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Each quarter, we produce Oxfam News, a 24-page magazine with news on our long-term development programs, advocacy campaigns and emergency responses. Oxfam News also provides news and views about international social justice issues and poverty. Please email the editor if you require an issue published prior to 2002.
December 2008
For rural Mozambicans suffering HIV it is often the isolation and loneliness that kills before the virus. Read how life-saving home-based care programs are giving Mozambicans the care needed to survive and thrive. See how sisters are doing it for themselves and battling climate change in their own communities. In the Philippines, fishing communities speak out about the Australian-owned mine that has robbed them of their livelihoods. And for gifts that give so much more, check out our unique range of fair trade gifts.
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September 2008
Solutions to poverty come in many guises. In East Asia, communities are learning how to manage precious fish resources. In China, a mountain community has found renewed hope thanks to a new community road. In Sri Lanka, families are literally growing their way out of poverty. In the Pacific, plans are afoot to increase the effectiveness of aid. And in Malawi, while the challenges of poverty and climate change are intertwined, so are the solutions.
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June 2008
In this issue we feature how Oxfam is helping stone quarry workers in India to find their voice and fight for a better future. We look at the achievements and challenges of the incredibly successful Close the Gap campaign, one year on, and reflect on the Northern Territory intervention. We also report back on our disaster response in the Solomon Islands, one year after an earthquake and tsunami ravaged the region.
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March 2008
In this issue we investigate peace and conflict in Papua New Guinea, a permaculture project in Indonesia, a youthful initiative in Vanuatu and a creative project that is brightening the lives of HIV-affected women in South Africa. We also report back from the Bali climate change conference and detail how we plan to monitor our performance over the coming years.
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December 2007
This issue we feature how Oxfam is helping communities in Malawi prepare for disasters. We travel to a mountain community in Laos where a new school is making a positive difference to children's lives. And in Vietnam, we discover how poor communities are taking action to hold governments and corporations to account.
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September 2007
Zimbabwe's young people are being decimated by HIV and AIDS. We take a look at a ground-breaking approach which is tackling HIV and gender equality simultaneously. We also cover Oxfam International Youth Partnerships, successful indigenous health programs, foreign aid programs and our new strategic plan.
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June 2007
Many poor rice-growing families face serious food shortages each year. This issue profiles an organic rice-growing method which is putting more food on the table. We take a closer look at our work in Sri Lanka, the impacts of climate change in South Africa, and the work of a Mozambican group tackling the country’s HIV and AIDS epidemic. And, with a Federal election looming, we ask the Government and ALP to outline their policies for Indigenous Australians.
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March 2007
In many countries, violence against women is accepted and even encouraged. We take a look at the ways Oxfam is seeking to address this problem and achieve greater equity between the sexes. We meet some inspiring women who have transformed their lives after spending years risking violence, discrimination and HIV as commercial sex workers in Zimbabwe. We also catch up with women in rural Cambodia who are gaining the skills and confidence to play a more prominent role in their communities. And as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis continues in Darfur, we reveal the human face behind the horror.
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December 2006
South Africa’s HIV pandemic has left more than 1.5 orphans in its wake. Editor Maureen Bathgate looks at how we are working to provide them with a brighter future. Two years on from the tsunami, we examine the achievements and challenges of our response to date. An Oxfam donor sees for himself how his money is helping poor communities in India and coffee farmers in Laos share their stories of success.
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September 2006
In this issue, we look at the widening divide in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. We also highlight an innovative program in Western Australia that's helping Indigenous men reconnect with their culture and heritage. There is also insight into how owning a buffalo can mean the difference between destitution and survival in rural Cambodia.
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June 2006
In this issue, we look at lives changed for the better in Laos. We also highlight how we are helping children orphaned by HIV and AIDS in South Africa, factory workers in Asia exercising their basic rights, a new school in Cambodia, and north-eastern Kenya's severe food and water shortages.
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March 2006
In this issue, we focus on the 2,000 ragpickers in India who have no other option for work. We also highlight violence against women in Bangladesh, South East Asian communities who are facing battles against major river developments, and earthquake survivors in Pakistan and India.
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December 2005
In this issue, we focus on helping our closest neighbour, Timor-Leste address critical food shortages and severe child malnutrition. We also have a special section on the 12-month anniversary of the boxing day tsunami.
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September 2005
In this issue we focus on the raising HIV/AIDS epidemic in Papua New Guinea and new ways of spreading HIV/AIDS awareness among young people. We also highlight world poverty and look at what we can do as a country to eradicate poverty. There is also a follow up article on the tsunami.
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June 2005
This issue looks at the ways in which Oxfam's mid-year appeal is 'making poverty history' in Mozambique and Laos. Also: 'Six months on from the Tsunami', a retrospective analysis of how Oxfam's response has helped to rebuild shattered lives. We also detail how Oxfam is working to protect the livelihoods of fishers in Laos and Cambodia, while on the home front, healing the trauma of family violence in Aboriginal communities.
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February 2005
As well as detailing our response to the tsunami, this issue also explores some of our other work to improve people's lives. Read about how Marinduque Island in the Philippines has been affected by mining, and what Oxfam Community Aid Abroad is doing to help.
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December 2004
In this issue, we highlight the challenges of working for peace in Sri Lanka. We are supporting projects to bring Tamil and Sinhala communities together again through village committees, language classes, exchange programs and agricultural projects. We also provide an update on the outcomes of our Play Fair at the Olympics campaign, which generated an unprecedented level of support from supporters from around the world.
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September 2004
In this issue, we turn our attention to what has been described as the world's worst humanitarian disaster: Sudan. We also detail our support of communities on the island of Marinduque in the Philippines who allege that an Australian-listed mining company has caused environmental degradation, poverty and illness.
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May 2004
Our cover story reviews some of the amazing work being done by our partner organisation the Bela Bela Prevention Group in South Africa, which runs a variety of care and prevention programs for people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. This issue also includes a three page feature on our support for the Western Australian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (WAACCHO).
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March 2004
Our cover story asks the puzzling question, how clean are your clothes? Your clothes might look clean, but chances are many of them are produced in low-wage countries in conditions that are far from just. Oxfam Community Aid Abroad is calling on the sportswear and fashion industries to improve working conditions and pay workers fairly.
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