projects

Rights and voice are a common theme of all Oxfam programme and advocacy work. Our active citizenship projects aim to empower everyday citizens to understand and defend their rights.

[legacy content]An ever-growing number of Vietnamese men and women migrate from rural areas to cities in the hope of a better life. One estimate by the General Statistics Office suggests that by 2019…

The project aims to empower students – in particular girls and ethnic minority students – to understand their rights and creates opportunities for them to communicate with education decision-makers

Vietnam’s 53 ethnic minority groups account for 14 percent of the population, with a vibrant diversity of cultures, languages, and livelihoods. Yet ethnic minorities make up as many as 70 percent of…

Our sustainable food and resource rights projects aim to ensure an increasing number of marginalised smallholder producers are able to access and control natural resources. 

The fishing industry in Vietnam is a major source of employment and income. There are about five million people working in fishing, the majority of whom are women. Wild capture fishery, meaning wild…

Oxfam has a long history of engagement with Unilever at the global level. Building on this experience, during 2011 Oxfam undertook a study of labour standards in Unilever’s operations and supply…

Shrimp production in Vietnam is a booming business, with the sector growing more than 300 percent in terms of volume between 2001 and 2012. Shrimp farming provides a livelihood for more than one…

The pork industry in Vietnam creates around four million full-time jobs each year. Most pig farms are relatively small, with more than 85 percent of 3.5 million households breeding just one to nine…

The Mekong region is rich in natural resources. The area includes the Mekong River, which runs through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, and is home to more than 60 million people…