by admin | Aug 23, 2019 | Water
Meet Taku, an Oxfam public health engineer in Zimbabwe. She not only builds solar powered water systems in the poorest communities – she’s changing women’s lives in the process. I was the only girl in my class, out of a class of 15. I remember my grandma said, ”oh why...
by admin | Feb 4, 2016 | Climate change, Livelihoods, Water
A super El Niño weather system is causing extreme weather in many parts of the world, including drought and flooding. The poorest and most vulnerable people are being hit hardest, leaving millions facing water shortages, hunger and disease this year. Here...
by admin | Jul 29, 2015 | Conflict, Water
Razan is a 30-year-old accountant lives with her mother in the Syrian city of Salamiyah. Racha Chamoun reports on how Oxfam is working to improve access to water for people like her. “My life is based around the need to get water. Sometimes I skip work or...
by admin | Aug 19, 2014 | Emergencies, Health, Rights, Water
Could you cope with just 35 litres of water, the equivalent of one 5 minute shower, a day? On World Humanitarian Day, Alaa Milbes shares the situation in Zaatari refugee camp as the summer heat reaches its height and explains how Oxfam is responding. Zaatari...
by admin | May 16, 2014 | Health, Inequality, Livelihoods, Water
From vegetable-growing pilots and meteorologists to doctors and teachers. Mora McLagan hears the children of Mukuru’s hopes and dreams for the future and finds out what they would do if they could be President of Kenya for one day. Last month I was in the Mukuru...
by admin | Mar 25, 2014 | Agriculture, Climate change, Water
As we launch our new briefing on the impact of climate change on hunger, John Magrath introduces Ipaishe, a Zimbabwean farmer who has experienced both the benefits and limitations of schemes that aim to adapt to a changing climate. “Being a widow is hard...
