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Photo credit: Fabeha Monir/Oxfam Fishing after the cyclone. Abdul and his wife fish near Sundarban after returning from the flood shelter. Shamnagar, Bangladesh

Ripple Effects: women in Nepal and Bangladesh forge their own paths in water governance

Suman Gupta and Nuzhat Nueary

March 20th, 2020 Gender, Water, Women's Economic Empowerment

In honour of International Women’s Day (March 8th) and World Water Day (March 22nd), this episode discusses how water systems and water governance are deeply intertwined with women’s lives in …

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Participative scenario development: Imagining Bangladesh's future. Photo: John Magrath

Imagining alternative futures

John Magrath

February 5th, 2019 Agriculture, Climate Change, Food & livelihoods, Food security, Methodology, Participation and Leadership, Research, Youth

Programme Researcher, John Magrath, describes the process of applying ‘participatory scenario development’ to explore how Bangladesh might achieve zero hunger and zero carbon emissions by 2041. It is tempting to …

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Iffat Tahmid Fatema. Credit: Abbie Trayler-Smith

Five things I’ve learned being a humanitarian aid worker

Iffat Tahmid Fatema

August 20th, 2018 Humanitarian, Refugees and IDPs

This World Humanitarian Day, Iffat Tahmid Fatema, Oxfam public health worker, shares what it’s like helping people in our Rohingya refugee response in Bangladesh.

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Sameera demonstrates her solar torch. Photo: Sophie Mack Smith/Oxfam

Lighting up the lives of Rohingya Refugees

Rachel Hastie

August 16th, 2018 Humanitarian, Protection, Refugees and IDPs, Violence Against Women and Girls

Oxfam and partners at Loughborough University are looking at how lighting can be used to reduce the perceived risk of gender based violence around water and sanitation facilities in camps.

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Since August 25, nearly 515,000 Rohingya refugees have crossed over to Bangladesh’s South-Eastern districts resulting in a massive humanitarian crisis. Credit: Kamila Stepien / Oxfam

The number to focus on this World Refugee Day

Fionna Smyth

June 20th, 2018 Humanitarian, Refugees and IDPs

This World Refugee Day, Head of Humanitarian Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns, Fionna Smyth, reflects on the recent UNHCR refugee figures and reminds us of those who are seeking safety in …

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A market stall at Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Credit: Corrie Sissons, Oxfam

Reaching refugees and boosting small businesses in Bangladesh

Corrie Sissons

December 19th, 2017 Emergency, Food & livelihoods, Humanitarian, Refugees and IDPs

By providing emergency cash or vouchers Oxfam can help people in crisis to get desperately needed food and other items, while boosting local businesses at the same time. Corrie Sissons …

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Razida, 35, carries her ten-month old son Anisul through Unchiprang Camp in Bangladesh. Tommy Trenchard / Oxfam.

Speaking out about the Rohingya crisis

Ed Cairns

December 18th, 2017 Emergency, Humanitarian, Protection, Refugees and IDPs, Research

Oxfam has interviewed Rohingya refugees about their needs, hopes and fears for the future, and published their responses in a new briefing paper. Here Ed Cairns reflects on the responsibility …

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A presentation at Fulchari Union. Credit: Caroline Ashley/Oxfam

A no ‘tick-box’ approach to gender and resilience

Caroline Ashley

August 22nd, 2017 Food & livelihoods, Gender, Women's Economic Empowerment

A key question for Oxfam and the development sector is how to address the different challenges faced by people living in poverty in a holistic fashion. However, our partners are …

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Local toilets and a temporary bridge, modified and built in an effort to adapt to the flooding in Tala, Bangladesh.

Help! My toilet is sinking!

Lousie Medland

March 22nd, 2017 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Louise Medland, Carol Brady and Jessica Fullwood-Thomas examine the long term effects of annual flooding and waterlogging on people’s lives in Bangladesh.  Heavy rainfall during July and August in 2011 …

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Overcoming social barriers: A journey by women WASH platform

Ashish Barua

October 3rd, 2016 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

In this latest blog Ashish Barua explains how the all female ‘Women WASH Platform’  has broken down social barriers to encourage better practice in Bangladesh.  “We install latrines inside the …

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