Feature stories

Food crisis in Guatemala
Feature Story | Nov 06, 2009
Oxfam and local partners help farmers cope with crop failures, food shortages.

With the help of a few sheep, women improve lives of their families
Feature Story | Nov 06, 2009
In North Shewa, Ethiopia, sheep are an important household asset.

A traditional form of help allows families to rebuild herds in Ethiopia
Feature Story | Nov 06, 2009
Families share the offspring from their small herds with neighbors in need.

Millions face hunger as drought sweeps East Africa
Feature Story | Nov 03, 2009
Oxfam America is responding to the crisis with emergency assistance that includes food and cash-for-work programs that aim to help about 350,000 people.

As politicians debate action on climate change, Cambodians rally in the capital city
Feature Story | Oct 27, 2009
At the Wat Phnom event, they call on governments to meet the needs of poor countries already struggling to deal with the impacts of climate change.

The other green revolution
Feature Story | Oct 26, 2009
African farmers have reclaimed farmland lost to drought in the Sahel, bringing hope for the future of this arid region and a model for fighting hunger worldwide.

Volunteers act up while time ticks down
Feature Story | Oct 26, 2009
With climate legislation in Congress, and the Copenhagen UN talks fast approaching, the Oxfam Action Corps fight for the people most affected by climate change.

Rebuilding lives after Typhoon Ketsana
Feature Story | Oct 19, 2009
Thach You, like thousands of others in Cambodia, is struggling to keep a roof over her family's head and find enough food for her children following a season of devastating floods.

Weather insurance offers Ethiopian farmers hope—despite drought
Feature Story | Oct 14, 2009
For the first time, poor farmers can now buy insurance for teff, a staple grain that feeds their families.