A few weeks ago, a few House Republicans introduced H.R. 1613, the innocuous sounding “Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement Act”. A little over four pages long, H.R. 1613 is primarily designed to provide Congressional approval to a US-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement (TBA) signed by both governments over a year ago.
Before completely turning my back on 2012, I am reflecting on Oxfam’s work in the Sahel over the last year. After a season of poor or erratic rains across the region in 2011, Oxfam and many other humanitarian groups feared that another bad harvest in 2012 would push millions into starvation. I visited farmers in far eastern Senegal in April of 2012 to see what they recommended: They wanted seeds so they could plant, and food so they could work. They also said they needed rain, never guaranteed in the Sahel.
When a massive earthquake struck Haiti in January, 2010, it shone a spotlight on the need to ease the dangerous overcrowding of the capital city of Port-au-Prince. So, after responding to the disaster with emergency programs, Oxfam shifted some of our focus to the countryside. Together with our partners, we ramped up our program to reinvigorate the rice economy of the Artibonite Valley, with the goals of reducing rural poverty, contributing to food security in Haiti, and—by making rice farming more viable—counteracting the continuous pull to migrate from the country to the city. As Oxfam’s Elizabeth Stevens reports, Haiti’s rice farmers are embracing the program and making it their own.
I had the privilege of attending visits to Senators Kirk and Durbin’s Chicago offices with Oxfam members and farmers from Guatemala recently. These meetings were exciting opportunities to advocate for effective development programs alongside people who benefit from them directly, and make sure that they are implemented in an effective, sustainable way. We met with
It’s been about two and a half months since ONE delivered 143,863 petition signatures to the US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC), urging them to stand up to Big Oil by releasing a corruption-fighting rule… and we’ve heard crickets. However today, Oxfam America, our Publish What You Pay Coalition partner is turning up the heat
This piece by Gregory Adams was originally published on Oxfam America’s Politics of Poverty blog. “His stomach lurched as he realized that tinny, tiny sound was coming from his own midriff. He could barely believe it. The recorder he had taped to his stomach, its wire lead and microphone stuck to his breastbone, had somehow
Oxfam America has released an eery, fairytale-ish new video to call attention to US policy on international food aid. Titled “Food Games,” the video shows a Republican and Democratic couple waging a very stylish and darkly cinematographic food fight. Oxfam America says on their blog, “The video is a gamble, trying something new. It’s not
This piece, originally posted on Oxfam’s Politics of Poverty blog, is part of a larger blog series on transparency in the extractives industry. Stay tuned for more updates on this topic. In the first Star Wars movie, Luke Skywalker and friends somehow blew up the Death Star. That’s a bit how we felt in 2010
Ian Gary, senior policy manager for extractive industries at Oxfam America, takes a look at the facts and figures of corruption in Africa. This piece was originally published on the Politics of Poverty blog. This is a part of a larger blog series on transparency in the extractives industry. Stay tuned for more updates on
This piece by Gregory Adams was originally published on Oxfam America’s Politics of Poverty blog. Most people probably weren’t paying attention to the Washington Post business page on Dec 25. (Myself, I was trying to corral two toddlers and navigate a sea of Legos and torn paper). But for people in poor countries who are
So, how do you pull together a full-length album featuring a team of 11 producers and 50 local performers that highlights the diversity of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s music scene while relating to listeners around the world? Well, if you’re Damon Albarn, the former front man of hit British band Blur and the mastermind
Today’s guest blog is written by Vicky Rateau, the manager for Oxfam America’s new GROW campaign. It originally appeared at Civil Eats here and Oxfam. The movement for reform to our flawed food system is growing stronger every day. Cooks, consumers, and campaigners alike are waking up in increasing numbers to the dangerous and unsustainable
There was an error loading posts
