Wellbeing

Emergency water trucking to drought-affected populations, particularly in the Horn of Africa, has become cyclical intervention as rainfall patterns in these areas has become increasingly unpredictable. In addition to being expensive and unsustainable, cyclical water trucking is coming under increased scrutiny as it increasingly appears to have negative impacts on pastoralist livelihoods, existing coping mechanisms […]

Women played a key role in Yemen’s 2011 popular uprising, but almost a year on they are still waiting for change. This report draws on research from a series of focus groups with Yemeni women, and calls on the Government of Yemen and the international community to support the humanitarian response, and help ensure women […]

This practical field guide brings together lessons learned from Oxfam’s past interventions in the prevention and control of cholera, and other related guidance. The aim is to provide a quick, step-by-step guide to inform cholera outbreak interventions and ensure public health programmes that are rapid, community-based, well-tailored, and gender and diversity aware. They will enable […]