Oxfam Stories

One hour to get water

Love trumped violence and 2 lives were saved

“We cannot go on living like that”.

I believe we have a choice and we can change our lives

“My first memories are of bombings, war, people going missing…”

Life on the fringe

Building his children’s future

“I just want my daughter to be free”.

No more middlemen

“Independence is my one and only dream”

New Man, New Confidence.

Women are now seen as smart and potential leaders

“Who wants a life in a house made of sand?”

“I’m a new woman now, I can do whatever I set my mind to”.

“I want to be a hero for the next generation”.

In search of food.

Crossing mountains to get food and water.

“It’s enough for us to be welcomed with a smile”.

What youth want: freedom!

Cookies in the face of drought

Savings for change

Fighting for water in Mexico

“We must never lose hope and faith that tomorrow will be better.”

A story of drought, loan and women empowerment.

Ending marginalisation: Three rural women at the forefront

“Another world is possible”.

Disability is not inability

“If you don’t speak, no one will hear”

“40 years is too long in exile”.

“The forest is our life and now it is contaminated”

“Look at all the children around…I will not allow myself to be the reason they are hurt or killed”

“I cried because I was so happy to finally own something”.

Inspiring Leader

“Grandfather, why haven’t you sent Anjali to school today?”

Solving disputes

“Our land is our work place and our produces are our salaries”

Rice Dragon

“My life is changing for the better: no more guessing game”

“When I first heard about growing grass, I thought it was ridiculous”

“I am proud of my job and more confident in my work.”

Paving the way

“We used to fear even to get close to a bank”

“Poor, not delinquents”

A life-changing business

Together we can bring the attention of the world leaders to the issues of gender-based violence.

‘This is not a tribal conflict but a political one, and innocent people should be left out of it.’

“What I learned is very important, more than anything else.”

“I now feel confident to speak to anybody, even the big boss”

“I remember when my children fainted out of thirst”

“I left the place. This was too much exploitation”

“Protecting nature is our family’s heritage”

“In truth, this type of work is really beautiful”.

“I have always felt capable to represent my people”

Farmers in the West Bank of the Occupied Palestinian Territory

“Welcome, you can rest and eat here”.

“Gunshots kill whatever is in their paths”.

“South Sudan is more than just tribes”.

“People are now referred to by their tribes, this is what divided us”.

‘I would rather fight and die for you than stand by and watch them take and kill you’

“If a woman does not stand up and demand her rights, nobody else will”.

“I roughly speak five languages, so I am from five different places”.

“Make sure they arrive safely”

“That’s not our fight”

“I am no longer afraid”

“They arrive with pain and sadness, but when they leave, the look on their faces changes”

“I have never imagined I would get as far as I got today”.

“I have become the voice of my community”.

“I will definitely run for elections!”

Fishing in Gaza

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