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We’ve come a long way baby… or have we?
17 May 2013 | Irit Tamir | Blog channel: GROW
 
While gender equality is enshrined in the 1948 UN Declaration of Human Rights, in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and in legislation in most countries,...
In sub-Saharan Africa nearly 80% of women workers are in vulnerable employment. Photo: Oxfam
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Are governments meeting their MDG spending targets?
16 May 2013 | Guppi Bola | 1 | Blog channel: Health and Education For All
 
In the world of development, money answers many questions. If we’re interested in finding out how far we have come in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) or in what direction we should...
MDG spending, Government Spending Watch (GSW)
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This mother's day
12 May 2013 | Shawna Wakefield | Blog channel: Gender Justice
 
This mother’s day, instead of valorizing moms with well-intended, but often artificial appreciation for the vast amounts of unpaid labor that women do every day, I would rather we all take a hard...
Photo of a woman holding a child and herding a cow.
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Africa in control of its fortune
8 May 2013 | Winnie Byanyima | 1 | Blog channel: General
 
Several African countries are amongst today’s fastest growing economies in the world, boosted in many instances by new discoveries of oil, natural gas and strategic mineral reserves. Extreme poverty...
In 2010, Africa’s oil, gas and mineral exports amounted to $333 billion. Photo: Rebecca Blackwell/Oxfam
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Somalia 2013 Conference: "You can’t wash your face using only one finger"
7 May 2013 | Ed Pomfret | Blog channel: Conflict & Emergencies
 
Last week the UN revealed for the first time that more than a quarter of a million people died in Somalia over 18 months from October 2010-April 2012. These figures are shockingly high especially...
Students at General Daud School in Mogadishu, Somalia. Photo: Petterik Wiggers
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Les ours qui ont faim!
Les ours qui ont faim!
Oxfam Québec | 17 May 2013
Les ours qui ont faim!
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Vive les bénévoles qui nous attendaient avec un bon dîner!
Vive les bénévoles qui nous attendaient avec un bon dîner!
Oxfam Québec | 17 May 2013
Vive les bénévoles qui nous attendaient avec un bon dîner!
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Des bénévoles au sourire exceptionnel
Des bénévoles au sourire exceptionnel
Oxfam Québec | 17 May 2013
Des bénévoles au sourire exceptionnel
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La Marche 2/3: pour recharger l'espoir!
La Marche 2/3: pour recharger l'espoir!
Oxfam Québec | 17 May 2013
La Marche 2/3: pour recharger l'espoir!
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Des légumes solidaires!
Des légumes solidaires!
Oxfam Québec | 17 May 2013
Des légumes solidaires!
Mario Faubert/Oxfam-Québec
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Complicité!
Complicité!
Oxfam Québec | 17 May 2013
Complicité!
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Animation: des karts endiablés!
Animation: des karts endiablés!
Oxfam Québec | 17 May 2013
Animation: des karts endiablés!
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Vive nos bénévoles!
Vive nos bénévoles!
Oxfam Québec | 17 May 2013
Vive nos bénévoles!
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Arrivée des chefs d'équipe: comment ça marche un walkie-talkie?
Arrivée des chefs d'équipe: comment ça marche un walkie-talkie?
Oxfam Québec | 17 May 2013
Arrivée des chefs d'équipe: comment ça marche un walkie-talkie?
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Le kit du parfait bénévole!
Le kit du parfait bénévole!
Oxfam Québec | 17 May 2013
Le kit du parfait bénévole!
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C'est sérieux, les jeunes débarquent bientôt!
C'est sérieux, les jeunes débarquent bientôt!
Oxfam Québec | 17 May 2013
C'est sérieux, les jeunes débarquent bientôt!
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Marie-Ève Paquin attend fièrement son équipe
Marie-Ève Paquin attend fièrement son équipe
Oxfam Québec | 17 May 2013
Marie-Ève Paquin attend fièrement son équipe
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