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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...

A girl seated outside her home in Nyal, South Sudan. Andreea Campeanu/Oxfam

Born to be Married

Recent research by Oxfam has found that the rate of child marriage in Nyal–an area that has bordered some of the most brutal fighting in South Sudan’s five -year conflict–is among some of the highest globally.

Women selling their wares at the Cathedral IDP settlement in Wau, South Sudan. Andreea Campeanu/Oxfam

HECA Regional Quarterly Newsletter

This issue highlights some of the key local and national partners that we believe are instrumental in our work and ultimately, the fight in ending poverty.

Women collecting water from a water tank in eastern Somaliland. Dustin Barter/Oxfam

Eastern Somaliland Protection Briefing Note

This briefing note draws attention to some of the main drought-related protection and gender concerns for displaced people in Somaliland and calls for comprehensive and sustained action by all stakeholders.

A woman walking through a settlement for displaced people in Somaliland. Allan Gichigi/Oxfam

Drought, displacement and livelihoods in Somalia, Somaliland

In 2017, serious drought forced thousands of Somali families to leave their rural homes and look for alternative means to earn an income in urban centers. However, despite the limited livelihood opportunities available, these families do not intend to return home soon.