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Following the News in Africa
Helping families grow corn and other crops on small farms in Zimbabwe is crucial for improving the supply of food. By Chris Hufstader Following the political news in Africa is hard from a distance, bu… more →
Karzai signed law not knowing contents: campaigners
wrote 8 months ago: Golnar Motevalli – The Washington Post – Sunday 26 April, 2009 KABUL (Reuters) – A … more →
Girl Soldiers - The cost of survival in Northern Uganda
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wrote 11 months ago: Mindy Kay Bricker – Women News Network – WNN Uganda girl-child night commuter. Image: K.Burns - USAI … more →
NEPAL: Fighting back against the child widow taboo
wrote 1 year ago: IRIN humanitarian news – Tuesday 30 Dec, 2008 The stigma of being a widow in Nepal can be over … more →
Following the News in Africa
wrote 1 year ago: Helping families grow corn and other crops on small farms in Zimbabwe is crucial for improving the s … more →
Storms, Mud, and no Jobs: What's Next?
wrote 1 year ago: Mud lies sticky and thick around them as Natalie Bergeron catches up with a resident of Isle de Jean … more →
Wise Man of the Mountain
wrote 1 year ago: Chris Hufstader met a man who wants to help young people embrace their culture as a means to improve … more →
From Katrina to Gustav, This Excavator is Still Chugging
wrote 1 year ago: On a field visit to Louisiana following Hurricane Gustav, Oxfam America’s Kenny Rae saw what c … more →
Battered Bayous: Gustav and Ike
wrote 1 year ago: On the bayous of southern Louisiana, Oxfam America’s Kenny Rae confronts the full scope of Hur … more →
In Some Sri Lankan Homes, Family Portraits Speak Volumes
wrote 1 year ago: Painted cool aqua blue or turquoise, the walls in some of the houses in coastal southern Sri Lanka a … more →
Hurricane Gustav Response
wrote 1 year ago: As the storm-wracked coast of Louisiana faces the fallout from another hurricane–with potentia … more →
Two Truths, Among Many, Stand out in Post-Tsunami Sri Lanka
wrote 1 year ago: Photo by Atul Loke/Panos for Oxfam America In the peace of early evening, as the heat ebbed and the … more →
When it Comes to Coconuts in Sri Lanka, Nothing Goes to Waste
wrote 1 year ago: Women in a coir pit in Sri Lanka work with the fiber from coconut shells. Photo by Atul Loke/Panos f … more →
How to Cope When You're Sick--and on the Road
wrote 1 year ago: “Disaster happens whenever you travel,” said Nazareth, our circumspect colleague. “It’s a matter of … more →
Our Dark Underbelly: US Poverty
wrote 1 year ago: For one of the richest countries in the world, we have a dark underbelly. It’s laid bare in a new re … more →
Small Farms Make Smart Ways to get Food
wrote 1 year ago: Here’s what’s in our fridge at the moment: red leaf lettuce, carrots, garlic scapes, spinach, brocco … more →
Restoration
wrote 1 year ago: For Sharon Hanshaw, this is not just a table, it’s a piece of her family history. Photo by Lil … more →
Heaven for Coffee Lovers
wrote 1 year ago: Chris Hufstader, a senior writer at Oxfam America, drinks buckets of tea every day. But he knows a … more →
Sacred Cows--and Plain old Groundhogs--can Help Lift Spirits
wrote 1 year ago: Katie Taft is the regional communications officer for Oxfam America in its East Asia office in Phnom … more →
“We Can Never Function Without Them”
wrote 1 year ago: Chris Hufstader, Senior Writer for Oxfam America, visited a health clinic in rural North West provin … more →
