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Sanamxay Flood Update: Support from Oxfam Continues

On 9-12 August, 2018 Oxfam in Laos organized a distribution of hygiene kits at Pindong and Tamoryot evacuation centers to those who had been affected by the dam collapse in Sanamxay. It included 320 kits. Each kit consisted of detergent, shampoo, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, towels, clothes brush...

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...

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...

Sanamxay Flood Update: Support from Oxfam Continues

Article Date: November 19, 2018 On 9-12 August, 2018 Oxfam in Laos organized a distribution of hygiene kits at Pindong and Tamoryot evacuation centers to those who had been affected by the dam collapse in Sanamxay. It included 320 kits. Each kit consisted of detergent, shampoo, soap, toothbrush,...

Relying on One Another: Saving Groups by Informal Workers, for Informal Workers

Packing and weighing garbage, Vientiane, Laos Healthcare can be a challenge for those living in Laos, particularly for the poor. Public healthcare is only available to approximately 11 percent of the population and private alternatives charge prohibitively steep fees. Added to that, many labourers...