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To make lasting change in people's lives we need to help them build sustainable ways of supporting themselves. Below are some examples of us helping people work their way out of poverty:
Joining forces: Indian women helping themselves
Once isolated from the rest of the world and struggling to feed their families, women in the small village of Raysa have turned their lives around with the support of Oxfam's local partner, Dilasa.
Investing in a future free of hunger
As this inspiring case study from Malawi demonstrates, investment in poor farmers can have an astounding impact on productivity and, consequently, their own food and economic security.
A well of opportunity
In Sri Lanka we're supporting women to strengthen their leadership skills and take on new roles within their communities, like the supervision and construction of wells that provide much-needed clean water for their families.
The bank that gives back
With the loan of a humble cow, we’re helping poor families in Cambodia help themselves.
Better fishing in Timor-Leste
In Loro, Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor), an Oxfam supported project is helping fishing families to earn a sustainable income from the sea, and overcome poverty.
Weaving a way out of poverty
In Zimbabwe, young women are travelling to an International Folk Art Market to exhibit their traditional basket-making, thanks to support from Oxfam.
A kid's tale
Follow the story of Austin, an orphan in Malawi, who found hope and a future when given a goat.
Real lives: Rose Juwawo, Balaka district, Malawi
Eight years ago, Rose Juwawo received a goat through an Oxfam livelihoods program. Here, she tells how that goat has transformed her family’s life.
Defying the odds
Aum Chang, a rice farmer in Laos, was struggling to feed his family through the year but Oxfam has helped him increase his rice yield and taught him to grow cassava and vegetables so that he can feed his family.
Breaking free from poverty
Mr Chongxua and his family were one of the poorest families in his village in Laos, before Oxfam's poverty reduction program helped him to break free from poverty.
