Oxfam East Africa
3. Saving lives - now and in the future
When disaster strikes, we are there. We help people caught up in natural disasters and conflict - typically by providing clean water, food and sanitation in disaster zones. As far as we can, we strive to ensure that civilians are protected too.
We also seek to reduce the risk to poor people of future disasters by continuing to work with them long after the immediate crisis is over, and through long-term efforts to build people's resilience to shocks. Building resilience is about helping people thrive and realise their ambitions despite the threat of crises such as drought, war or rising food prices.
Photo: A young boy collects water from an Oxfam installed water point in Mugunga camp in Goma, eastern DRC, after tens of thousands of people fled an escalation in fighting. Oxfam teams set up water and sanitation systems in the camps within days. (Kate Holt/Oxfam)
3. Saving lives - now and in the future
When disaster strikes, we are there. We help people caught up in natural disasters and conflict - typically by providing clean water, food and sanitation in disaster zones. As far as we can, we strive to ensure that civilians are protected too.
We also seek to reduce the risk to poor people of future disasters by continuing to work with them long after the immediate crisis is over, and through long-term efforts to build people's resilience to shocks. Building resilience is about helping people thrive and realise their ambitions despite the threat of crises such as drought, war or rising food prices.
Photo: A young boy collects water from an Oxfam installed water point in Mugunga camp in Goma, eastern DRC, after tens of thousands of people fled an escalation in fighting. Oxfam teams set up water and sanitation systems in the camps within days. (Kate Holt/Oxfam)