Farmers facing drought need a real climate deal
Dairy farmers making tough choices to survive in Brazil. Sophia Lafontant is the Behind the Brands Public Campaign Lead. The sky was a blurry mix of orange, pink and blue on the drive to Lagoa de Sao...
View ArticleWinning battles in war on poverty
We’re in a long struggle against poverty, but your participation in the fight is making a difference. Check out the headlines from last weekend: There’s a major international agreement coming out of...
View ArticleGreen Climate Fund brings a little optimism
I frequently worry about how poor farmers will adapt to climate change, but recent legislation gives me hope that there will be resources to help them. Elizabeth Olson is a student at Northeastern...
View ArticleYou want to give everything to your children
In a rural mountain village in El Salvador, Oxfam partners lend a hand to families struggling with El Niño In early March, I traveled with staff from our partner FUNDESA to the tiny settlement of San...
View ArticleEat for Good with these recipes from our favorite chefs
It’s officially fall, and it seems like everyone has food on their minds. I know I’m looking forward to spending the season sharing meals with family and friends, picking apples to make a Thanksgiving...
View ArticleHere’s Looking at You, COP
For an American working on climate change, the last couple of weeks felt as surreal as a movie. But the climate crisis is no fiction. Thomas Damassa is Oxfam’s senior policy advisor on climate change...
View ArticleTo make America great again, Trump must first save it from climate change
President-elect’s cabinet nominations have sinister implications for us and our planet. If you’re a farmer—a big one sowing thousands of acres in Missouri or a small one hoeing your rows by hand in...
View ArticleStanding up against Trump’s climate denialism on Earth Day
Reflecting on a critical moment for the earth on its special day Becky Davis is a press officer for policy and campaigns for Oxfam America. She’s based in Washington, DC. As a child, Earth Day was one...
View ArticleArms may be tired, but spirits are strong at Peoples Climate March in Washington
Oxfam joined 200,000 activists in the Peoples Climate March to rally for environmental justice and sustainable climate action. Hannah Chi is the campaigns intern at Oxfam America in the Washington, DC...
View ArticleFarmers are also innovators
Le Thi Anh, a vegetable and chicken farmer in Vietnam, proves once again that we need to help local farmers share their innovative ideas, because they are usually the best ones. I want to tell you...
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