Subsistence handouts can only go so far in a place like Nyarugusu camp. So Oxfam is instead focused on practical ways -- like baking -- to give this growing refugee community a hand up, and help them become more self-sufficient.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are faced with disproportionate rates of preventable disease, injury and mental health challenges. It's unacceptable. It's time to Close the Gap!
Gender inequality is one of the oldest and most pervasive forms of inequality in the world. It denies women their voices, devalues their work and make women’s position unequal to men’s, from the household to the national and global levels. Despite some important progress to change this in recent years, in no country have women […]
On 8 March 2017, International Women’s Day, Oxfam will lend its voice to thousands of women and women’s organizations around the world that are coming together to say enough. We are supporting the International Women’s Strike, taking place in more than 40 countries in the world. These are just some of the reasons why.
Kelly Langford, an Indigenous medical student, witnessed the heartbreaking burden of diabetes in her community and was inspired to take action.
Famine in South Sudan has left 100,000 people on the verge of starvation and millions more in dire need of help. This is a man-made tragedy, and we are running out of time to avoid it getting worse.
The Oxfam Schools Program has released a new, interactive, online and free educational resource, which explores the power of posters to change the world. Read the inside story behind the illustrator and design.
One year after Cyclone Winston -- the worst cyclone in Fiji's history -- killed 44 people and destroyed more than 32,000 homes, the beautiful island nation is bouncing back.
Elyse has been volunteering with our very own Volunteer Engagement Team since September 2016. Here’s her story so far.
Once, Buchumi was a primary school teacher. But when war broke out, he was forced to flee to a refugee camp in Tanzania. Here is life would change forever.
