutic centre in Mogadishu. Here she talks about the many challenges she faces in providing free health care to thousands of malnourished children.

Clean water saves lives: Oeun’s story

Kut Oeun, a 35-year-old mother of four in rural Cambodia, is the face of our 2011 Water Appeal. But she’s more than just a face on a campaign. Oeun and her family spoke to Oxfam Australia at length about life in their village, particularly the struggles that come from having limited access to clean water.

Since you asked

Often, stories about aid work raise as many questions as they answer. So this year we’re trying something new with our annual water appeal. In addition to giving you first-person accounts from the people we work with, we’re also introducing an interactive Q&A feature.

Oxfam welcomes Government’s commitment to new partnership to Close the Gap in Indigenous health

The Australian Government’s announcement that it will work in partnership with the new National Health Leadership Forum (NHLF) to achieve health equality for Indigenous peoples within a generation heralds the start of a new era in Indigenous health.

A Robin Hood Tax at the G20

Prime Minister Gillard is about to embark across the ocean to France for the G20 summit meeting, where Oxfam Australia hopes Australia will support a Robin Hood Tax, reports Sarah Norton.

Somalia famine hits farmers hard – but Oxfam project brings hope for the next harvest

Agricultural communities in southern Somalia – the country’s grain basket – are being severely affected by the current drought, which has resulted in widespread failure of crops. But an Oxfam project is helping farmers get through this difficult time and providing hope for a better harvest in January.

Harvesting a brighter future: women helping themselves

Living proof that there's strength in numbers, women in rural India are joining self-help groups and gaining newfound confidence, agricultural skills and a supportive social network in the process.

Scarlett Johansson’s video report from Dadaab (Day 2)

By Scarlett Johansson, Oxfam Ambassador. Originally published in the Huffington Post In the Turkana region of Northern Kenya, there is some sign of hope. The area is home to herders and most communities are devastated by the loss of their livestock (goats, sheep, cattle) which once provided a source of food and income. However, some […]

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BLOGS

Small steps for G20, giant leap for Robin Hood

G20: the verdict

Providing free health care in Mogadishu

Clean water saves lives: Oeun’s story

Since you asked

Oxfam welcomes Government’s commitment to new partnership to Close the Gap in Indigenous health

A Robin Hood Tax at the G20

Somalia famine hits farmers hard – but Oxfam project brings hope for the next harvest

Harvesting a brighter future: women helping themselves

Scarlett Johansson’s video report from Dadaab (Day 2)

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