Stories

With seaweed and solidarity, Filipinas reduce disaster risks

In impoverished villages of Eastern Samar, the Philippines, Oxfam and partners are helping at-risk communities improve their security. Severa Abulencia navigates her motorized canoe expertly along a coastal river in Salcedo and out into the Leyte Gulf to a spot where rows of empty soda bottles bob...

Rebirth of a mangrove forest

As climate change intensifies cyclones in the Philippines, an Oxfam partner is helping local fisherfolk revive a forest that lives and livelihoods depend on. The bleached remains of ancient mangroves dot the coastal landscape of Eastern Samar. They are monuments to a battle they both lost and won...

We Make Herstory for International Women's Day 2020

Celebrate Women's Month by standing up for Women's Rights at the #WeMakeHerstory happening on March 7, 2020, 2:00 - 8:00 pm at Liwasang Aurora, Quezon Memorial Circle. Support our local women entrepreneurs and farmers at the Women's Market. Participate on the activities and learn more about various...

Women: Silent no more

Recognizing the role of women in the peace process, the United Youth of the Philippines-Women (UnYPhil-Women) with support from Oxfam in partnership with the Australian Government through the project Women's Empowerment for Leadership in Development and Peace in the Bangsamoro (WELD-Peace),...

Maguindanao is a Forgotten Crisis

When a humanitarian emergency fades from the headlines there is a tendency to forget that many people displaced by armed conflict continue to face difficulties and uncertainties to survive. This World Refugee Day, just like many days before, we stand together with thousands of internally displaced...

The Power of Savings

Twelve months since the Inclusive and Affordable Financial Facilities for Resilient and Developed Filipinos (IAFFORD) project was implemented in Brgy.103-Palanog, Tacloban City, Leyte, several families are now wiser in terms of planning for their financial security. They have gained discipline in...