Elizabeth Stevens, Author at Oxfam Views & Voices

Scene from a women’s group sponsored by AWYAD. “Women who used to be afraid to speak up are now leading women’s groups,” says AWYAD field coordinator Teddie Babu. Photo: Elizabeth Stevens / Oxfam America

Standing up for women’s rights and local leadership in Uganda

December 10th, 2018 Gender, Governance, Humanitarian, Participation and Leadership, Refugees and IDPs, Violence Against Women and Girls Leave a Comment

Elizabeth Stevens describes how a small, local NGO has had an outsized impact on Uganda’s refugee response. Heart, guts, big ideas, and an investor. If you are launching a tiny …

Noraisah Arumpac, who fled Marawi, the Philippines, in 2017 helps her daughter with homework. The plywood that reinforces her family’s tent was provided by Humanitarian Response Consortium. “HRC was a great help. They went from tent to tent to talk to us. They gave us everything we needed.” Photo: Elizabeth Stevens/Oxfam

A sea change in the Philippines: local groups take charge in emergencies

Elizabeth Stevens

June 7th, 2018 General, Humanitarian Leave a Comment

El Salvador: the struggle to survive El NiÃ±o

Elizabeth Stevens

February 9th, 2016 Climate Change, Disasters, Food & livelihoods, Food security, Humanitarian

The global El NiÃ±o weather phenomenon is being exacerbated by climate change. The UN’s humanitarian agency predicts that in 2016 over 60 million people around the world will be affected …