Category: In the field
Follow stories from communities we’re working with around the world.
Meet the women in Ghana who are turning honey into money
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Augustina, a mother of three, is defying tradition and gender inequality in rural Ghana, with her own thriving honey business. Read more »
Helping Ghana’s poorest women turn money into honey
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Augustina’s life was soured by hunger and uncertainty, until she was empowered, with the help of Oxfam, to start her own honey business. Read more »
In rural Ghana, the greatest burden is carried by women
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In rural Ghana, the pangs of the Hungry Season are felt in all corners of the community. But the greatest burden is felt by women. Read more »
Women face hunger and hardship in rural Ghana
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In rural Ghana, the odds are stacked against women like Beatrice. Unable to take part in the agriculture that sustains the region Beatrice breaks rocks to sell as gravel to get by — and still, her grandchildren go hungry. Read more »
Notes from the field: Zimbabwe
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Oxfam’s Kate Bensen travelled to Zimbabwe to see first-hand how you’re helping us respond to the hunger crisis. She couldn’t believe how different it is to what she’d imagined. Read more »
Mobile money breaks the cash drought in Zimbabwe
At the height of the drought in Zimbabwe, our mobile cash transfers gave Florence and her family a rare glimpse of hope. We gave Florence a mobile phone so she could receive cash transfers via text to pay for basic food items. Read more »
Helen Szoke in South Sudan: Hope in a time of hunger
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This month Oxfam Chief Executive Helen Szoke visited Oxfam programs in South Sudan delivering clean water, sanitation and vital humanitarian assistance to families facing hunger and famine. Read more »
The women of Somaliland: stories of strength and survival
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The women of Eastern Somaliland are being pushed to the edge, desperately seeking food for their children as their country stands on the brink of famine. We met with six women who told us their stories of strength and survival. Read more »
A mother’s marathon for water in Zimbabwe
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In Zimbabwe, mothers like Ida literally walk a marathon every day, to provide water for their children. The countless hours spent traipsing to collect water takes time that should be spent working or learning — this entrenches the cycle of poverty. Read more »
Yemen on the brink: conflict is pushing millions towards famine
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More than two years of brutal conflict in Yemen have forced millions of families to leave their homes, and pushed many more to the brink of famine. 60 percent of the population are suffering from food insecurity and malnutrition. Read more »
