More than a year after the Marawi conflict ended, organizations working in the Marawi rehabilitation stressed the importance of promoting access to financial services and Islamic finance as part of the continuous recovery of families affected by the crisis. The call was made during the culmination of the Financial Inclusion for the Recovery of Marawi […]

Blog post by Oxfam PilipinasMore from Oxfam Pilipinas A year after armed conflict broke out in Marawi City, the pursuit of recovery remains a long-term endeavor. Around 230,000 people, who are mostly small traders and vendors, remain displaced and are still struggling to recover their lost properties and livelihoods. In the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao […]

The Australian Government in partnership with Google.org has awarded the Google Impact Challenge “Technology Against Poverty” Prize to Oxfam. The Challenge is conducted worldwide to support local non-profit innovators to use technology to solve key social and development problems. “The I AFFORD Project highlights an innovative partnership between the private sector, government and non-government organizations, to address enduring poverty […]

MANILA, 23 August, 2016 – As the monsoon season starts to rip through the country, international humanitarian aid organization Oxfam and global electronic payments leader Visa come together to call for wider financial inclusion that will help improve disaster preparedness and recovery among poor and vulnerable communities. “The Philippines is the second most disaster-prone country in […]