Ibrahim When Ibrahim’s wife sought work opportunities abroad, he carried the challenges of being the primary caretaker of his two-year-old son, Datu Nursalam, alongside with doing most household chores such as doing the laundry, meal preparation, and washing the dishes. Ibrahim, a volunteer teacher since 2003 and an MMH champion in SSB, shared his journey […]

Norhaimin Norhaimin’s barangay, a conflict-affected area in Shariff Saydona Mustapha (SSM), Maguindanao, does not have access to hygiene facilities, such as handwashing and comfort rooms. It is a designated evacuation area for families caught in between war among armed groups. Norhaimin, a 26-year old Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson and MMH champion, has witnessed the increasing trend […]

GLORIA Gloria, 19, is processing her passport and work papers in Metro Manila when the Philippine Government declared a nationwide lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At a young age, she seeks work opportunities abroad to support her two-year-old son and her parents. Trapped in the capital region, Gloria decided to go home to her […]

The innovative partnership between Oxfam, government, local non-government organisation, and financial technology firm, PayMaya and Smart Padala to help improve disaster preparedness and recovery of poor and most vulnerable communities through addressing multiple barriers to financial inclusion bags Silver Anvil award.  The Anvil Awards is considered “the Oscars” of Philippine public relations which recognises outstanding public […]

Through our partners, Oxfam is providing life-saving support for clean water, sanitation and hygiene; helping displaced families get the information they need about their legal and human rights; and connecting them to medical, legal and other support services while advocating for durable peace. Our partners for our humanitarian response in Marawi City are the Humanitarian Response Consortium, Initiatives for Dialogue […]

The Humanitarian Response Consortium (HRC), an Oxfam partner, conducted a rapid assessment of the impact of Typhoon Nina in Catanduanes, and responded to immediate needs on water, sanitation and hygiene in villages with high cases of diarrhoea. More than a week after the storm, the HRC’s rapid assessment team reached the remote villages of Barangay Dugui […]

On Friday, the board of the People’s Survival Fund (PSF), a special annual fund in the National Treasury intended to finance local climate change adaptation initiatives, announced that it has given the green light for two projects in Mindanao. The move comes over five years since the fund was created through the enactment of Republic Act 10174 in […]

On October 19, super typhoon Haima or Lawin as it is locally known, struck the Philippines, leaving a trail of destroyed houses and buildings, as well as damaged lowland and upland agricultural lands in its path.  Many communities affected in northern Luzon are still reeling from the effects of the El Nino phenomenon when the typhoon hit. One of […]

The seaweeds enterprise project in Sitio converse, Barangay Ngolos is Oxfams very first communitylevel partnership with a people’s organization  in the municipality of Guiuan.  Words and Pictures: Maria Carolina Bello/Oxfam