Showing posts with label Oxfam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oxfam. Show all posts

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Peacekeepers for Darfur?

From Oxfam's campaign email on helping people in Darfur.

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/campaign/actions/darfur_peacekeepers.html?ito=2440&itc=0

Caption: A makeshift classroom in one of the many camps in Darfur and neighboring Chad. Credit: Brigitte Lacombe

UN Peacekeepers in Darfur, Sudan, are struggling to do their job – because scarcely one-third of the promised force has been deployed. The people deserve better. Hear about life on the inside of Darfur’s many refugee camps through the voices of those who live there. And make sure you call on Gordon Brown to deliver what’s been promised.

For more information on Oxfam's work, follow this link: Life in Darfur

All mums should have access to decent maternal care

Sounds like a no-brainer to me, so followed Oxfam's suggestion and mailed Gordon Brown:

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/campaign/actions/maternal_emergency.html

In pictures: All mums should have access to decent maternal care. Watch Oxfam's photo slideshow and find out how some poor countries have managed to turn their health systems around.
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/campaign/health_and_education/maternal_mortality_slideshow.html

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Vulture Update

Excellent news - Oxfam's campaign to stop company Donegal from demanding payment of debt from Zambia including interest and costs amounting to $40 million has been successful.

Read the full story here.