Tanzania’s women food producers – who are they?
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 Posted in Food security, Tanzania, Women's rights | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_6409" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Women farmers in Tanzania"][/caption] Oxfam’s GROW campaign in Tanzania aims to support women small-scale food producers. But who are these women? Last year, when we ran the Female Food Hero competition, we asked the nominated women to answer ...
African Union at 50 – how do we inspire a united future?
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 Posted in Governance, Pan Africa | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_6393" align="alignleft" width="224" caption="The African Union HQ in Addis"][/caption] The recent jubilee celebrations marking 50 years of African unity set the stage for us to reflect on the successes and challenges the continent has faced, and present Africa with an ...
Trying to solve the poverty puzzle
Monday, June 17th, 2013 Posted in Pan Africa | No Comments »"The Power of People Against Poverty" is the name of Oxfam's new strategic plan for 2013 to 2019. The strategy has six main components for ending poverty. This "Rubik's Cube" video explains the different sides of the puzzle. Below, Oxfam ...
Scandal of land grabs and tax dodging continues at expense of the world’s poor – G8 leaders must act
Monday, June 17th, 2013 Posted in Aid, Kenya, Land, Pan Africa, Tanzania | No Comments »Money flowing illicitly into tax havens could pay entire education budget of Kenya and Tanzania [caption id="attachment_6372" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Pupils at school in northern Tanzania"][/caption] During the two days of the G8 Summit, which starts today, $2.2 billion in illicit flows will ...
“We don’t want food aid. We want reform” – Tanzanian farmer tells US Congress
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 Posted in Agriculture, Aid, Food security, Pan Africa, Tanzania | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_6347" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Emiliana Aligaesha and Mwanahamisi Salimu from Oxfam in Tanzania visit the US"][/caption] “The great problem is that we have no sure markets where we can buy and sell,” Emiliana Aligaesha explained exasperatedly. “This makes the young people discouraged ...
Voices from Africa: the African Union at 50
Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 Posted in Conflict, DR Congo, Governance, Pan Africa, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan | No Comments »I recently spent three days in Africa’s capital, Addis Ababa, the seat of the African Union. During this time, there was a flurry of activity in the margins of the AU summit but I found my own space ...
Governments sign historic global treaty to regulate the $85bn arms trade
Monday, June 3rd, 2013 Posted in Arms Trade, DR Congo, Pan Africa, South Sudan | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_6329" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Armed teenage cattle herder in West Pokot, Kenya"][/caption] History will be made today at the United Nations as many governments sign an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) designed to protect millions living in daily fear of armed ...
Another view of Goma
Sunday, June 2nd, 2013 Posted in Conflict, DR Congo | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_6319" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Children collect water from Lake Kivu"][/caption] On your “live an amazing life” bucket list I highly recommend adding “take the boat taxi across Lake Kivu from Goma to Bukavu.” It’s a high-speed dart across a ...
50 years, 50 voices
Monday, May 27th, 2013 Posted in Conflict, DR Congo, Governance, Pan Africa, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan | No Comments »This month we celebrate 50 years of African unity. We asked 50 people in five countries affected by conflict - DR Congo, Mali, Somalia, South Sudan and ...
Food prices squeezing poor people and driving social change by stealth
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 Posted in Ethiopia, Food security, Kenya, Photos, Press release | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_6271" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Domianah Mwikali struggles with high food prices in Mukuru, Nairobi"][/caption] A new era of high and volatile food prices goes beyond affecting what people can afford to eat and is causing life-changing shifts in society, experts warn ...