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Samoa
Samoa lies half way between Hawaii and New Zealand.
Samoa's economy is highly dependent on agriculture and family remittances from Samoan workers employed overseas. It has a very young population though underemployment remains a critical issue.
Oxfam New Zealand in Samoa
- Women in business
Oxfam is working with Women in Business Development Incorporated, supporting a range of community-based projects in rural areas aimed at alleviating poverty, creating sustainable village economies and revitalising the agricultural sector.
Video: Watch the 2007 Campbell Live story about WIBDI's revival of fine-mat weaving. - Emergency response: Samoa Tsunami
Oxfam's emergency response team is on the ground in Samoa. We are currently providing safe water to devastated areas, and we are also preparing for the long job of helping to rebuild people’s livelihoods.
Country profile
A former German protectorate until 1914, Samoa was then governed by New Zealand until its citizens voted for independence in 1962 – the first country in the Pacific to do so.
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