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Understanding Israel PalestineFamine and Farce: the Gaza Humanitarian FoundationSend us a textHow have humanitarian organizations managed to deliver life-saving aid to millions of Gazans despite the dangerous and difficult conditions since Oct 7? Despite their success, why have the US and Israel set up an alternative mechanism for distributing aid under the auspices of the secretive Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF)? What principles guide the field of humanitarian relief, and how does the existing UN-backed mechanism compare with the practices of the GHF? Abby Maxman, President and CEO of Oxfam America, joined the show this week to answer some of these questions and call on the...2025-05-3128 min
Forbes Newsroom'Reverse Robinhood': Oxfam America CEO Rips Trump Admin For 'Ruthless' USAID Cuts In First 100 DaysPresident and CEO of Oxfam America Abby Maxman joined Brittany Lewis on "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss DOGE’s attempts to cut and dismantle USAID in the Trump administration’s first 100 days. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-04-2215 minForbes Newsroom'Cruelty' That Is 'Undermining US Interests': Oxfam America CEO Blasts Potential USAID ShutdownThere is confusion over the status of USAID after the Trump administration announced it set its sights on potentially reorganizing or getting rid of parts of the organization. President and CEO of Oxfam America Abby Maxman joins Brittany Lewis on "Forbes Newsroom" to react. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-02-0817 min
KQED's ForumDutch Research Team Recounts the Long-Term Effects of StarvationHumanitarian aid groups are reporting “unprecedented” levels of starvation for over 2 million people in Gaza, after nearly eight months of Israeli military bombardment and blockades. Another 5 million people are estimated to face “acute” food shortage in Haiti between March and June, and according to the United Nations, the threat of famine looms for 18 million people in east Africa as Sudan enters its second year of civil war. These hunger crises could have long-lasting effects; according to biologist and early development specialist Tessa Roseboom, the impacts of near starvation are likely to be experienced by generations to come. Her research focuses...2024-05-2055 min
KQED's ForumGaza on Brink of Famine, U.N.-Backed Food Experts WarnFamine is imminent in the northern Gaza Strip, according to a report released this week by United Nations-backed food experts. The analysis by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) also finds that half of Gaza’s population, 1.1 million people, , would most likely experience “catastrophic” shortages of food by mid-July. We’ll discuss the IPC report and get the latest on efforts to speed up humanitarian assistance as Israel continues to wage war on Hamas.Guests:Rushdi Abualouf, Gaza correspondent based in Istanbul, BBCAlex DeWa...2024-03-2155 min
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine podcastImmediate Ceasefire Urgently Needed as Israel Uses Starvation as Weapon of War in GazaOxfam America President Abby Maxman and Harvard Medical School assistant professor and Doctors Against Genocide member Dr. Karameh Kuemmerle: Humanitarian Crisis and Starvation Used as a Weapon of War in Gaza Demands Immediate CeasefirePalestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability founder Mazin Qumsiyeh: Beyond the Devastation in Gaza, Repression & Violence Impact Palestinians in the Occupied West BankJournalist, historian and author Rick Perlstein: Corporate Media Coverage of Election 2024 is Riven by Journalistic MalpracticeBob Nixon's Under-reported news summary• Fighting flares in the eastern Co...2024-03-1329 min
WPKN Community RadioBetween The Lines - 3/13/24 ©2024 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc.* Humanitarian Crisis & Starvation Used as a Weapon of War in Gaza Demands Immediate Ceasefire; Abby Maxman, Oxfam America's Pres. & CEO, Dr. Karameh Kuemmerle a member of Doctors Against Genocide; Producer: Scott Harris.
* Beyond the Devastation in Gaza, Repression & Violence Impact Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank; Mazin Qumsiyeh, Professor, Director of Cytogenetics Services at Bethlehem University & Dir. PIBS; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.
