ne Ju 09 20 THE ENVIRONMENT ISSUE • Clara Tsang, Oxfam Green • Climate Warning and the Global Deal 2009 • Indonesia: Forest, Development, Community • Disasters in Southern Africa: Reducing Risks • Bangladesh: Home as a Centre of Change
Green Oxfam Clara Tsang The fifth of June is World Environment
the job done. Immediately, I read a lot of
Day. My understanding of “environmental
books on the subject and researched the
protection” and “green living” used to be
Internet. I also attended environmental
for receiving faxes
limited to special news coverage on days
seminars, forums and workshops to keep
The greening process has not been
like these, but since joining Oxfam in 2007,
abreast of the latest developments and
without frustration! When the Green
I am no longer the same…
found out what policies and measures
C o m mi t te e s u g g e s te d a re c yclin g
other organisations were adopting.
programme for the whole building, the
At Oxfam, I work on administrative
default printing mode • Paper used only on one side is re-used
matters, from arranging office insurance
I also worked with colleagues to set
property management company rejected
to repairs of office equipment, from
up a small Green Committee, and we
the proposal, saying that the volume of
hygiene control to office safety. I still
soon unveiled a green office policy and
materials to be recycled would be too
remember that shortly after I began
implementation schedule. Momentum
large and unmanageable. We are not
working here, I was asked to promote
star ted to really build up when we
giving up! We believe that in time, a
the concept of a green office in our Hong
launched an interactive Green Corner on
building-wide policy will be in place.
Kong headquarters, located in a regular
the Intranet, a monthly Green Tips email,
office building above the MTR subway
a Green News section at our monthly staff
station in Northpoint.
meetings, and we placed several notices
Of course, over its thirty years as an
at strategic points, such as next to air-
organisation, Oxfam Hong Kong had
conditioning controls and paper towel
been practicing many green ways of
dispensers in the pantry.
working, not only in the office but in
Nowadays, these practises have been
the impoverished communities where
institutionalised:
we work. Where pesticides and fertlisers
• Recycling of paper, plastics, aluminum
may be necessary, for instance, we choose
cans, batteries, fluorescent tubes and
them carefully, and we do not support
printer cartridges
any projects for tobacco-growing, which depletes the soil of nutrition.
• Eco-friendly cleaning agents are used, such as soap made of recycled oil and
I have to admit that at the time I was
green tea-seed detergent – these
hired, I knew little about environmental
products are made by a group of low-
protection, let alone green living, so I had
income women in Hong Kong
some doubt about how well I could get
• Double-sided printing is set as the
When I began at Oxfam, I thought that my administrative work would not benefit poor people in any direct way. Now I see that my work on environmental protection can reduce climate change, which is already impacting poor people around the world. I promise I will always do my very best to get the job done, and reducing the agency’s carbon footprint is part of my job. I am currently consolidating data about our footprint, not only in our headquarters but also in our field bases in ten countries. This work is part of Oxfam’s campaign against climate change (www. oxfam.org.hk/climatechange) and the poverty it creates. Based in Hong Kong, Clara Tsang convenes the Green Committee.
COVER: As part of the art-advocacy project, Canvas for Change, artist-environmentalist Indra Sakti travelled with Oxfam to remote villages of Java, Indonesia. Indra says, “Indigenous people in Ciptagelar-Banten are adapting to climate change in their own way. My painting shows a rice barn (leuit) – where they save enough food to feed the community during times when their harvests are spoiled by the unpredictable climate. Villages have built three rice barns; they told me that they could survive crop failures for at least three years in succession.” The entire Canvas for Change exhibition, with art from 14 countries, can be seen at the Central MTR subway station in Hong Kong (Exit J) until 26 June.
Climate Warning and the Global Deal 2009 Rully Prayoga
Hamida’s Hom Hamida Banu, 42, is a mother of seven children. Her husband, who had been paralysed for years, just died
I don’t know anything about this so-called
in early May. For a long time, it had
‘climate change’ or ‘global warming’.
been their eldest son, a shopkeeper,
All I know is that weather patterns have
who supported the family financially,
changed, that we can’t predict the wet and dry
and it was Hamida who managed the
seasons, and we don’t know how to cope: we’ve lost
household. Often times Hamida had to
our crops, we’re facing more outbreaks of dengue
borrow money to feed the family, yet
fever, our debts are increasing since we can’t be sure
still, most of the time, she could not
of the appropriate commodity for the next season,
serve three meals a day nor was she able
our government is keeping the price of fertilisers
to provide proper clothing, education
high, and there is no guarantee that our seeds
and health care. The poverty was just
will bring good harvests.
