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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 blogHow are governments doing in their efforts to fight inequality?
The United States ranks last among G7 countries in our new inequality index.
Politics of Poverty blogOxfam hits the road to end human suffering
Oxfam's Behind the Barcodes Food Truck travels to Whole Foods' headquarters to get the company to address inhumane treatment in its supply chain.
Politics of Poverty blogHere’s what you need to know about the latest IPCC Report
Climate change is already wreaking havoc across our planet and the world’s climate scientists just warned us that it can get much, much worse.
Politics of Poverty blogData use is about the details and communication
For aid data to be used to monitor projects and share information with communities, details are needed. And when there are inconsistencies there need to be communication channels available to figure out if the differences are normal or convey a problem.
Politics of Poverty blogAid transparency, what is it good for? Accountability, gender equality, ownership, planning, and coordination.
Over the past 10 years, development actors have committed to high-quality transparency through the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). Civil society in Uganda can use IATI information to monitor service delivery in ways they were not able to before.
Politics of Poverty blogWhat will it take to stop the killing of land rights activists?
Mining companies and governments need to understand and respect the right to free, prior, and informed consent. The lives of activists are on the line. New research from an Oxfam partner provides a compelling starting point for defending community consent in Southern Africa.