Safe water, direct from the lake to the taps
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 Posted in DR Congo, Photos, Refugees/IDPs, Water/sanitation | Comments OffAbout 40,000 people are now sheltering in Bulengo camp, on the edge of Goma in eastern DR Congo. Most have fled the surge in fighting in the region over the past few months. A lack of clean and safe water ...
SOLD! – activists sell off Tanzania’s famous landmarks
Friday, February 8th, 2013 Posted in Food security, Land, Photos, Tanzania | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_5739" align="alignleft" width="174" caption="Sold: Tanzania Independence Monument"][/caption] In a protest against land grabs, Tanzanian activists today "sold off" two of the most famous landmarks in the capital Dar es Salaam - the national independence monument and Coco beach. The protests were ...
2012- Our year in pictures
Thursday, January 3rd, 2013 Posted in DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Photos, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania | No Comments »As 2012 ends, a look back at some of the events that have shaped our work in the region over the past 12 months - from ongoing emergencies in South Sudan and DRC, to working with amazing women food producers ...
South Sudan at one – lots of challenges, lots of potential
Monday, July 9th, 2012 Posted in Food security, Photos, South Sudan, Water/sanitation | No Comments »South Sudan is one year old today. The world's newest country, still recovering from the impact of Africa's longest civil war, faces enormous challenges. But it also has enormous potential. Oxfam's long-term development work in the country aims to support ...
Meltdown – a photo booklet by Helena Christensen
Thursday, June 14th, 2012 Posted in Climate change, Kenya, Photos | No Comments »Oxfam Global Ambassador and photographer Helena Christensen today published a booklet of her photographs documenting the impact of climate change on people's lives and their ability to produce food. The booklet, entitled “Meltdown,” is the culmination of four years ...
In schools and prisons, fighting cholera in eastern DRC
Tuesday, June 12th, 2012 Posted in DR Congo, Health, Photos, Water/sanitation | No Comments »Oxfam has stepped up its response to a cholera outbreak in Ituri district of eastern DRC - providing clean water, improving sanitation and carrying out health campaigns. Click here to see a photo gallery of Oxfam's team at work everywhere ...
Cash relief helps urban South Sudan cope with rising food prices
Monday, June 11th, 2012 Posted in Food security, Photos, South Sudan | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_4404" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Cashing cheques in Malakal"][/caption] Malakal is one of the biggest towns in South Sudan, and is the capital of Upper Nile state. A combination of insecurity, inflation and trade barriers along the Sudan-South Sudan border has pushed ...
Congolese coffee farmers struggle with insecurity
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 Posted in Agriculture, DR Congo, Photos | No Comments »Small-scale coffee farmers in eastern DRC work hard to grow enough coffee to support their families. But they lose up to a quarter of the crop through informal taxes, checkpoints, and raids by soldiers and armed groups. “The soldiers come ...
NFL stars visit Ethiopia
Thursday, April 5th, 2012 Posted in Drought, Ethiopia, Photos | No Comments »NFL American football stars Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin recently visited communities in Ethiopia to see how they are affected by, and coping with, the region's frequent and recurring droughts. During the trip the players met local communities, women's groups, ...
In pictures: The climate change “Caravan of Hope”
Friday, December 2nd, 2011 Posted in Climate change, Pan Africa, Photos | No Comments »The Trans African "Caravan of Hope" set off from Burundi just over two weeks ago, aiming to tell the African story about climate change. 17 days and 10 countries later, it arrived in Durban, South Africa, for the start of ...