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INEQUALITY IN NIGERIA: THE TRACKA JOURNEY
Inequality is perceptibly deep-seated and endemic in Nigeria, permeating through almost every part of Africa’s largest country. According to the Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index 2018 by Oxfam…
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"Poverty is not good"- Beneficiary
Mercy Hassan, from Yewa community in Mubi South Local Government Area of Adamawa State has sent her three kids to tertiary institutions and gained more respect in her family.
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"I now feel more empowered as a woman in my community"
Paulinus Kasuwa, a beneficiary of Oxfam’s Pro-resilience action project aimed at improving livelihoods and food security in Guyuk community, Adamawa State Nigeria has benefited from Oxfam’s Village…
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Oxfam Annual Review Meeting ProAct 2019
TRADITIONAL RULERS AND GOVERNMENT LAUD OXFAM FOR REACHING OVER 48,000 HOUSEHOLDS WITH LIVELIHOOD INTERVENTIONS IN ADAMAWA AND KEEBI STATE…CALL FOR CONTINUITY OF LIVELIHOOD AND FOOD SECURITY PROGRAMS…
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Programme Quality Meeting
Oxfam 2019 Programme Quality Review with the theme “Re-positioning Oxfam in Nigeria for achieving Impact at Scale”. This learning and reflection event brought together Affiliates from Oxfam America,…
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Exclusive breastfeeding: The story of Maryam “Nono Zalla”
At just five months old, little Maryam sits comfortably on a rubber mat without any support or helping hands from her mother.Clad in red veil called Hijab in local Hausa language, her attention was…
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Theresa’s story: Breaking the cycles of hunger
Like many women from Tudun Wada village in Alkaleri LGA (Bauchi), Theresa Jacob, 32years, depended largely on her husband Jacob, 37years to provide for her and her four children. Jacob who is young…
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Livelihood and Nutrition Empowerment for Women: Yelwa’s home garden vegetables revived her daughter’s health
Thirty-five years old Yelwa and eighteen other vulnerable women from her community (Tudun wada in Alkaleri LGA) were selected in February, 2017 to participate in the Livelihood and Nutrition…
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Gender Justice and Women's Right
This program seeks to ensure that the socio-economic and political rights of Nigerians are guaranteed by working with citizens, relevant institutions and the private sector to promote transparency…
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How Oxfam farm inputs helped Suleiman Janare solved his farming challenges
Suleiman Janare, 56, is a father of 18 children with two wives. He is a peasant farmer in Dangamaji Community in Jega Local Government Area of Kebbi State, North West, Nigeria. Over the years, Janare…
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