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.

More than honey

Hassana is leading a beekeeping cooperative in Ethiopia.

Women's rights

Birhan's story

Food

Climate change

Women's rights

In Mozambique: Starting a business in the wake of a cyclone

Sonia has a shop in Mozambique

Climate change

Conflicts and disasters

Emergency response

Getting fresh water running

Emmely washes dishes in Zimbabwe

Water

In Jordan: making soap

Huda fled Syria for Jordan where she started a soap business

Business and poverty

Women's rights

How Oxfam works with communities on handwashing

I joined Oxfam to save lives, and an important part of this is promoting healthy handwashing to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

Health

Water

Emergency response

Protecting refugees from coronavirus

Moury is a Senior Public Health Officer in Bangladesh

Emergency response

Health

A regular water supply in Lebanon

Imm fled war in Syria for Lebanon. Her family now have a water supply.

Water

Emergency response

Food

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