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In this issue:

• Nurturing hope in Timor-Leste

• Warning: Oxfam Challenge may be addictive

• Asian Tsunami: 12 month reflection

• Postcard from the field: Cambodia

QUICK QUIZ:
Which is the poorest nation in South East Asia?
a. Cambodia
b. Laos
c. Timor-Leste

Answer below
BREAKING NEWS

Earthquake survivors still in danger
Survivors of Pakistan’s devastating earthquake still face dangers and difficulties 100 days after the country’s worst natural disaster, warns Oxfam Australia.

Conditions for earthquake survivors in the camps remain difficult, especially with the onset of the harsh Himalayan winter, while many are finding that even their most basic needs are not being met.
Read more

Nurturing hope in Timor-Leste
Six years after the bloodshed and violence which swept through Timor-Leste following the vote for independence, the people are facing a new crisis — malnutrition. Our Publications Editor, Maureen Bathgate, travelled to Timor-Leste to find out how Oxfam Australia is helping families survive.

Zulito sits on the ground tucking into a big bowl of rice, a small hand clasped around a big silver spoon. He looks barely nine months old. He is actually two. Read more

Warning: Oxfam Challenge may be addictive
Three times Oxfam Challenge participant and self-proclaimed addict writes about his experiences cycling through some of the most stunning places on earth.

My first Oxfam Challenge ride was to Vietnam and Cambodia, from Saigon to Phnom Penh. Ray had been a regular riding partner and he did not take much convincing. We revelled in long lazy rides through rice paddy fields and along the banks of the Mekong accompanied by the shouts of excitement from children. Read more

Asian Tsunami: 12 month reflection
It is now just over twelve months since the tsunami swept across the Indian Ocean
on 26 December 2004, bringing about a disaster almost beyond comprehension.

From day one, Oxfam Australia has been on the ground in both India and Sri Lanka, working with our long-established partners. In Indonesia we are part of the wider Oxfam International response in Aceh and Nias. We've put together a collection of photos and stories chronicling our response in these regions. Click here to view photos
Postcard from the field: Cambodia

Greetings,
I recently returned from a project visit to Cambodia, where I met with communities in a number of villages in Takeo province, just south of Phnom Penh. Here, livestock provide an important source of income for poor communities. In the tiny village of Doung Khapos, Cambodia, many families rely on pigs and cattle for their livelihoods. Read more

Answer to Just Facts: c. Timor-Leste – find out more
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