Category: Emergencies
When crisis strikes we respond quickly with life-saving support and help people to rebuild their livelihoods.
Oxfam Ambassador Kristin Davis visits drought-stricken East Africa
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Actress and Oxfam Ambassador Kristin Davis, best known for her role as Charlotte in Sex and the City, visits the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya with Oxfam, to see the devastating impact of the drought. Read more »
Speed is crucial, as Somalia faces biggest crisis in over a decade
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More than one third of Somalia’s population are in need of humanitarian assistance, thanks to drought and ongoing conflict. Many of them are making the long, difficult trip to Kenya in search of a better future. Read more »
Drought and rising prices leave Somaliland families struggling for food
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The worst drought in 60 years and rising food prices mean that families in Somaliland are struggling to find enough to eat and drink. These are some of their stories. Read more »
Ivory Coast: seeds and food for more than 10,000
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Meet Josephine, one of many farmers hosting refugees from Liberia, who has benefited from Oxfam’s food distribution program just as her own supplies were running out. Read more »
Cholera strikes Haiti again
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In late May 2011, a new outbreak of cholera emerged in Haiti’s Carrefour area, south of Port-au-Prince. Oxfam is responding to the situation, coordinating our work with other agencies in the area. Read more »
Haiti: displaced people facing eviction from camps
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Fewer people are living in Haiti’s camps now than at the peak of the earthquake crisis, but not all chose to leave. Many were evicted by landowners, finding themselves in worse situations than before. Read more »
Ivory Coast crisis: a family’s stories
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Displaced from their homes by political violence, many Ivoirians have sought refuge in the relatively peaceful town of Man. Oxfam’s Charles Bambara listens to one family’s stories. Read more »
Japan earthquake and tsunami: one month later
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A month after Japan was hit by the biggest earthquake in its history, the country is trying to rebuild. Progress is being made, but there’s still a long way to go, explains Oxfam Japan’s Akiko Mera. Read more »
One-of-a-kind road trip: an Ivory Coast diary
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Driving around Ivory Coast with a team investigating how to respond to the country’s humanitarian needs, Oxfam’s Charles Bambara speaks to Ivorians affected by the crisis. Read more »
Ivory Coast crisis: latest update
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The Ivory Coast’s humanitarian crisis continues, with more than 100,000 refugees having fled to Liberia to escape the violence. Oxfam’s Caroline Gluck provides an unsettling update in her latest podcasts. Read more »