too severe, a poverty felt by many
- Rachmat
families in the area: most people lived
Farmer, Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia
off one crop of rice per year. Yet, despite facing all of this, Hamida was determined. At the end of 2007,
A warming of 2°C over pre -
and more devastating, and farmers
key meetings in Doha, Hong Kong
mode. Where is the speed and urgency
she took the initiative to change this
industrial temperatures has been
already impoverished are becoming
and elsewhere] , but in … two or
of action, like in any other “natural
situation by joining a women’s group
widely endorsed as the maximum
even poorer: they have had to move
three years, we can start again from
disaster” such as floods, earthquakes
that Earth and its people can tolerate:
elsewhere for safety reasons, and
a similar starting place. If we mess
or typhoons? The world is facing
scientists repeatedly underscore how
start again, with no or few resources.
up Copenhagen and nothing much
an overwhelming, human-caused
extremely dangerous it would be
There are cases of Bangladeshi people
happens for four or five years, we'll be
"natural" disaster — global warming
to exceed that increase. Yet, many
relocating 25 times over a ten-year
in a much more difficult place. Delay
and climate change — yet too many
people are losing confidence that the
period. The quote by the Indonesian
isn't neutral.”
governments fail to deal with the
world will be able to prevent such a
farmer Rachmat at the beginning of
The latest rounds of UN talks and
emergency. They fail to acknowledge
warming. Oxfam’s view is that the
this article clearly communicates the
negotiations have been painfully slow,
the fact that a delay will only increase
2°C limit can indeed be achieved, and
stresses and vulnerabilities that poor
with the next meeting to be held in
risks and costs. They fail to take the
held, but that doing so demands a
people face with climate change, and
Bonn this month.
actions that science demands, because
sharp break with politics as usual. We
it is Oxfam’s view that it is precisely
It is also painfully clear that
the conventional mode of politics is
must break through the inertia.
these stresses and vulnerabilities that
more justice is needed in these
short-term, incremental and fearful
must be addressed and lessened,
negotiations: economics must be
of fundamental change.
certainly not increased.
woven with environmental issues
Can we dare to imagine that
The challenges to end poverty are bigger than ever, but not impossible. If every government made a commitment
The United Nations climate change
for solid development decisions.
there could be a great national and
to helping poor, at-risk people, and
negotiations are an opportunity to
Commitments are imperative, not
international change, a very rapid
if individuals in the industrialised
effect powerful change for poor
blurry promises that just buy more
transition to a safe-climate, post-fossil
world reduced their greenhouse gas
people facing climate change. The
time. Governments must end their
fuel, sustainable way of living? Can we
emissions, poverty and climate change
upcoming meeting to be held in
political denial and set economic rules
break out of this politics of failure?
could be overcome together.
Copenhagen in December 2009 has
and enact laws (not simply guidelines).
Will the majority of the world’s
Strategies are necessar y. The
been called the “most important
Too many governments have been
people join the campaign against
world’s poor people are already
gathering since the Second World
negotiating with the climate and the
climate change with all their heart
finding themselves on the frontline
War” by the likes of such academics as
laws of physics and chemistry as if it
and strength for an all-systems-go
of disaster. Unpredictable rainfall
Nicholas Stern, probably the leading
is just another political issue, with the
response, whatever it takes? Maybe
patterns in Kenya are leading to
voice in the economics of climate
usual tradeoffs and appeasements
we all know the answer: there is no
crop failures, so families are going
change. “This isn't like a delay in the
embedded in a culture of compromise
other choice.
hungry. Glaciers are disappearing in
[WTO] trade negotiations,” he writes
and failure.
Peru, where people are facing serious
in his influential Stern Review. “It's
Too many governments are treating
shortages of fresh water. Floods
a great shame that we as the world
climate change in a business-as-usual
in Bangladesh are more frequent
messed up in the Doha round [with
mode rather than in an emergency
From Disaster Relief To Resilience and Risk Reduction
Navin Vasudev
This radio-based Early Warning System will be upgraded with Oxfam support / Photo: Oxfam
Based in Jakarta, Rully Prayoga campaigns against climate change. For more on Oxfam Hong Kong’s campaign, visit www.oxfam.org. hk/climatechange.
