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Team from INGOs in some African countries visits Oxfam in Ghana

Oxfam in Ghana as an Influencing Office: Sharing our experience with the NGO World

Oxfam in Ghana Country Programme has gone through different phases since its operations began in 1986. Over the past three decades, Oxfam has supported vulnerable communities to access education, health care, agricultural resources among others.

The fisheries sector serves as the main occupation for a lot of women and men in the coastal communities of Ghana. Credit: Naana Nkansah Agyekum/Oxfam

In Ghana, women play a key role in fisheries

Writen by: Naana Nkansah Agyekum, Media and Communications Lead, Oxfam in Ghana

The occupation is often seen as a male dominated area. But a closer look at Ghana's fisheries sector...

Drought in Mauritania. Credit: Sylvain Cherkaoui/Oxfam

The Carbon Inequality Era

Fight carbon emissions and inequalities.

Victoria Banks lutte pour la survie de sa famille au Libéria. Crédit : Zwannah Kimber

Covid-19 pandemic threatens years of efforts to recover from war in Liberia

Après des années de rétablissement suite à la guerre civile au Libéria, Victoria Banks pouvait enfin vivre de l'agriculture. Jusqu'à ce que la pandémie de COVID-19 frappe.

Bone Kortie is a trader who lost her source of income following the pandemic. Credit: Bettie Kemah Johnson-Mbayo / Oxfam

A family struck by hunger due to coronavirus

Bone Kortie is a mother of eight from Liberia and a small trader who lost her source of income as a result of the pandemic. She narrates her ordeal.

Illustration of Tedy in Mali. Credit : Sophie Le Hire

The Day We Will Dance: Tedy in Mali

Discover the story of Tedy in Mali as part of the series The Day We Will Dance.

Illustration of Victorine in Burkina Faso. Credit : Sophie Le Hire

The Day We Will Dance: Victorine in Burkina Faso

Discover the story of Victorine in Burkina Faso as part of the series The Day We Will Dance.

Illustration de Halima au Niger. Crédit : Sophie Le Hire

The Day We Will Dance : Halima in Niger

Découvrez le récit de Halima au Niger dans le cadre de la série Le jour où nous danserons.

Illustration of Sylvie in the Central African Republic. Credit : Sophie Le Hire

The Day We Will Dance: Sylvie in the Central African Republic

Discover the story of Sylvie in the Central African Republic as part of the series The Day We Will Dance.