Oxfam has been piloting the combined use of mobile data collection and geographic information systems (GIS) tools to better monitor water, sanitation and hygiene facilities as part of its work to...
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Oxfam has been piloting the combined use of mobile data collection and geographic information systems (GIS) tools to better monitor water, sanitation and hygiene facilities as part of its work to...
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The outbreak in Soyo, North West Angola has now spread to Cabinda; the Angolan enclave north of the Congo river (see map), with a total of 146 cases reported between 13 December 2016 and 18 January...
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Burundi is one of the world’s poorest countries and over a decade of war has left the country in a constant state of instability. The unstable political situation and election tensions in 2015 led to...
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Overstretched and underfunded refugee camps put over 110,000 Burundians in Tanzania at risk, as potential influx and heavy rains loom large warn aid agencies Health and shelter for Burundian refugees...
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The influx of 70,000 Burundian refugees to Tanzania is overstretching the capacity of the government of Tanzania and aid agencies to respond, as emergency aid workers struggle to meet the urgent...
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Kigoma, 20 May 2015 - Overcrowding, lack of clean water and sanitation facilities among Burundian refugees in Tanzania means risk of disease outbreak is alarmingly high, particularly among the...
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The number of refugees arriving in Tanzania has risen exponentially over the past week as people pour over Burundi’s borders, with new arrivals citing fear of violence and intimidation as primary...
Publication Summary This research is a case study on the US Feed the Future (FTF) Initiative in Tanzania. It focusses on two projects—the Tanzania Agriculture Productivity Program (TAPP) and NAFAKA...
This blog is written and maintained by Duncan Green, Head of Research for Oxfam GB and author of 'From Poverty to Power'. One of my favourite Oxfam projects is Chukua Hatua (CH) in Tanzania, which is...
Investing in the future In Piyaya the largest building in the centre of the village is now the Oxfam funded grain bank. Three consecutive years of drought have meant that food supplies are often...
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People living in the drought-affected areas of north Kenya, Ethiopia and south Somalia will continue to face difficulties in the months to come despite improvements in the humanitarian conditions as...
Life has changed for the Maasai cattle herders in Tanzania, changed in ways they've never seen. Even the weather seems to be different, with droughts more intense than ever. A great deal has changed...
Rahab Kenana is Oxfam's Livelihoods Diversification Programme Officer in Ngorongoro. Originally from Kenya she joined Oxfam in 2001. As a Maasai she has a strong personal, as well as a professional,...
The Maasai are facing increased hardship as the current emergency in Tanzania bites. They speak to Oxfam's Jane Beesley about the changes they have seen in their lifetimes and what life is like for...
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Pressed against the wall of her house in Kalita, Tanzania, Milembe Mwandu seeks a sliver of shade as she speaks. All around her, the land stretches flat, parched, and hot. There has been no rain in...
Tanzania Oxfam maintains its programme in three camps of Burundian refugees in the Districts of Kasulu and Kibondo in the west of Tanzania. Once facilities in other camps had been finished, they were...