Change an orphan’s life with a goat
Oxfam goat loans provide the security an orphan needs so they can continue their education, and have the money to buy food and medication to survive. Read more
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PNG cholera outbreak: 2,000 cases mean resources are desperately stretched
The spread of cholera to 2,000 people in Papua New Guinea has highlighted the urgent need for additional support to tackle the root causes of the outbreak, international aid agency Oxfam said today.
Survey shows few Haitians willing to move far to camps outside the city
Less than a third of people living in one of the largest camps in Port au Prince say that they are willing to move to camps sited outside the city according to a snap-shot survey carried out by international agency Oxfam. If the new improved camps are established close to where they used to live then the proportion willing to move leaps to nearly three quarters.
Does aid work?
Senator Barnaby Joyce has suggested Australia make cuts to its overseas aid program. In response, Oxfam Australia’s Andrew Hewett, explains why Australia’s aid program works. Read more.
Cutting Australia’s aid spending would be a tragedy
Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce this week suggested Australia could make cuts to its overseas aid program to pay for services in Australia.
Pacific nations still feel the crisis
Australia begins 2010 comfortable in the knowledge that it seems to have escaped the worst of the global economic crisis. But what about our region – the Pacific? A new report by Oxfam Australia reveals a disturbing lack of knowledge about the effects the crisis is having on our nearest neighbours.
Registrations now open for National Close the Gap Day
Show your support for Australia’s largest campaign for indigenous health, and register your event today. Find out more.
Australia shirks its responsibilities on climate change targets
Waiting to see what other countries will do before adopting the target we know is needed to avoid dangerous climate change is a failure of leadership, Oxfam Australia said today.
Cancel Haiti’s debt and ensure poor areas don’t miss out on reconstruction
The international community should use today’s conference in Montreal, Canada, to cancel Haiti’s outstanding US $890 million international debt in the wake of the devastating earthquake. Read more
Haiti earthquake: One of the toughest weeks ever for Oxfam staff
Responding to the Haiti earthquake has been one of the toughest challenges Oxfam has ever faced in its history of delivering aid. One week after the earthquake struck, aid is beginning to get through. However, the impact of the earthquake on Oxfam’s Haitian and international staff, the logistical challenges combined with a destroyed office and […]