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  1. YOU have the power to change the future. Act now so that families in the #Sahel can weather this crisis. buzz.mw/-5KB_Z #Sahel2012 7 minutes ago via Meltwater Buzz
  2. Please RT: VIDEO: Now more than 18 million people are at risk of starvation in the #Sahel. buzz.mw/-5KB_y #Sahel2012 about 2 hours ago via Meltwater Buzz
  3. Good piece of advice from Thomas Jefferson. pinterest.com/pin/2373538428… about 5 hours ago via Pinterest
  4. @viceXversa It's mailed out to our donors. But if you want a copy, email info[at]oxfamamerica.org :) about 22 hours ago via Meltwater Buzz in reply to viceXversa
  5. Keep an eye out for our Exchange magazine with stories from Peru, West Africa, and El Salva @ Oxfam America instagr.am/p/K8PHNGvu-i/ about 23 hours ago via Instagram
  6. One of our @GOODmkr finalists is in today's daily @GOOD! A Pickup Truck Grows an Educational Mini-Farm: buzz.mw/-5Xu_y @TruckFarmChi about 23 hours ago via Meltwater Buzz
  7. Infographic of the West Africa food crisis. 18.4 million people are at risk of hunger. pinterest.com/pin/2373538428… 10:45 AM May 22nd via Pinterest
  8. Fears grow for the Gambia as food insecurity increases gu.com/p/37mg2/tw via @guardian #Sahel2012 10:33 AM May 22nd via Meltwater Buzz
  9. @PIH Thanks for sharing our report! 9:57 AM May 22nd via Meltwater Buzz in reply to PIH
  10. Check out the new issue of @FLAREfashion featuring Oxfam Ambassador, @ubah888 & @majiumbrellas benefiting #EastAfrica bit.ly/JCOoMz 7:31 AM May 22nd via Meltwater Buzz
  11. In #Peru, women confront #climate change with traditional gardens buzz.mw/-53v_y 1:45 PM May 21st via Meltwater Buzz
  12. so cool! RT @EllenGustafson @foodtechconnect 19yr old develops iPhone App for organic farmers bit.ly/Lewlf7 via @seedstock 1:15 PM May 21st via Meltwater Buzz
  13. PHOTOBLOG: Song and dance amid #Senegal's hunger crisis w/ @BaabaMaal buzz.mw/-53u_y via @AlertNet 1:10 PM May 21st via Meltwater Buzz
  14. Use @Pinterest for #socialgood! Follow Oxfam and repin to spread the #socialjustice love. buzz.mw/-53s_y 12:54 PM May 21st via Meltwater Buzz
  15. RT @ActionAidUSA #G8 summit: lack of new funding to fight #poverty disappoints NGOs gu.com/p/37ykd/tw via @guardian 12:49 PM May 21st via Meltwater Buzz
  16. West Africa food crisis: Dry times in 2011 threaten ability to plant in 2012 buzz.mw/-5Wf_y #Sahel2012 9:32 AM May 21st via Meltwater Buzz
  17. Is the #G8 offering a 'shrinking response' to the growing food problem? buzz.mw/-52l_y via @Devex 7:25 AM May 21st via Meltwater Buzz
  18. #G8 to poor countries: It's not you, it's me. At Camp David, leaders fail to renew vows on food security buzz.mw/-501_y #DearG8 4:42 PM May 19th via Meltwater Buzz
  19. The #G8's New Alliance is a 96% decrease in previous funding levels. From $7.3bn/year to $300m/year #DearG8 #foodsecurity 3:58 PM May 19th via Meltwater Buzz
  20. As @BarackObama delivers final #G8 speech, leaders set a new goal of helping 50 million people lift themselves out of #poverty. #DearG8 3:20 PM May 19th via Meltwater Buzz