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Oxfam, with support from UKAid, is distributing around 2,000 Lifesaver jerrycans as part of its response in Leyte. Lifesaver jerry cans can filter 10,000 to 20,000 litres (2,650 to 5,300 gallons) of water. One jerrycan can provide water for four people for over three years. It does not need chemicals as it uses carbon technology that filters out viruses and bacteria. The process of filtering takes around 20 seconds then 0.70 litres or around 1.5 pints can be drunk immediately. (Photo: Jane Beesley/Oxfam)

We are not afraid to drink our water

On 8th November 2013 Typhoon Haiyan stuck parts of the Philippines with winds around 195 mph and creating a tsunami like storm surge killing over 6,000 people, displacing over 4 million and destroying or damaging over one million houses. Today around 2,000 people are still missing, an estimated...

A woman from Tukalipnao in Mamasapano, Mindanao (Photo: Rhea Catada/Oxfam)

Holding on to peace:stories of struggle and hope in Tukanalipao

Tukanalipao is one of the 15 villages in the poor municipality of Mamasapano, in Southern Philippines. One year ago, an armed encounter in the small village of Tukanalipao killed more than 60 Filipinos,including an eight-year-old girl from the poor community.

Harvesting is a common bonding activity among female farmers in the area. This is also their space for social interactions. (Photo: Joan Odena/Oxfam)

Women Farmers of Barangay Cag-olango, Balangiga

Farming is one of the major sources of livelihood in Barangay Cag-o-lango in the municipality of Balangiga, Eastern Samar. Oxfam supported the livelihood initiatives in the community where some women were provided of fruit-bearing, they were provided of farming tools and capacity building. All of...