The John Butler Trio are committed to the ongoing struggle for justice and equality for Indigenous Australians. Oxfam intern Giselle Hall caught up with the musician on his current April Uprising tour, as he supports the Close the Gap campaign.
Currently underway in New York City, the UN is holding a summit to review progress on the Millennium Development Goals, and to plot a path to achieve these goals by 2015. Here's what's been happening so far.
It was a glorious day in Sydney for Stand Up 2010 - with indigenous dance performances alongside harmonicas, whistles and rice shakers. All to Make A Noise for the MDGs!
Here in Brisbane we've been very fortunate to have Carteret Islander campaigner and CEO of Tulele Peisa Ursula Rakova in town to talk about the direct impact of climate change on her home.
On the eve of the UN Summit on the progress of the Millennium Development Goals, it is time for Australia to push for real action to rescue the MDGs
In August, hundreds of Make Poverty History volunteers distributed 50,000 copies of our free newspaper 'EMC' on the streets of Melbourne, raising awareness and educating about the need to eradicate global poverty. Check out the video of this huge stunt.
Somawathi Gunapala, from Pillanduwa village, in central Sri Lanka picks ripe snake beans from the vegetable garden she has established with four other community members, with Oxfam Australia’s support. Environmentally friendly home gardens are helping poor families in Sri Lanka grow more food to eat and earn an income. Quintos Andesinghe walks in from the […]
Oxfam staff member Jane Beesley is currently traveling throughout Pakistan, surveying the extent of the flood's damage and assessing the impact of Oxfam's emergency response. In this blog post -- the first of a series -- Jane visits Shikarpur District in the southern Sindh Province.
Duncan Green, Head of Research for Oxfam GB and author of 'From Poverty to Power' comments on the differences between the climate change campaign and Make Poverty History.
Disasters are happening everywhere, wreaking havoc across the globe. This week, I talked with San At about the impact of Oxfam’s disaster management program in Takeo province.