* Corporate Media Coverage of Election 2024 is Riven by Journalistic Malpractice; Rick Perlstein, journalist, historian, and author; Producer: Scott Harris.2024-03-1329 min
The Hive Collective Podcast: Shifting Power in NonprofitsFeminist Leadership Series: Abby Maxman, CEO of Oxfam AmericaDon't miss a riveting edition of The Hive Collective Podcast, featuring the exceptional Abby Maxman, CEO of Oxfam America, renowned for her transformative approach to feminist leadership. In this episode, part of our Feminist Leadership Series, Abby shares invaluable insights garnered from her vast experience at the helm of one of the world's leading nonprofits. Listeners will have the opportunity to learn from Abby's dedication to embedding feminist values within Oxfam's culture, her strategic focus on intersectionality, and her commitment to tackling climate, economic, and gender justice. With a spotlight on her visionary leadership and the innovative Gender Action...2023-12-211h 12
Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not SorryOxfam's Abby Maxman on Trying to Save Lives in GazaEvery day since October 7th, our hearts have been breaking. The unconscionable terrorist attack on Israel killed so many innocents. And yet, in the Israeli response, many times more innocents in Gaza have been killed. Across the region, children and civilians are suffering and dying unnecessarily. To help us understand the situation on the ground in Gaza and Israel and the role of aid organizations, I’ve invited Abby Maxman on the show. Abby is the President and CEO of Oxfam America.2023-11-1353 min
Target USA Podcast by WTOP371 | Earthquakes in Turkey and SyriaAbby Maxman, President and C.E.O. of Oxfam America describes the tragic earthquakes that rocked southern Turkey and northern Syria and their efforts to help. Also, Dr. Hans-Jacob Schindler says ISIS fighters escaped prison during the earthquakes in a stunning fashion -using U.S. dollars to bribe prison officials.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2023-02-1028 min
SolvableSetbacks: Global Hunger is SolvableAbby Maxman is President and CEO of Oxfam America and says “there's no reason in the 21st century that people should be going hungry.”Want to learn more about how you can reduce hunger locally and globally? Check out the links below to learn more about the suggestions that Maxman makes in this episode:Find Your Local Food Pantry, Feeding America Local Food Directories, USDAThe Last Hunger Season by Roger ThurowThe Hungry Farmer- My Moment of Great Disruption Roger Thurow at TEDxChangeIn De...2021-04-2821 min
Rainmaker Fundraising PodcastLeading Global Social Change with Abby Maxman
As President & CEO of Oxfam America, Abby Maxman is responsible for leading global social change to alleviate the injustice of poverty across 90 countries. This fight is not a new one for Maxman, who has made a career of giving a voice to the voiceless, fighting hunger, poverty, disease, and injustice across the globe at leading INGO's and within the U.S. Government. Abby and I sat down to discuss her leadership experience and what we can all learn from her time working to right the most devastating wrongs the world over. We tackled som...2021-03-2941 min
NGO Soul + Strategy017. What's all this talk about feminist leadership? An interview with Abby Maxman, CEO, Oxfam AmericaWhat’s all this talk about feminist leadership? An interview with Abby Maxman, Oxfam America’s CEO Feminist leadership seems to be in ascendance in the INGO sector. Now, our sector is a bit prone to fads and fashions -- so should we take this seriously? Is this leadership model here to stay? And what are its potential, its power as well as its limitations? This is what I explore in a short series of episodes about feminist leadership, which is starting with this interview with Abby Maxman, CEO of Oxfam America.Later...2020-11-1934 min
Lessons from LeadersLessons from Leaders: Featured Guests Carrie Hessler Radelet, CEO PCI and Abby Maxman, CEO, Oxfam AmericaThis is a special episode for us as we have 2 previous leaders visit the Lessons from Leaders studio again - virtually of course. In this episode we are discussing the ongoing crisis in the world between the racial injustice movement, covid, and the pandemic, as well as navigating through the emotional turmoil that these struggles can bring to a work setting. "I think that the pandemic created a setting that allowed the racial injustices and the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and so many others to become a focus that could not be swept un...2020-07-1335 min
The Business of GivingOxfam America on How They’re Working for the Most Vulnerable During COVID-19 PandemicThe following is a conversation between Abby Maxman, President and CEO, of Oxfam America and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving.