For a long time, forests have been a part of us. Then why are we suddenly accused of being irresponsible, cutting down trees and damaging our forests? Why are these judgments coming out, even in the media? Are we bad just for being indigenous? We do not oppose the government: we just want to live well; we want our rights as promised by the Government. Those are the words of Udin, who heads the Donggala Farmers Union, but they could be spoken by many indigenous people in the Dongi-Dongi area of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Dongi-Dongi has been a centre of considerable controversy for decades. In 1973, people living in the area resisted the establishment of the forest into a game reserve, and then in 1982, into the Lore Lindu National Park. In 2001, nearly 1,000 farmers took action and settled into Dongi-Dongi, occupying about 4,000 hectares of the park. It led to a considerable amount of confusion and conflict. The Dongi-Dongi case can be seen as a portrait of tension between community,
Historically, southern Africa was
army needed to be called in to assist,
The question remains why southern
never considered a disaster prone
especially in the west of the country.
Africa has been ravaged so frequently
region. Yet, in the past ten years, this
Flooding also occurred in Angola,
by humanitarian emergencies over
part of the continent has been ravaged
Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique and
the past decade or so. Climate change
by food insecurity and humanitarian
Namibia which was also very badly hit
has been identified as one reason that
emergencies such as flooding, cyclones
by this calamity. Thousands of people
floods and droughts have become more
and drought. These crises have been
were displaced, more than 100 killed.
frequent, extreme and unpredictable.
further exacerbated by the impact of
Diarrhoea and malaria are on the
It is equally crucial to acknowledge the
HIV and AIDS which has progressively
rise, schools have been inaccessible so
existing development vulnerabilities
eroded the lives and livelihoods of
children’s education has been halted,
of impoverished people and their
millions of people.
and in Zambia alone, the disaster
increased propensity towards disaster
From March to May this year, massive
depleted an already scarce supply of
risk must be acknowledged. Studies
floods hit the region. The news agency
food in people’s homes: about 203,483
by scholars such as Amartya Sen show
Agence France-Presse (AFP) called the
Zambians now require food aid. At
how famine-related suffering resulted
floods “the worst since 1965”. There
least 14 roads have been damaged
more due to the lack of entitlements of
were smaller floods and storms in the
across Zambia, five bridges and four
poor people rather than from failures in
lead up: in February, Mozambique
culverts destroyed, and many routes
rainfall. Similarly, poor governance and
and Madagascar endured tropical
waterlogged.
weak service delivery further aggravate
storm Izilda, and in April, Namibia and
The Zambian government has
Comoros declared a state of emergency
requested international agencies such
the impact of floods, drought and other
when floods displaced thousands of
as Oxfam to assist in sectors such as
Another issue is an over-emphasis on
people.
disasters.
water, sanitation, health, education
providing short-term relief aid rather
Zambia was one of the countries
and infrastructure repair. Oxfam has
than on developing a community’s
hardest hit in the recent floods: 21
provided funds for emergency and
longer-term ability to prevent or cope
of 72 districts were affected, and the
rehabilitation work.
with a disaster. Past cases from the
me – A Centre of Change
Zinat Ara
(called Anamika Mahila Samity) where
Sunamganj district were provided with
she attended several training sessions in
1,000 Taka (about US$15) to buy the
different kinds of skills. Her first priority
supplies she needed and to carry out
was to improve the family home. For
the work. Because Hamida wanted a
many years, they had been living on a
bigger home, the amount was not quite
tiny piece of land with no latrine.
enough, so she managed to borrow
After joining the group, Hamida soon realised that her home was
about 3,000 Taka from other sources. She is very happy with the results.
Hamida (centre) with her family.
too small to undertake any income
Hamida sees the home as a centre
generation activity. She also saw that
of the change for her family. After
because it was on such a low-lying piece
the home was done, complete with a
Hamida hopes to be able to send two
of land, it was prone to be hit hard by
new toilet, she also started planting
of her younger children to school with
because he has no education, and if she
the monsoons and floods. Anything she
a vegetable garden of pumpkin and
the extra income – she herself never had
could provide him with a boat, then this
might set up might be swept away.
gourd on the roof, and some banana
an education nor did her elder children.
might all change.
trees to protect against erosion and to
Hamida sees education as another
Hamida wants her home and her
her home, made of bamboo and tin,
keep the soil firm. She plans to do more
way of getting out of poverty, and of
family to be an inspiration for the whole
above the usual flood level. Through
gardening for her family’s daily food
reducing the chance of her children
community to change for the better.
t h e P e o p l e ’s O r i e n t e d P r o g r a m
and to sell to villagers. Duck rearing is
being poor when they grow up. One
She feels ready to face the oncoming
Implementation (POPI), which Oxfam
something she is considering as a way
of her goals is a boat for her second
monsoon season, which typically starts
supports, she and 300 other families in
to earn more money.
son. She thinks that he is unemployed
at the end of June.
