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Oxfam calls for peaceful political transition as people power dawns in a new day in Sudan

Sudan in new political awakening where ordinary women and men have seen the power of their voice in bringing change. Citizens should this opportunity and meaningfully engage.

An expanse of an IDP settlement in eastern Somaliland. Allan Gichigi/Oxfam

Poor rains, persisting drought deepens crisis in Somalia and Somaliland

Sporadic, below average rains and persistent drought since 2016 sees an estimated 1.7 million people in critical need of humanitarian assistance in Somaliland, a figure ballooning by hundreds of thousands in recent months. Communal water resources are drying up at an alarming...

A woman stands outside her shop in Fadhi Gaab area in Somaliland. Allan Gichigi/Oxfam

Somalia

Somaliland's Gender Gap Assessment

Women in Somaliland have less than half the opportunities afforded to men and are twice as unlikely as men to be employed. Even worse, out of 164 members of parliament, only one is a woman. The purpose of this study, the first of its kind in Somaliland, is to generate evidence on and better...

Women helping to build a local dam in Sudan as part of disaster risk reduction. Elizabeth Stevens/Oxfam

Saving lives. Rebuilding Communities.

Since the 1980s, Oxfam has been supporting vulnerable communities, including refugees, across Sudan through humanitarian response activities such as distribution of food and clean safe water. Working closely with local and national partners, we are helping communities to rebuild their lives by...

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.

Aafi working on his computer. Dustin Barter/Oxfam

Somalia

Getting Somaliland's youth back to work through skills training

By AbdiAziz Adani

“It’s very frustrating for me and other youth to be unemployed. Everyone expects us to grow up and provide for our family. If youth can’t get a job and can’t provide for the family, we are not respected and not...

Khadija at a community meeting in eastern Somaliland. (Oxfam)

Somali Women for Peace and Justice

By AbdiAziz Adani

"It’s exclusionary. When only men are making decisions that affect women, and no women are involved, women can feel injustice. Women are often not even informed of the decision-making,'' says Khadija, a women's rights activist in eastern Somaliland....