Strength is not optional for women like Hira
Hira walks for 14 hours a day to collect water for her family — all because there is no clean water in her village.
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Nine months pregnant, Kiran carries heavy loads of water to survive
Kiran, who is nine months pregnant, just wants her children to grow up healthy and strong. But she has no access to clean water and she must walk long distances to collect water from a dirty well.
A lifetime spent searching for clean water
In the remote mountains of Far West Nepal, women like Dhana have dedicated their entire lives to the relentless chore of finding water.
A gift from the heart when tragedy strikes
When earthquakes devastated Nepal in 2015, thousands of lives were lost. Without the generosity of Oxfam supporters, families like Til's might still be homeless and drinking contaminated ground water.
Foreign aid: Australia must match the generosity of those we’re helping
Australia needs a generous and stable aid program that leaves no one behind, bolsters the capacity and responsibility of countries to provide for all their people, and helps to build resilience in an increasingly risky world.
Living, loving, laughing proof of human resilience
With five grandchildren in her care, Zivei survived the worst of Zimbabwe’s drought with her spirit and humour intact.
Beyond safeguards: why advocacy is critical
Systems and safeguards are critical measures to prevent abuse and protect the rights of women and girls. But sexual misconduct, from Hollywood to Haiti, has revealed a much deeper issue: unfair distributions of power.
Sammy J in PNG
Oxfam Ambassador and all-round good guy, Sammy J, recently traveled to Papua New Guinea with us to see our work firsthand. Read about the people he met, the projects he saw, and the trouble he got himself into!
Women helping women survive and thrive in Bangladesh refugee camps
Rajiah was a health worker in her home country of Myanmar. Now, as a refugee in Bangladesh, she is making sure she puts her experience to good use and supports and provides information to the pregnant women in her community. Her name means "Hope” - a true reflection of her personality and life’s work.
Gorman take a step forward on transparency
After years of campaigning from Oxfam supporters, Gorman and Factory X have published the names and locations of their factories. It’s an important step forward in supply chain transparency. Without this information it is extremely difficult to confirm whether workers are being treated fairly, and it allows workers to raise their concerns directly with the […]