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Oxfam News September 2007 front cover
Oxfam News September 2007

Oxfam News – September 2007

In this issue, we look at the widening divide in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. We also highlight an innovative program in Western Australia that's helping Indigenous men reconnect with their culture and heritage. There is also insight into how owning a buffalo can mean the difference between destitution and survival in rural Cambodia.

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Executive Director
A beacon of hope
Zimbabwe ’s young people are being decimated by HIV and AIDS. We take a look at a ground-breaking approach which is tackling HIV and gender equality simultaneously.
A global dinner party
Read how the Oxfam International Youth Partnerships program has helped young people from around the world create positive change in their communities.
A time for hope, healing and health
We take a look at some of the successfulprograms being driven by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Changing the world in four steps
Gain an insight into Oxfam Australia’s new strategic plan which will guide our work over the next six years.
Foreign aid: from both sides
Heavyweights from both sides of federal politics share their thoughts on Australia’s foreign aid program, ahead of the federal election.
From stage to school
Children from Sri Lanka’s tea estates are attending school for the first time.
Making motherhood safer
Women in remote communities in southern Laos are being trained as midwives
Lunch, but no cigarettes
The challenges faced during Oxfam’s response to recent floods in Jakarta.

 

Editor Maureen Bathgate Design Paoli Smith Photo Editor Martin Wurt Proofreaders Melanie Scaife and Sam Morley. Oxfam News is published quarterly by Oxfam Australia, 132 Leicester Street, Carlton VIC 3053 Australia ABN 18 055 208 636/CC29173 ISSN 1446-0521 The publisher does not necessarily endorse views expressed by contributors to Oxfam News. Available free to donors and supporters.