Zinat Ara coordinates Oxfam Hong Kong’s projects in Bangladesh. Oxfam has been assisting the People’s Oriented Programme Implementation (POPI) since October 2007; through POPI, Oxfam assists six smaller local level organisations that work directly in the communities.
government, conservation and forest.
21 July 2001. I and thousands of other
possible relocation. It haunts their
a single nurse was available, and no
including supporting women’s groups,
At some 200,000 hectares, Lore Lindu
Dongi-Dongi people, from children to
everyday lives. Land rights, and a sense
government health care facility. The
p romoting ba sic s anit ation , and
National Park has some of the largest
grandparents, gathered in Kamarora
of a permanent home, have been so
nearest puskesmas (a local community
offering training in herbal medicine.
unbroken tracts of forest on Sulawesi,
Village. We had a traditional ceremony
important to them, that for years they
health centre) is 21 kilometres away,
They report that in the past, mothers
about 90 per cent of its canopy cover
to mark the opening of our new
have had little energy to devote to
and it is only open two days a week.
used to give a daily dose of ginger syrup
remains intact, and there is exceptional
land. Four cows and several pigs were
improving their livelihoods and fulfilling
The nearest hospital is 40 kilometres
as a cure-all for children’s coughs, flu
biodiversity: about 75 of its 227 bird
slaughtered as a symbol of community
their dream of becoming ngata katuvua
away, and even if someone makes the
and even malaria. Nowadays, parents
species are found nowhere else in the
determination to manage Dongi-Dongi
(a prosperous village).
world.
forest,” said Agustine.
She decided to expand and raise
‘Flood in Bangladesh’ by students at Charupeeth School of Fine Art in Jessore, Bangladesh The Brahmaputra, Ganges and other massive rivers come together to form the world’s largest delta as they reach the Bay of Bengal. Every year, cyclones and monsoons cause these rivers to burst their banks. This painting depicts how communities have to cope whenever the floods come.
effort to go, there is no guarantee they
make an herbal drink of temu ireng to
Little by little, though, they have
will have access: sometimes people from
prevent illnesses, and children are sick
The government was exerting a
finally begun. They have been
Dongi-Dongi are turned away, and
less often. The community has made
low level of power in 2001, while the
building simple wooden homes
rejected care.
a simple booklet documenting these
community in Dongi-Dongi has been strong in demonstrating considerable cohesion. For the past seven years, they have been courageously demanding their basic rights in regards to forest,
here we stand, healthy.... Julia Kalmirah
development, conservation and basic
(usually measuring 3 x 4 metres
Starting in 2007, Oxfam Hong Kong
and other medicinal treatments with
to 4 x 6), laying an asphalt road,
has been supporting the non-profit
herbs – every family has one. Slowly
setting up community services of
organisation PIKUL, which works with
but surely, good health has become a
their own, and planting gardens
the Donggala Farmers Union (locally
priority in the community; they now
with vegetables such as pumpkin,
known as Serikat Tani Donggala).
see their health as a requirement of
batata and chili. Some of their
Serikat Tani Donggala is developing
village life. Through using their natural
services. They claim they did not have
Dongi-Dongi has no basic infra-
houses have a thatched roof, others are
ways to improve the environment of the
resources, traditional knowledge, and
proper land, and that the government
structure from the government: there
made of zinc, and some are bale, small
area, and the quality of people’s health,
community creativity, they know they
had not provided each person with
is no public health centre and no
wooden houses with no walls; farmers
primarily through herbal medicine and
have the power to endure whatever
the two hectares of farmland to which
educational services. Residents here
who sell their crops from home usually
better sanitation. The health services
may come ahead.
they were entitled. According to
say they are not registered as citizens,
live in bale.
are mostly revolving around traditional
“H e r e w e s t a n d ,” w h i s p e r e d
Agustine, a resident actively involved
and a local newspaper, Radar Sulteng,
Dongi-Dongi is also starting to
herbal treatments. As only a few elderly
Augustine at the end her conversation
in Dongi-Dongi issues, her community is
has even reported that the provision of
provide its own health services. There
people still remember the properties of
with me. “To us, Dongi-Dongi is already
forbidden to cut down trees for trading
services in Dongi-Dongi is impermissible,
is a long way to go, especially for
the various plants, a lot of effort needs
ngata katuvua” (a prosperous village).
purposes. Anyone doing so is fined a
even illegal.
women’s health. Many women in Dong-
to go into documenting this knowledge
Since 20 01, the residents have
Dongi had suffered miscarriages and
before it is forgotten.
