Harvesting a brighter future: Balram and Seeta
In part two of our story series from India, we meet Balram and Seeta, whose lives have got a whole lot better since making a land claim and starting to work for themselves.
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A photo story from Turkana
Five years without decent rain has left the northern Kenyan region of Turkana parched and in desperate need of aid. These photos, by Intermón Oxfam's Irina Fuhrmann, paint a stark picture.
Closing the Gap with SWAMS, part 1: Katherine
Katherine is an Aboriginal health worker with SWAMS (South West Aboriginal Medical Service), based in Bunbury, Western Australia. In the first interview of a four-part series about SWAMS' clinical team, she talks about the rewards and challenges of her job.
Rugby League tackles Indigenous health crisis
When Jamie Soward became the first player to pass 200 points in last year’s NRL Premiership, he signalled a reminder of just how prominent Aboriginal players are in rugby league. Three of the top five point scorers in last year’s premiership are Aboriginal – Soward, Johnathan Thurston and Scott Prince. Although Aboriginal and Torres Strait […]
Smiling in Dadaab
Amid the challenges and frustrations of life at Dadaab refugee camp, there are also some good reasons to smile, as these heart-warming videos attest.
World Humanitarian Day 2011
Most of us will be fortunate enough to never know disaster. Our lives will not be torn apart by flooding, famine, conflict. But the world is changing, and uncertainty confronts us all. Today, on World Humanitarian Day, we honour aid workers across the globe who are facing this uncertainty head-on.
Destination: Mogadishu
The first of three Oxfam aid shipments to Mogadishu was dispatched on Saturday, containing 47 tons of water and hygiene supplies to combat rising instances of cholera in the city's crowded refugee camps.
Harvesting a brighter future: Yashwant and Hira
From exploited agricultural labourers on someone else's land, to land-owners with a thriving vegetable crop, Indian couple Yashwant and Hira can now look forward to a brighter, more secure future.
Sneaky Business marches through Indonesia
More than 240 people from around the world have joined Sneaky Business—an online march to demand workers’ rights in the footwear industry.
The End of Polio
Global efforts ensured the eradication of smallpox in 1979, now a new campaign aims to completely rid the world of polio, a debilitating and potentially fatal disease that threatens the lives and prosperity of millions.
