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Tabitha Nyabang a 32-year-old mother of six lives in Dengjock talks about some of the major challenges women face in Dengjock payam of Akobo East. Photo credit: Yangi Justine/ Oxfam

Safe friendly spaces bring relief for women in Akobo East

Tabitha Nyabang a 32-year-old mother of six lives in Dengjock talks about some of the major challenges women face in Dengjock payam of Akobo East.“For women here in Dengjock, our major problem is…

Nyahon Majak – a vegetable farmer in Akobo East County, South Sudan

Improved vegetable harvests encourage savings amongst Akobo farmers

There is nothing more rewarding than for a farmer to see her crops growing healthy – ushering in the benefit of being able to meet other basic needs through selling the produce.That is the joy,…

The Women's Rights Movement takes center stage at the 5th Africa Climate Talks and Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development

Oxfam in Africa

A CALL FOR GENDER-RESPONSIVE CLIMATE FINANCING FOR KEY SECTORS, PRIMARILY AGRICULTURE

Ajus poses for the camera behind their classroom. Photo Credit: Yangi Teresa Justine/ Oxfam

Triumph against odds, Ajus’s journey to academic excellence

In the Greater Pibor Administrative Area of South Sudan, the harsh realities of everyday life paint a challenging backdrop for children and young people striving for education. From holding lessons…

Women fetching water at the only waterpoint in Ziro residence. Photo Credit: Yangi Teresa/ Oxfam

Returnee woman spends five hours accessing clean water

Getting clean drinking water in some parts of South Sudan is a struggle that requires sacrifice that stretch beyond convenience. Renk, a town bordering Sudan and South Sudan is among the worst…

Transforming Land Rights for African Women and Men: Civil Society's Clarion Call for Action

Civil Society Platform for Engaging with the African Union

In a world grappling with the relentless challenges of climate change, global hunger, and widening inequalities, the urgent need to secure women's land rights has never been more apparent. As the…

With the arrival of over 1,500 people every day, the two transit centers in Renk are at full capacity, hosting people four times their size. Photo credit: Fatuma Noor/ Oxfam

Sudanese refugees fleeing conflict to find refuge in South Sudan

When the fighting erupted in Sudan’s capital Khartoum, 26-year-old Aisha was home with her two children. Gunshot sounds were getting closer to her home and she knew that they had to run for their…

Overcoming Hardship in Pinyudo Refugee Camp

Overcoming Hardship in Pinyudo Refugee Camp

In Ethiopia's Gambela region, amidst various refugee camps that shelter about 380,000 refugees, lies Pinyudo camp—a home for those who fled conflict in South Sudan. Here in Pinyudo , we meet Adugk…

Luony Mungu speaking to Oxfam Communications Officer at Rumbek County Headquarters. Photo Credit Yangi/Oxfam

“After loosing four sons to conflict I decided to be peace ambassador in my community,” Luony Mungu

When conflict erupts in an area, it leaves an immerse damage where many people lose their lives, many families get displaced, leaving them susceptible to all dangers.For communities to start…

42-year-old Nyawouw Mayok, a female leader at Gambella refugee camp, engages in a discussion with a group of women outside her house, addressing pertinent issues affecting women in the camp. Photo credit: Petterik Wiggers/ Oxfam

Empowered Woman - Nyawouw's advocacy for women and girls in Tierkidi refugee camp

In the heart of Tierkidi, a refugee camp nestled in Gambella in Western Ethiopia, a group of men gather next to a grass-thatched hut called “tukuls” in South Sudan. They are in a deep discussion…