“It still lingers in my head, that day,
been living in a state of anxiety about
babies have died during delivery: not
PIKUL has run many ac tivities,
Julia Kalmirah coordinates projects with Oxfam Hong Kong partner organisations in Indonesia. She visited the Dongi-Dongi community in early May.
African continent reflect a highly
consequences of this “externalisation
for example, have been directing a
and their needs: they must place more
and recovery projects. Oxfam is very well
reactive and relief-oriented strategy
of disaster response… It has effectively
disproportionate amount of resources
emphasis on addressing the issues
aware that in many disaster situations,
to disasters with extreme dependence
disabled true ownership of disaster-
on emergency relief measures over the
underlying the devastating impact of
women are often denied their rights to
upon external support. Strengthening
risk by Southern African countries, by
past few years, and little or none for
disasters, such as chronic poverty and
land and property. They also tend to be
local prac tices and indigenous
encouraging an automatic dependency
risk reduction. Emergency aid has been
environmental degradation including
excluded from the way the community
knowledge is absent in many disaster
on outside help when circumstances
used when the real nature of the crisis
deforestation, recurrent droughts and
makes decisions about the future. In
management plans. Alisha Holloway,
become unmanageable.”
is chronic and long-term. While relief
famine, as well as desertification.
Oxfam’s projects, women will certainly
hefty fine.
Director of the Disaster Mitigation for
To address these kinds of concerns,
and response are extremely important
Oxfam therefore recently initiated
Sustainable Livelihoods Programme at
Oxfam is advocating for a change in
to address any disaster, there is also
two disaster risk reduction projects,
Mitigation is also necessary: this
the University of Cape Town, writes
thinking and policy about relief aid
a need for concerted efforts towards
o n e in M oz ambiqu e an d o n e in
reduces or eliminates disaster risks.
in her essay Disaster Risk Reduction
and risk reduction. The government
prevention, preparedness and recovery.
Zambia. Implemented by locally based
Mitigation activities include innovative
in Southern Africa: Hot Rhetoric-Cold
(both at a national level as well as local
Governments and institutions must
organisations, the initiatives will
agricultural practices and strategies
Reality, that “there have been several
authorities) and aid agencies in Zambia,
be more accountable to communities
strengthen communities’ resources
to help diversify people’s ways of
to withstand, respond and recover
livelihoods, social protection measures
have equal opportunities.
Oxfam also draws on the five principles
The Framework was drawn up in
Framework in their Disaster Risk Reduction
from disasters : the focus is on
for the most vulnerable people, risk
of the Hyogo Framework for Action in its
January 2005, when 168 Governments
work. This refers to a wide range of
building residents’ capacity to act.
reduction strategies and contingency
Disaster Risk Reduction work:
adopted a 10-year plan to make the
disaster management work including:
In Mozambique, for instance, radio
plans in the context of HIV and AIDS,
1. Make disaster risk reduction a priority.
world safer from natural hazards at the
prevention, preparedness, mitigation, risk
communicators are being used as a way
creative approaches for ef fec tive
2. Know the risk and take action.
World Conference on Disaster Reduction,
reduction and vulnerabilities. The goal is
to inform and prepare people to cope
3. Build understanding and awareness –
held in Hyogo, Japan. The Framework
to minimise risks and vulnerabilities in a
rainwater harvesting, the introduction
with likely disasters.
local knowledge is critical for disaster
of fers guiding principles, priorities
society, to avoid (through ‘prevention’)
of drought-tolerant crops, and various
Another important component is
risk reduction.
for ac tion, and prac tical means for
and to limit the impact of hazards (through
strengthening women’s roles in the
achieving disaster resilience for vulnerable
‘mitigation’ and ‘preparedness’).
4. Reduce the risk – building resilience protects communities. 5. Be prepared and ready to act.
communities. Governments, policy makers and practitioners agreed to adopt the
For more about the Hyogo Framework for Action go to http://www.unisdr.org/eng/hfa/hfa.htm
community: increasing their control of community resources, and their participation in disaster preparedness
environmental protection measures. Navin Vasudev coordinates Oxfam Hong Kong’s projects in southern Africa from his base in Johannesburg.
