Cyclone Amphan, which struck western coastal areas of Bangladesh on 13 May 2020, was a major disaster compounded by the COVID-19 crisis. Oxfam partner Shushilan delivered food, drinking water, and other essentials to many of the people in greatest need. (Photo: Fabeha Munir/Oxfam)
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How we are changing lives around the world
Sofia* washes with clean water from a pump installed by Oxfam in Kutupalong Camp, Bangladesh. (Photo: Tommy Trenchard/Oxfam)
"We are getting all kinds of benefits (from the water pump). We can drink water whenever we need to. We can add medicine to the water. We are feeling better that now we can take a shower anytime and drink safe water. The children can go and fetch water, we do not have to go far. It is more convenient. It makes me very happy that my children are getting better, they can wash their body and drink safe water from the pipe too. We are happy." Sumania, Sofia's* mother
Oxfam staff have installed pumps, toilets and showers and distributed food and solar-powered lamps to the camp’s residents. There are thousands of Rohingya refugees living in Kutupalong camp. Many of these are living under inadequate shelter and have limited access to clean water and latrines.
*Name changed to protect identity.
In northern Ghana, generations of over-farming have left the soil dry and barren. With every harvest, vital nutrients are depleted, making it harder and harder for farming families to grow enough food to eat and sell. "When you are poor, you’re worried about how to pay school fees and basic needs," says Mmalebna, a proud mother and maize farmer
Thankfully, we know one surprisingly simple and sustainable solution for Mmalebna’s challenges: compost.
When farmers know how to make compost, they can enrich their soil and grow more food to feed their families. Thanks to your generosity, we’re empowering people like Mmalebna with the tools and knowledge they need to start turning their food scraps and animal manure into compost.
Among the Ghanaian farmers who have started composting, yields of maize and other local crops have improved by up to 1000%.
Mmalebna and her daughter Asana live with their family in Tambalug (Garu), in the Upper East Region of Ghana. Mmalebna and other members of her community received tools and were shown how to make compost, as part of a climate and agriculture program. (Photo: Nana Kofi Acquah/Oxfam)
Grace* is one of 30 girls in southern Malawi who received bikes to help them get to school and remain in education. Before receiving her bike from Oxfam, it took her more than two hours to walk the 15km-journey to school. (Photo: Corinna Kern/Oxfam)
In Malawi, 54% of secondary school-age girls are not in education. Grace's daily struggle to get to school almost forced her to drop out, but her life changed when Oxfam provided her a bike.
"Before I got the bike I got home late from school and was too tired to do my homework. If I was given an exercise to do by the teacher, I would not do well. Now that I have this bike, I’m often the first at school", says Grace.
Now, Grace enjoys her commute. She speeds past the boys who used to bother her, and spends more time in class.
“Even the people who used to discourage me have started saying that I am really strong, courageous and focused,” Grace says.
We believe the distribution of bicycles will be an incentive to the parents and guardians to send the girls to school since distance will no longer be a barrier to their access to education.
*Name changed to protect identity.
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