Retreating from the world is not America
We must not turn away from millions in need, and our strongest values and traditions.
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Our work in actionInnovation case study: R4 Rural Resilience Initiative
R4 helps farmers and communities manage risk using four strategies: improved resource management (risk reduction), insurance (risk transfer), microcredit (prudent risk taking), and savings (risk reserves).
Our work in actionBehind the Brands
Oxfam’s Behind the Brands campaign assesses companies’ performance on social responsibility, compares them with their peers, and challenges them to use their enormous power to help create a more just food system.
Our work in actionHaiti Livelihoods Program
Oxfam works with men and women farmers in the rice-growing area of Haiti’s Artibonite Valley to raise their voices and improve their livelihoods.
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Politics of Poverty blogBy building healthy institutions, we serve the most precarious
Developing new, robust organizations is essential today. A newly formed refugee resettlement center in Northwest Arkansas sets an example.
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The global tax justice movement must stay mobilized after this week’s important vote of the European Parliament on public country-by-country reporting.
Politics of Poverty blogContingent work: Using rigged rules against American workers
The Trump Administration, yet again, seeks to weaken the rule of law to benefit companies at the expense of low wage workers.
Politics of Poverty blogWill the US abandon the world’s poorest?
Donald Trump’s proposed cuts to foreign aid disproportionately target the poorest countries, and serve a signal that this administration is not concerned with fighting poverty.
Politics of Poverty blogHelping poor countries “rich” in natural resources: A 12-step program for donors
The global push by donors to help countries overcome the “resource curse” is facing a mid-life crisis.
Politics of Poverty blogIs the food movement “America First”?
The US food movement cares about a lot of things, but people outside the US isn't one of them.