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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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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From Solomon Islands tsunami survivor to humanitarian: Ricky’s story
From Solomon Islands tsunami survivor to humanitarian: Ricky’s story

Ricky Pana supports Solomon Islands communities to be better prepared for disasters after his own harrowing experience in the 2007 Earthquake and Tsunami.

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Unblocked Cash brings more than financial support for people with disabilities in Vanuatu
Unblocked Cash brings more than financial support for people with disabilities in Vanuatu

AHP partners in Vanuatu are delivering an Unblocked Cash program in response to TC Harold and COVID-19. Read here what this has meant for people with disabilities.

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BioFil Toilets in Cox’s Bazar - Bangladesh
BioFil Toilets in Cox’s Bazar - Bangladesh

After four years of field trials in Bangladesh, Oxfam adopted the ingenious BioFil Toilet for the Rohingya refugee response.

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Nur* stands outside the Oxfam latrine installed near her home
Nur* stands outside the Oxfam latrine installed near her home

In 2017, Oxfam in partnership with CARE, received $3 million for their Rohingya response in Bangladesh.

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