Oxfam

Oxfam Australia works to protect people from disasters and conflict, because every human being has a right to live in safety.

In the Australian Humanitarian Partnership (AHP), Oxfam Australia is partnering with ABC International Development, CBM Australia and Habitat for Humanity Australia. Through the AHP, Oxfam has received funds for humanitarian responses in Lebanon (in the livelihoods sector) and Jordan (livelihoods) in response to the Syrian crisis, in Nepal (WASH) following the 2017 floods, in South Sudan (food security, nutrition, health, WASH and protection) and in Cox's Bazar in response to the Bangladesh-Myanmar crisis (health, nutrition, WASH, protection and education). Within the AHP Disaster READY program, Oxfam is implementing preparedness activities regionally, in Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Timor-Leste.

Turning waste into work in Jordan's Za’atari refugee camp
©James Riturban, Oxfam Australia

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Cash assistance and training rebuilding lives in Tigray
Cash assistance and training rebuilding lives in Tigray

Netsanet was forced to flee Western Tigray with her young daughter due to conflict, leaving behind her successful hair salon. Through the AHP response in Ethiopia, cash assistance is helping women like her get back on their feet.

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Guiding light: empowering communities through disaster preparedness and development
Guiding light: empowering communities through disaster preparedness and development

"Together, with the support of our partners and the dedication of our community, we will build a future where Britano shines as a beacon of resilience and progress." Follow Jesse’s journey to become the chair of his community’s Community Disaster & Climate Change Committee.

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Addressing the cumulative impacts of conflict and drought in Ethiopia
Addressing the cumulative impacts of conflict and drought in Ethiopia

Maryam, Zahra and their families are among hundreds of thousands of people in Ethiopia who have been forced to flee their homes because of conflict, drought and a lack of food. The AHP response is supporting emergency food rations.

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Hope amid Kenya’s toughest drought
Hope amid Kenya’s toughest drought

Kenya is experiencing its worst drought in more than 40 years. With support through the Australian Humanitarian Partnership (AHP), Oxfam has been able to deliver multi-purpose cash transfers and drought-resilient crops, including sorghum, to some of the hardest hit communities.

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Rohingya community volunteers protecting the most vulnerable
Rohingya community volunteers protecting the most vulnerable

When Shabera’s mother and sister passed away, she was left without family — and without a caregiver to assist her with daily needs. With the support of a community volunteer, Shabera has been able to advocate for an accessible toilet facility at her home.

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Working with men and boys to reduce violence against women in Rohingya camps
Working with men and boys to reduce violence against women in Rohingya camps

Oxfam is working with men and boys to end violence against women and girls in Rohingya communities living in camps in Bangladesh, with the support of AHP.

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Community-designed improvements to bathing facilities increase women's confidence in Bangladesh
Community-designed improvements to bathing facilities increase women's confidence in Bangladesh

For Rebeya Begum and other women in her village in Bangladesh, bathing was a cause of daily worries and waits. After receiving support from AHP partners to build a better bathing facility, women and girls feel safer and more confident.

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Low-tech, cheap, but effective: protecting Terejinha’s home from a swelling river
Low-tech, cheap, but effective: protecting Terejinha’s home from a swelling river

Terejinha worried about the river every wet season, wondering if it might sweep away her modest home and everything in it. Through Disaster READY, Timor-Leste partners devised a solution.

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