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Displaced women arrive at Pibor town after fleeing intercommunal violence in Verteth. Photo by Dominic Kango

South Sudan

Cyclical violence patterns dent the humanitarian assistance and agricultural production efforts in Pibor South Sudan - Oxfam

Juba, South Sudan, May 21, 2021 - Oxfam in South Sudan voices its concerns over the recent inter-communal violence reported in Greater Pibor Administrative (GPAA) that is causing heightened tensions and displacements of vulnerable populations and restriction on the movement of...

Oxfam security focal point in Pibor warning the driver and staff about the dangerous road and insecurity ahead of the distribution centre. Photo: Dominic Kango Oxfam

South Sudan

Oxfam is concerned about the rising cases of violence targeting aid workers in South Sudan

Reacting to the increasing threats and incidents of aggression against aid workers across South Sudan, Juliet Moriku Balikowa, Oxfam South Sudan Deputy Country Director said:

“As Oxfam, we are concerned particularly as we celebrate International Labor Day that aid workers continue to be...

Rwanda

IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON WOMEN-OWNED ENTERPRISES AND RURAL WOMEN SUPPLIERS: “CASE STUDY OF MUHANGA FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY, AGASARO, COVAFGA & AKANOVERA”

Oxfam in Rwanda has been implementing projects in the following four Programme pillars: Gender Justice, Sustainable Livelihoods, Humanitarian Preparedness, Response, and Resilience Strengthening. Participatory Governance is currently mainstreamed in other program pillars. From its research for...

Auditing the Auditor: Examining the role of Supreme Audit Institutions in Auditing the Extractive Industry in Africa

Studies have established that the extractive industries (EI) have the potential to significantly contribute to a country’s socio-economic development if harnessed well. A good number of countries in Africa have an active and well-established extractive sector, while others are nascent but growing...

Rwanda

Rwandese smallholder horticulture farmers worst hit by COVID-19

COVID-19 has disrupted the local, regional, and global supply chain flows. Due to limited shelf life, the horticulture supply chain was less adaptable to supply chain disruption. Trade and market opportunities were limited because the entire horticulture value chain got disrupted, the markets...

Bwambale Sokwere lived 4 metres away from the banks of River Kitakena

Uganda

Climate Change: A crisis leading to millions of displaced people across the globe

Growing up in rural Uganda in Mpondwe village, Rwenzori subregion, I enjoyed swimming with my peers in Mpondwe river which flows from Mount Rwenzori. This was typical of village life. We would innocently dive in the deep water, oblivious of the risks and swim, forgetting any other chores we had...

Two Oxfam workers prepare concrete to build a platform to host a water tank in Fizi territory. Alexis Huguet/Oxfam Novib

Water beats poverty: Oxfam's longest pipeline in DR Congo

A year ago, Oxfam started constructing the longest water pipeline in its history in DR Congo. Once it's done, over 100,000 people will no longer have to rely on dirty sources for water.

Somalia

Young poets lead social change

Surrounded by beautiful mountains and eye-catching scenery, Borama, a town on the Ethiopian border, is a center of learning and the home of Amoud University, the first opened in Somaliland. Presidents, politicians, business-people, and poets have graduated...

Ethiopia

Making pottery pay

Traditionally, Ethiopian pottery is made by women – a home-based craft producing utility items that are sold and used locally. The craft isn’t much valued and potter communities are deemed of low rank and often live in extreme...