by admin | Dec 17, 2019 | Climate change, Women
By Eleanor Farmer The staggering statistic that climate fuelled disasters force more than 20 million people a year – one person every two seconds – to leave their home, briefly caught the attention of the world’s media last week. But people displaced by the climate...
by admin | Dec 6, 2019 | Climate change, Water
Kitty from Oxfam’s communications team has seen what one magical gift can do for a community – and how badly another community needs it. Photo: Nana Kofi Acquah/Oxfam “CLIMATE CHANGE. IT’S NOT TYPICALLY THE MOST FESTIVE TOPIC.” But with flooding,...
by admin | Oct 12, 2019 | Climate change, Emergencies
Climate change is threatening to undo the progress that’s been made on beating poverty. And it’s the next generation who will pay the price. Despite this, amazing young people like Jessy and Isaac are setting an example for us all. ...
by admin | Oct 3, 2019 | Climate change, Emergencies
Oxfam has put up a graffiti mural showing three people already struggling in the face of the global climate crisis. The mural, on the Great Eastern Art Wall in the heart of London’s Shoreditch, is inspired by the millions of people who have taken part in climate...
by admin | Sep 13, 2019 | Climate change, Emergencies
“Yesterday, my daughter fainted in assembly,” says Hooran. “Her teacher told her to start eating fruit in the mornings before she comes to school so she has enough energy. It made me so upset to hear that, because we barely have enough money to buy roti (bread)....
by admin | Sep 13, 2019 | Climate change, Emergencies
Jessy and Issac are proud to be Head Girl and Head Boy at a secondary school in Kasungu, Malawi. They were chosen to be Steve Sinnott Youth Ambassadors and are coming to the UK to talk about education and climate change with their UK peers – accompanied by their...