• Advocacy Efforts for Low-Wage Workers in the U.S.
• How Flexible Funding Can Unleash Creativity and Innovation of NGOs
• We are All Humanitarians at this Moment2020-04-1521 min
Add Passion and StirTaking the Hate Out of Hate Speech about ImmigrationThe second installment in our series of curated episodes revolves around the controversial topics of diversity and immigration. Guests that include renowned chef and humanitarian Jose Andres, former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, Oxfam America’s president and CEO Abby Maxman, former Secretary of the Army Louis Caldera, and president and CEO of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Marco Davis share personal stories and impactful insights about America’s complicated and painful history with diversity. Check out the original episodes by following the links below. “You have to think about how much our country has bene...2019-08-0928 min
Policy 360A Visit to YemenYemen is in the midst of civil war, a brutal conflict that has caused the world’s worst humanitarian crisis according to the United Nations. By some estimates, 75 percent of the people there are in need of humanitarian assistance. Millions have been forced to flee, and more are at risk of starvation. Abby Maxman, president of Oxfam America, recently returned from a trip to Yemen. She visited camps for displaced people, and has returned to the U.S. determined to help.2018-09-1115 minAdd Passion and StirMake It Personal: The Names and Stories Behind the NumbersDo you think beyond the statistics to the individual lives affected by conflict, poverty, and hunger? In this episode of Add Passion and Stir, two powerful and passionate advocates, Abby Maxman, President of Oxfam America, and Tatiana Rosana, executive chef at Outlook Kitchen & Bar at the Envoy Hotel in Boston, discuss national and international humanitarian problems through the lens of personal stories of suffering, courage, and hope. Both women rose to the top of male-dominated professions and believe their work ethic was in part a response to having to work harder than male counterparts to gain the respect they...2017-11-2939 min
TrumpWatch with Jesse LentWhat is happening with the federal relief effort in Puerto Rico? (Scott Paul)Returning to Washington DC aboard Air Force One after touring the devastation Hurricane Maria unleashed on the US territory of Puerto Rico, President Trump told reporters his administration has “only heard ‘thank yous’ from the people" there. Though the locals may appreciate the help, according to Abby Maxman, the president of Oxfam America, the US chapter of the international confederation of charitable organizations focused on fighting global poverty, "clean water, food, fuel, electricity and health care are in desperately short supply and quickly dwindling and we’re hearing excuses and criticism from the administration instead of a cohesive and compassi...2017-10-0525 min
Superpowers for Good: Empowering Changemakers for Social Impact via Regulated Investment Crowdfunding from the SuperCrowd.The Role of Entrepreneurship in Ending Poverty and Homelessness - #565Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin.Read the full Forbes article and watch the interview here: http://bit.ly/2vSmN5x.“Social entrepreneurship has proven to provide impactful innovations for poverty alleviation ,” says Abby Maxman, President of OxFam America. Maxman was among a diverse group of people working on poverty eradication who contributed to a recent roundtable discussion on ending extreme poverty and homelessness.The idea of ending poverty seemed absurd a generation ago. Today, the idea has been enshrined officially in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals or S...2017-09-131h 23
The Social Impact Podcast - Your Mark on the World with Devin ThorpeThe Role of Entrepreneurship in Ending Poverty and Homelessness - #565Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin.
Read the full Forbes article and watch the interview here: http://bit.ly/2vSmN5x.
“Social entrepreneurship has proven to provide impactful innovations for poverty alleviation ,” says Abby Maxman, President of OxFam America. Maxman was among a diverse group of people working on poverty eradication who contributed to a recent roundtable discussion on ending extreme poverty and homelessness.
The idea of ending poverty seemed absurd a generation ago. Today, the idea has been enshrined officially in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs as something the world should achi...2017-09-131h 23