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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…

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…