Caroline Gluck works as a field-based press officer for Oxfam's humanitarian team, responding to media needs when humanitarian crises develop.
Before joining Oxfam in September 2008, she worked in Asia for more than a decade as a correspondent for BBC Radio, Television and Online. She's also written for a variety of other media publications, including the Times and the Economist.

cgluck@oxfam.org.uk

Blog Entries by Caroline Gluck

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - Without the Crowds

Posted March 16, 2009 | 12:23 PM (EST)


They're one of the most spectacular waterfalls you'll ever see. The Victoria Falls, which tower more than 100 meters high, majestically dropping into a series of gorges and stretching for more than 1.7 kilometers wide, form the largest curtain of falling water in the world.

The Falls have been...

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"This is the Start of Change": Zimbabwe Swears in its New Prime Minister

Posted February 12, 2009 | 02:34 PM (EST)


On my way to work for the first time since I'd been in Zimbabwe, I passed two women busy sweeping litter and leaves from a street corner. It seemed a minor miracle, given that most basic civic services in Zimbabwe had broken down. There had been no refuse collection for...

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A National Blitz to Control Cholera in Zimbabwe

Posted January 6, 2009 | 02:39 PM (EST)


A song composed and performed by some of Zimbabwe's best known musicians talking about how to prevent the spread of cholera is set to become the country's unofficial anthem -- at least if the government has its way.

The song,"Cholera -- Chenjerawo", which translates as "Cholera -- Beware" , will...

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Zimbabwe: Hopes For a Better 2009

1 Comments | Posted January 6, 2009 | 10:48 AM (EST)


As the midnight countdown ended, cheers rang out and the crowd hugged and kissed friends and strangers in the small jazz club bar in downtown Harare.

2008 was an especially grim year in Zimbabwe -- and prospects for the coming year seem little better. The fact that Zimbabweans were celebrating...

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