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Peter Gatkuoth, a 64-year-old leader of Buore Group of farmers. Photo credit: Yangi Justine/ Oxfam

Farmers mint 9 million in first of its kind group savings in Akobo, South Sudan

Farmers in South Sudan mainly practice subsistence farming and rely largely on annual seasonal rainfall for agricultural work.Despite the unreliable rainfall, a group of farmers in Akobo County of…

, Rebecca Korok, a mother of eight. In 2020, Rebecca faced unimaginable challenges as her family's farms were burned, properties destroyed, and cattle raided. Photo credit: Kapuki Henry/ Oxfam

Surviving Hunger: A Mother's Struggle through South Sudan’s food Crisis

As South Sudan marked 13 anniversary of Independence this month, millions of South Sudanese families continue to go to bed hungry – everyday. This number, continues to rise every year – owing to the…

Originally from the western Tigray village of Humera, Birzaf's journey to the camp for displaced people was not one of choice, but of necessity, driven by the harrowing conflict in Tigray. Photo Credit: Petterik Wiggers/Oxfam

Hope through water for families in Tigray

In Abi-Adi town, a community of people displaced by conflict in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray Region, a woman in a clean blue dress stood out in the crowd as she headed toward the well pump. The 48-year…

Netsanet, a participant in the Oxfam support program spending time with her daughter at their makeshift home in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. Photo credit: Petterik Wiggers/Oxfam

Cash assistance and training rebuilding lives in Tigray

The corridors of Agazi Elementary School in Tigray are bustling with activity. On one side, children scurry down the corridors to their classrooms, and the air is filled with the hum of learning. On…

Etsay Hafte, a farmer from Raya Azebo, speaks on the severe impact of climate extremes on her livelihood. She is one of the hundreds of thousands receiving cash assistance from Oxfam to help mitigate these challenges. CREDIT Petterik Wiggers/Oxfam

Stories of Hope in Southern Tigray

In the heartland of Kara in southern Mekoni district of Tigray, Ethiopia, Etsay Hafte’s story unfolds amidst the harsh realities of conflict and environmental degradation.Inside her modest house,…

Roda picking cucumber from the farm. Photo credit: Yangi Teresa/ Oxfam

Demonstration farm fuels women farmers in Akobo

Women in Akobo that have joined an agriculture demonstration farm program established by Oxfam’s local partner, say they have felt encouraged to start their own gardens – thanks to their new found…

In Ghana,Leticia is drying her beans on traditional drying tables at her farm. Photo Credit: Nana Kofi Acquah/Oxfam

Ghana Farmers Win Big: Tax Relief on Agro-Inputs!

Good news for Ghanaian farmers! After years of struggling under high agro-input taxes, they have finally won a major victory. Let us delve into how civil society organizations (CSOs) like Oxfam and…

Nyagoa Dak, a primary 6 pupil at the school

School feeding program woos children to school, improves performance in Lankein

Schools in Lankein payam of Nyirol county have seen remarkable transformation since the implementation of the School Feeding Program – an initiative implemented by Oxfam in South Sudan with support…

Bibiana Peter a mother of five lives with her children at an old transit centre. Photo credit: Yangi Justine/ Oxfam

Employement for returnees : Bibiana is now able to send her two sons to school

For many returnees displaced by brutal Sudan conflict now settled in the temporary camp in Renk, South Sudan, finding a job and educating their children is a dream. Located 40km south of the border…

Nyaduol Kier, a primary Eight Pupil at Akobo, South Sudan. Photo credit: Yangi Justine/ Oxfam

School meals gives hope each day among pupils for a brighter future

Nutritious food is essential not only for a child’s healthy growth, but for their academic performance as well. In Akobo East, school meals have significantly reduced school dropouts and is keeping…