Stopping to listen to those who help themselves
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 Posted in Aid, Education, Governance, Tanzania | 1 Comment »Sometimes the most valuable insights into communities and development can be found by taking time to stop work and just talk and listen to people. Makarand Sahasrabuddhe reflects on a few days of random conversations in northern Tanzania: A couple of ...
Actor Amr Waked visits schools in Tanzania
Monday, January 7th, 2013 Posted in Education, Tanzania, Video, Water/sanitation | No Comments »In schools in rural Tanzania Oxfam is providing clean water and sanitation to help young girls and boys have a chance of a better future. Egyptian actor Amr Waked recently met pupils at schools where Oxfam and Dubai Cares are ...
Human Rights and Somali Culture
Monday, December 10th, 2012 Posted in Education, Somalia | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_5555" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Hargeisa Book Fair is a popular annual event."] [/caption] Did you know that Somalis have long been known for poetry and storytelling? These are traditions that were passed down through generations. When telling a story, the ...
Celebrating Somali culture at Hargeisa’s International Book Fair
Saturday, August 18th, 2012 Posted in Education, Somalia | 1 Comment »The city of Hargeisa in Somaliland is not well known to the outside world. Once left in ruins by a long ago civil war, the city gradually underwent a lengthy process of reconstruction, and most of the devastated commercial and ...
Video: Tanzanian citizens stand up for their rights
Monday, April 16th, 2012 Posted in Education, Governance, Land, Tanzania, Video | No Comments »Chukua Hatua, which means "Take action" in Kiswahili, is a programme aiming to support "active citizenship" in communities in northern Tanzania - meaning citizens who ask, know and demand their rights. Musicians, students, farmers, pastoralists, local leaders and citizen groups ...
Water for today also means education for tomorrow
Monday, May 30th, 2011 Posted in Education, Ethiopia, Water/sanitation | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_2033" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Villagers collect water"][/caption] We trundled in a truck through Tigray, Ethiopia’s northernmost region, towards the village of Boye Gararsa. A remote district of rocky hills and plains, plagued by lack of water. In 2008, the situation became ...
The long journey to graduation
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011 Posted in Education, Ethiopia | No Comments »Atsbha Abraha was just seven when he and his mother were forcibly resettled in a western region of Ethiopia. Years of hardship followed – and the beginnings of a lifelong hunger for learning.
OxGlam runs in Tanzania
Friday, April 15th, 2011 Posted in Agriculture, Education, Tanzania, Video | No Comments »Oxfam is the official charity of this Sunday's 2011 Virgin London Marathon. An "Oxglam" team, made up of stars from the world of fashion and acting, will be running the marathon to raise funds. A few weeks ago the team ...
Fashion designer Henry Holland visits Tanzania
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011 Posted in Education, Tanzania | 1 Comment »Fashion designer Henry Holland and supermodel Agyness Deyn are among a group of celebrities running the London Marathon this month to raise funds for Oxfam. They recently visited northern Tanzania to see some of the projects they will be supporting. ...
Life changes through four generations of Ethiopian women
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 Posted in Climate change, Education, Ethiopia, Women's rights | No Comments »On the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, four generations of a rural Ethiopian family show how life has changed in their village. [caption id="attachment_1613" align="aligncenter" width="567" caption="Four generations of women under one roof. Left-right: Lekea (age 50), Emaldu (76), ...