FAIR TRADE 2009
World Fair Trade Day was 9 May this
first time. Wong also performed ‘Dear
year, but in Hong Kong, it was decided
Margaret’, a song he wrote after a trip
one day simply isn’t enough.
to Ghana with Oxfam Hong Kong to
Hong Kong marked it for nine
expose the unfair trade policies.
consecutive days, with about 40,000
Prizes were awarded at the finale to
people joining Fair Trade events run by
acknowledge the most enthusiastic of
93 different companies, schools, places
the 93 participating groups:
of worship, and organisations around
Cafés: Kubrick Bookshop Café,
town.
Starbucks, Xen Coffee
At each event, people enjoyed Fair
Companies: Henderson Land Group
Trade products – maybe drinking tea,
Property Management Department,
wine or coffee – maybe kicking a Fair
NWS Holding Companies, JP Morgan
Trade football – or wearing a garment
Chase Bank, N.A
with Fair Trade cotton.
Organisations: Breakthrough Village,
Around the world, the theme for
Crossroads International, Western
2009 was BIG BANG, and Hong Kong
District Evangelical Church
contributed with creativity – at the
Retail: Fair Circle and Hong Kong Fair
closing finale on 17 May, a band of Taiko
Trade Power, Organic Baby, ThreeSixty
drummers took to the stage and their
Schools: Diocesan Boys' School
call for Fair Trade reverberated through
Primary Section, Hong Kong Institute
one of the busiest parts of the city.
of Education, Ho Tung Secondary
The drummers opened for some of Hong Kong’s top singer-songwriters, Anthony Wong and At17, who sang ‘The Best Is Yet To Come’ publicly for the
School For more about Fair Trade in Hong Kong, visit: www.fairtradehk.org For more about World Fair Trade Day around the world: http://www.worldfairtradeday09.org/
This concert marked the end of the 9-day World Fair Trade Day celebrations in Hong Kong / Photo: Chan Lap Yi
2
N e w PartnerOrganisations
Every day, Oxfam Hong Kong works alongside hundreds of groups around the world, from small NGOs to international bodies, from government departments of developing countries to community groups based in Hong Kong. Here are 2 ‘partner organisations’ that we are supporting for the first time, both in Mainland China.
• Guizhou Zhibeizhen Cultural Development • Post-Earthquake Rehabilitation Offices, The State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development
In this edition of O.N.E, we
The joint par tnership is a key
highlight a new three-year project
strategic project in Oxfam’s rehabilitation
with The State Council Leading
work. The State Council Leading
Group Office of Pover ty
Group Office of Poverty Alleviation
Alleviation and Development,
and Development is partnering with
as par t of Ox fam’s long -term
Oxfam Hong Kong through the China
re ha b ili t a tio n p la n af te r th e
International Pover t y Alleviation
devastating earthquake in western
Center on these projects, which will be
China on 12 May 2008.
managed from operational centres in
The State Council Of fice of Poverty
Alleviation
Beijing, Chengdu and Lanzhou.
and
Oxfam’s key participation in the joint
Development, a national-level
effort is in capacity-building. Oxfam will
g o v e r n m e n t b o d y, s i g n e d a
monitor the progress and quality of the
Memorandum of Understanding
new projects, and promote our disaster
with Oxfam Hong Kong to implement
rehabilitation work models with various
earthquake rehabilitation projects
government departments.
in about 80 impoverished villages in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu over the next three years.
For more information, visit: http://www.oxfam. org.hk/public/contents/article?ha=&wc=0&hb=&hc =&revision_id=58322&item_id=58117
Howard Liu (front row, left), Director, China Unit, Oxfam Hong Kong, signing a joint agreement with The State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development and the China International Poverty Alleviation Center. Photo: Yu Zhenwei / Oxfam Hong Kong
OXFAM in the NEWS
CCCC – Combat Climate Change Coalition
MOKUNG Oxfam Hong Kong publishes this bi-monthly magazine in Traditional Chinese. Mokung, which means both “no poverty” and “infinity”,
Oxfam Hong Kong helped initiate this new coalition of 15 groups,
Green Consciousness, Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions,
highlights a different aspect of development
with a base of about 550,000 people. Launched on 25 May, CCCC
Hong Kong Church Renewal Movement, Hong Kong Social Workers'
in each issue. The Editor is Tung Tsz-kwan.
urges the HKSAR Government to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at
General Union, Roundtable Network, Senior Citizen Home Safety
The June 2009 edition focuses on the financial crisis.
least 25% by 2020 from the 1990 levels, and to formulate a holistic
Association, St. James' Settlement – Community Oriented Mutual
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