livelihoods

The seaweeds enterprise project in Sitio converse, Barangay Ngolos is Oxfams very first communitylevel partnership with a people's organization in the municipality of Guiuan. Copyright by Maria Carolina Bello/Oxfam...

Fishing families who lived in the path of typhoon Yolanda have lost boats, nets, and tools; the essentials they need to produce food and earn a living. Coral reefs have also been badly affected by the storm. Oxfam is working with fishing communities to rebuild boats and repair nets. Boat repair...

Typhoon Haiyan has caused significant devastation for fisher farmers in the Philippines. The storm destroyed boats and nets, leaving thousands of fishermen and women without the means to catch fish and earn a living. Oxfam is working with local partners on Leyte Island and in Northern Cebu to...

Typhoon Haiyan was one of the most powerful storms to ever make landfall. Four months after the storm hit the Philippines, life for villagers on Bantayan Island in Cebu province remains a struggle. Three-quarters of the island's population of about 136,000 depend on fishing as their main source...

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...