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Sahel Drought 2012

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In 2012 countries across the Sahel region are once again facing a serious food crisis. This ecologically fragile region is becoming increasingly vunerable to insufficient rainfall, and fluctuating animal and food prices that are affecting millions of Pastoral and Agro-pastoralists accross this region of Africa. Grazing areas for their livestock are also fast disappearing, and as a result, their livelyhoods are being threatened as desertification takes its grip. Bahr El Ghazal province, Northern Chad. 6/02/1

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Doudou Tidjo receives her payment. The village of Bermo, Departement of Dakoro, region of Maradi, 1000 km east from Niamey. As an early response to promote the resilience of population affected by a poor harvest in 2011, Oxfam and its partner AREN has distributed cash grants for livelihoods support and for essential needs. Most beneficiairies spent about 80% of the grant on buying a stock of food for the lean season as known as the hunger season – the months when the food reserve are exhausted before the n

Blog: Our Executive Director's visit to the Sahel +

Read the blog from our Executive Director, Nicolas Moyer, currently in Burkina Faso and Niger. +

Aldaoula Banounassane, 20, (Mariam's daughter) drinks dirty water to quench her thirst. She is hot and exhausted having walked for three days from Mali to find the refugee camp. Aldaoula Banounassane had a miscarriage during the three-day walk to the refugee camp. She was 7 months pregnant. Refugee camp in Yassan: Oxfam works with several partners (NGOs Karkara, Adkul, VIE KNB) to bring immediate assistance (food security, water, hygiene and sanitation, education and protection against gender-based violen

Sahel food crisis affecting Mali too +

Turmoil in Mali is a cause of concern for many in the development and humanitarian community. +

In 2012 countries across the Sahel region are once again facing a serious food crisis. This ecologically fragile region is becoming increasingly vunerable to insufficient rainfall, and fluctuating animal and food prices that are affecting millions of Pastoral and Agro-pastoralists accross this region of Africa. Grazing areas for their livestock are also fast disappearing, and as a result, their livelyhoods are being threatened as the desertification takes its grip. Pastoralists taking their livestock to sel

Act quickly to avert African famine +

The longer we wait for additional evidence, the larger the scale of the suffering. +

The HC Releases Evaluation Reports +

The HC releases two program evaluation reports for relief efforts implemented by our member agencies. +