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Oxfam News March 2007
Oxfam News – March 2007
In this issue, we look at the widening divide in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. We also highlight an innovative program in Western Australia that's helping Indigenous men reconnect with their culture and heritage. There is also insight into how owning a buffalo can mean the difference between destitution and survival in rural Cambodia.
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- Executive Director
- Cover story: Breaking the silence
- In many countries, violence against women is accepted and even encouraged. We take a look at the ways Oxfam is trying to address the problem by changing entrenched behaviours and attitudes.
- Gender is not a dirty word
- So what is gender equity and how does Oxfam incorporate it into its work? We show how Oxfam Australia strives to achieve equality between the sexes.
- “Now I have dignity’
- Meet some truly inspiring women who have transformed their lives after spending years risking violence, discrimination and HIV as commercial sex workers in rural Zimbabwe.
- Saving for a rainy day
- Women in rural Cambodia are gaining the skills, confidence and know-how to play a more prominent role in their communities.
- Longing for home
- As the world’s worst humanitarian crisis continues in Darfur, we reveal the human face behind the horror.
- Swimming against the tide
- Women in Papua New Guinea struggle to overcome discrimination.
- Forging the ties that bind
- A unique coalition fights to protect garment workers in Sri Lanka.
Editor Maureen Bathgate Design Paoli Smith Photo Editor Martin Wurt Proofreaders Melanie Scaife and Sam Morley. Oxfam News is published quarterly by Oxfam Australia, 132 Leicester Street, Carlton VIC 3053 Australia ABN 18 055 208 636/CC29173 ISSN 1446-0521 The publisher does not necessarily endorse views expressed by contributors to Oxfam News. Available free to donors and supporters.