"Oxfam" facts

Oxfam fights poverty in three ways:

Campaigning for change

Poverty isn’t just about lack of resources. In a wealthy world it’s about bad decisions made by powerful people. Oxfam campaigns hard, putting pressure on leaders for real lasting change.

Development work

Poor people can take control, solve their own problems, and rely on themselves – with the right support. Fighting poverty, we fund long-term work worldwide.

Emergency response

People need help in an emergency – fast. We save lives, swiftly delivering aid, support and protection; and we help people prepare for future crises.

Here are some more examples of how a gift can help:

• Help build, renovate and furnish schools rooms. Buy a bit of a classroom. £5
• Help stop the spread of HIV / AIDs. Buy condoms. £24
• Build a toilet and help prevent the spread of deadly disease. £50
• Help get our major humanitarian responses up and running anytime, anywhere. Buy behind the scenes heroes - a day's work. £84
• The expertise and equipment to supply clean safe drinking water where it’s needed most. Buy a water tank. £150
• Help to lift a farming family out of poverty, including the land and all the tools, seeds and organic fertiliser they need. £1600

 

Oxfam is a development, relief, and campaigning organisation that works with others to overcome poverty and suffering around the world.

Oxfam. What springs to mind? Charity shops and second-hand clothes? Donkeys from our Oxfam Unwrapped gift catalogue, bought for people in far-flung lands?

They’re part of the picture. But think bigger. Much bigger. Big enough for 99 per cent of the great British public to have heard of us. Because Oxfam is a vibrant global movement dedicated to fighting for an end to poverty and suffering worldwide. This drives everything we do. From saving lives and developing projects that give people power, to campaigning for change that lasts. That’s Oxfam in action.

is the alternative gift catalogue that’s packed-full of perfect pressies for just about everyone.

Thousands of unique goods that all do good!

The recipient gets a personalised gift card with a magnet, and the gift goes to the people who need it the most. There are over 52 different gifts to choose from this year, and every single gift is guaranteed to make a big, big difference to people working their way out of poverty worldwide. Try getting that from a pair of socks!

The ‘funusual’ gift range starts at £5 & since the start in Oxfam Unwrapped, £24 million has been contributed to Oxfam’s programme spend!

These are just a few of the perfect poverty-fighting-pressies you can give to your family and friends. You can find out more, including case studies, by visiting the ‘My Gift’ section of the website.

The price of your gift includes all the elements needed to make it work in overcoming poverty and suffering. So for example, when you give bees you actually give so much more!!!

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