The Future Skills programme is empowering marginalised women in the UK to grow in confidence and pursue their goals through shop work experience. Nikki van der Gaag recently visited Oxfam’s …
How entrepreneurship can support post-disaster recovery
Caroline Baxter TresisePost-disaster situations can open up opportunities for small businesses, boosting the local economy and enabling disaster-affected communities to support themselves. Caroline Baxter Tresise reflects on the role of coffee shops …
Smarter aid: Why digital cash transfers are the future
Nigel TricksWith mobile internet now widely available across East Africa the arguments for aid through electronic cash transfers are overwhelming. Nigel Tricks, Oxfam’s Horn East and Central Africa Regional Director reflects …
A harvest of dysfunction: Causes and impacts of drought in South Africa
John MagrathJohn Magrath introduces the report, A Harvest of Dysfunction: rethinking the approach to drought, its causes and impacts in South Africa. “Interventions to assist poor people affected by drought must …
Building a human economy requires more than a quick fix to corporate governance
Alex MaitlandAlex Maitland explores what business can do to help make a fairer economy that works for everyone. Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged to “build an economy that works for …
Women and transformative leadership
Veronica Rodriguez JorgeVerónica Rodríguez Jorge introduces us to Serapaz peace school in Chiapas, Mexico, and explains why women’s participation in conflict transformation is so vital. Las Cruces in Nayarit, Xochicuautla, Coyotepec San …
Delicious, disgusting, dangerous – how global eating habits are changing
John MagrathThere’s a food revolution going on all over the world and the young are at the forefront of it; but how much are they the leaders? And how much are …