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All around the world women are celebrating their strength, influence and power – it is our role to ensure that women’s contribution to this world is recognised and celebrated!
This World Food Programme video celebrates women’s contribution to feeding the world

Take some time today to talk with your colleagues, friends and family and think about how each of us can really put women’s rights at the heart of all we do….

Daily power cuts in Gaza resulting from the Israeli blockade mean that Palestinians must now use cheap generators in their attempt to carry on with daily life. Karl Schembri discovers that power cuts are causing much deeper disruptions, putting lives at risk.

By Justin Morgan, Country Director Oxfam Ghana

Tess Williams reports for Oxfam on aid distribution in one of the camps set up to shelter vicitms of the Haiti earthquake. In the makeshift shanty town of Carrefour, a simple domestic item like a plastic sheet or a bucket can make a huge difference to people’s lives.

Find out more about Oxfam’s Haiti Earthquake response

“We want a real deal” carved into an ice sculpture outside the Copenhagen climate talks

Wealthy developed nations are eyeing up land in some of the world’s poorest countries in order to feed their own. It sounds like good news for local economies but how can people in places like Ethiopia be sure they’re getting a fair deal? Coco McCabe reports.

By Muyatwa Sitali, Advocacy and Communication Manager
WASH Consortium / Oxfam GB
Liberia
Sitali is working on the Queue in Liberia – an amazing five day attempt in different slums across the country. Read on to find out why the issue of sanitation is so pressing in Liberia…

The strength and resilience of the Haitian people has been awe-inspiring in the aftermath of the earthquake that struck on 12 January, according to Oxfam America’s president Ray Offenheiser who visited Port-au-Prince recently.

8 March is International Women’s Day, now in its 100th year. Sarah Blakemore looks back on the history of the day and also why the campaign for women’s rights remains vital.

Charles Bambara’s Blog on Media Officers’ workshop: final day
The media meeting in Nairobi gathering a dozen of media officers across the continent has ended at Oxfam GB guesthouse.
 Rendez-vous to Dakar for the next meeting
Some actions have been agreed: A follow up of this meeting should focus on digital media, with Dakar as a potential venue for this meeting.