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Oxfam responding to dam collapse disaster in Southern Laos

Oxfam is preparing an emergency response after a dam collapse in Sanamxay district, Attapeu, Southern Laos caused a major flash flood. More than 11,000 people are affected, with 3,060 people displaced, according to report by the UN issued as of 27 July. 19 are reported dead and 131 missing. The...

Driving Small and Medium Enterprises and Smallholder Farmers in Building Climate Resilience project/Oxfam

Laos still heavily reliant on Agriculture

Laos remains heavily dependent on agriculture which has traditionally been dominated by smallholder and subsistence farming with related micro and medium enterprises. This fact was highlighted during the launch and consultation workshop for the “Driving Small and Medium Enterprises and Smallholder...

Oxfam in Asia - Asia Resilience Hub - Statement: AMCDRR 2018

Oxfam Statement: Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction 2018 (AMCDRR 2018)

Asia could and must lead the world to a new era of shared prosperity by reducing disaster impacts, holding true to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030 call to "Leave no one behind". Oxfam supports the 8th AMCDRR and aims to work side by side with ministers, organizations, and other actors...

Women’s Economic Leadership and Empowerment in ASEAN Project

The Women’s Economic Leadership and Empowerment in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (WEL in ASEAN) project was implemented to strengthen the capacity of WROs to be able to influence laws and policies for women’s economic leadership and empowerment in the formal and informal sectors of the...

River Mapping workshop for students. Photo by: Thome, Oxfam in Laos

River Mapping - A way to appreciate what the river gives to the community

rivermappingworkshop_sep2018b.jpg On September 7, 2018, the Oxfam team had a great time facilitating a training session on river mapping to students. The workshop was held at the training center of PADETC, Ban Nahoy, Sangthong District, Vientiane. rivermappingworkshop_sep2018c.jpg Several...

Basket weaving with talipot - Photo by: Thome, Oxfam in Laos

Talipot (Ton Lan): From food to Handicraft

Villagers at Pak Poun villages group traditionally cut down the Talipot to obtain the top for food but they now preserve Talipot forests for producing handicraft. This change is contributing to towards a sustainable livelihood for those involved. talipot1_sign.jpg This change was captured during...