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    After Oxfam's Sex Scandal: Shocking Revelations, A Scramble For Solutions

    In the past few weeks there have been additional reports of sexual misconduct in the aid community — and the start of a tense debate on how to halt such behavior.
    by Courtney Columbus Mar 16, 2018 5 minutes
    Source: Angie Wang for NPR

    The Oxfam sex scandal was not a one-time news story.

    The report on sexual misconduct by Oxfam workers in Haiti in 2011 made headlines last month. Since then, a number of other aid groups have come clean about similar problems — and revealed cases that victimized staffers as well.

    This past week, U2 frontman Bono said he was "furious" over allegations against his ONE advocacy group — including an accusation that a female employee was demoted after refusing to have sex with a Tanzanian member of parliament.

    Meanwhile, the aid world is scrambling to put solutions in place.

    Here are some of the latest developments.

    The cost for Oxfam Great Britain

    Oxfam continues to deal with the fallout of the Oxfam Great Britain sex scandal.

    A spokesperson said on March 9 that Oxfam, which has more than 9,000 staff in more than

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