2014 in review: volunteers in the Volunteer Engagement Team
2014 was a big year for the Volunteer Engagement Team (VET). Our small team of two in Melbourne have been lucky enough to recruit three incredibly, talented and diverse volunteers.
BLOGS
Indian Ocean Tsunami, 10 years on: how life goes on in Aceh
10 years ago, the Indian Ocean Tsunami shocked the world -- 230,000 people lost their lives and 1.7 million were displaced. It remains Oxfam’s largest humanitarian response to date, helping around 2.5 million people between 2004 and 2009. Rahmat and Arie were children when the tsunami devastated Indonesia's Aceh province. They share their experiences with us today.
Multiple typhoons mean farmers in The Phillipines face hunger and poverty
Estrella is only one among 4,139 rice farmers who have borne the devastation of three typhoons that have torn across the island of Samar in the past thirteen months. This is the third time they've lost their crops, and have been left with nothing to harvest.
What has ANZ done (and not done) on land grabs?
People often tell us that the bank response to their email about land grabs is confusing and full of jargon. Lately we’ve had a lot of questions about ANZ. Below is a recap of what ANZ has done, and not done, since Oxfam launched its Banking on Shaky Ground report in April.
The end of UNFCCC COP20 in Peru: What will it take for governments to act?
After two weeks of splitting hairs over key elements of a new climate treaty at the UN climate talks here in Lima, governments failed once again to put the world on a pathway to keep global warming under control. It is sobering to think that this same process of UN climate negotiations started 20 years ago! What will it take for governments to act?
Save Australian Aid
As part of the mid-year budget outlook (MYEFO), the government yesterday announced a third cut to the aid budget of $3.7 billion. This brings the cuts to aid announced by this Government to $11.3 billion in just one year.
Biggest march in Peru in 20 years: thousands demand action against climate change
With just two days to go at the UN Climate Conference in Lima and in the biggest march in Peru in the last 20 years -- thousands of people took to the streets yesterday to demand action against climate change.
A recipe to help stop hunger in Mozambique
Anariata, 28, lives in Mozambique, where regular drought can mean life-threatening hunger. Despite the dry, desert-like conditions, Anariata has learned how to produce and sell food for improved nutrition and valuable income -- and is now teaching others how to do the same.
Oxfam response teams in The Philippines on high alert
Typhoon Hagupit continues to advance across The Philippines, dumping intense rainfall and causing flooding, storm surges and high winds. Oxfam is working to ensure clean water and sanitation for affected communities and the hundreds of thousands of people seeking refuge in evacuation centres.
Climate change is not just about the climate, it is about our lives
As representatives from more than 195 governments around the world come together in Lima, Peru this week to work on drafting a global treaty on climate change, they should heed the words of Peruvian farmer Marisa Marcavillaca: "Climate change is not just about the climate, it is about our lives."
