Impact stories

Every day, Oxfam is helping thousands of communities around the world work their own way out of poverty. Here are just a few of the people who we have reached — telling their stories, in their own words.

Poasa is standing in front of a crops cage covered in green netting on the farm that he manages in Nadi, Fiji.
Partnering with LGBTQIA+ communities in Fiji

Poasa is a member of Rainbow Pride Foundation supporting LGBTQIA+ people in Fiji.

a woman stands in front of a row of solar panels.
Cultivating clean futures in Cambodia

In Cambodia, farming communities in the Pursat Province are switching from diesel power to solar energy to cultivate their crops.

Siphon sitting on a fallen tree looking out across the Mekong River near her village.
Protecting local ecosystems

In Cambodia, communities living along the Mekong rely upon the river for food, water, and income. They are working together to protect their local environments.

a woman stands in a garden, holding up a large recently-harvested fruit and smiling.
Growing urban gardens in Uganda

Limited land access made it challenging for communities to access affordable and nutritious food. Training provided to women and young people in Kampala and Soroti has supported them in adapting to their environment.

Aysha is smiling, sitting under the pergola structure in her homestead garden with bottle gourd vegetables growing around her.
Zakat in action: food security in Cox's Bazar

Your Zakat is an Amanah, safeguarding lives in the world's largest refugee camp.

Sarah holding technology and showing her farm in Nasawara state, Nigeria.
Ogbogne women of Nasarawa: From farming to leadership

Learn more about what global communities and Oxfam are doing to promote farming and leadership.

Magda, Oxfam's ICDRC Project Manager in Larantuka, Indonesia
How people can have food security

Magda explains how Oxfam's partners in Indonesia are tackling the effects of climate change.

A woman standing in a mangrove looking up at the trees.
Honey farming in Bangladesh

Koruna is the only female honey farmer in Bangladesh and collects honey with her team in Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world.

A person standing in front of a natural backdrop, an LGBTQIA+ flag can be seen on a flagpole in the background.
Supporting queer entrepeneurs

The Rainbow Pride Foundation is an Oxfam Partner working to empower the LGBTQIA+ community in Fiji by building a better financial future through community initiatives.

A person with long hair sits wearing an Oxfam gilet hunched over a clipboard. There are people in the background.
Gay Alliance Ukraine: community strength and togetherness

Anna Leonova, Executive Director of Gay Alliance Ukraine on mobilising the LGBT community, strengthening the capacity of this community in advocacy, human rights and improving life in Ukraine.

Magdalene holds a massive cassava plant which is like a big brown bark-coloured root.
Lasting change starts small

Magdelene and her community are laying the foundations for a better future in Sierra Leone.

Abdia Ibrahim putting water in 120 litres water tank given by MID-P and Oxfam
Good clean water

Abdia is a farmer in Isiolo County in Kenya. She lives in one of more than 1,000 homes whose residents Oxfam partners have worked with in the area to get clean water running.