Feature stories

The tipping point in Guatemala
Feature Story | Mar 03, 2010
In Baja Verapaz Oxfam and local partners are helping small farmers cope with a food crisis that could have been prevented.

The costs of biofuel
Feature Story | Feb 26, 2010
With enthusiasm for biofuel growing, countries like Mozambique want to cash in. But diverting resources from food crops comes with dangers.

Saving for Change helps communities in Cambodia address financial difficulty
Feature Story | Feb 26, 2010
For Sean Ing, joining Saving for Change has allowed her to manage large expenses that would have cost her dearly if she had visited a money lender.

For Emile Hirsch, Zimbabwe is a place of challenges—and hope
Feature Story | Feb 23, 2010
In April, the actor saw firsthand the devastating consequences of the cholera outbreak that gripped the country as its water and sewer systems collapsed.

Big challenges in Haiti
Feature Story | Feb 19, 2010
Raymond C. Offenheiser, Oxfam America’s president, just returned from a visit to Haiti, and offers his analysis of the challenges facing the country and recommendations to Haiti and the international community for meeting them.

Helping Haiti through the power of community
Feature Story | Feb 17, 2010
From bake sales to skydiving, Oxfam America supporters found creative ways to join the relief effort.

Rankin in Congo: 'Their humanity was what I wanted people to notice'
Feature Story | Feb 12, 2010
In 2009, celebrity photographer Rankin returned to Congo where he captured the love stories and portraits of people struggling through years of conflict in the eastern provinces.

The long road home
Feature Story | Feb 08, 2010
As the rainy season approaches, providing emergency shelter materials to those who have lost their houses is one of Oxfam's top priorities.

First phase of Haiti rehabilitation to focus on water, sanitation, and shelter
Feature Story | Feb 03, 2010
Early assessments help Oxfam plan out the first six months of our post-earthquake assistance.