About us | Fight inequality to end poverty and injustice - Oxfam
WEBOxfam is a global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice. Let’s build a more equal future—together.
Why is clean water important? - Oxfam
WEBMar 21, 2022 · Oxfam helps reduce the threat of diseases in emergencies by providing clean water. With partners, we treat local water sources, or bring water to areas hosting refugees and displaced people by truck, store it in tanks and bladders, and set up pipes and taps to dispense it. We dig and repair wells, and train people to maintain them, so that ...
What We Believe | Oxfam
WEBFor far too long, we’ve let a privileged few determine how the rest of us live. Poverty and injustice are the consequences, the result of human action and inaction. But if together we refuse to accept an unequal world, and hold decision makers accountable, a radically better world is within our grasp. That better world is clean water good food a safe home a fair wage a livable planet for ...
Issues | Oxfam
WEBMaking foreign aid work. We make US foreign aid a better tool for development and emergency relief for people in low-income countries. The story of our future starts with you. Let’s fight inequality together to end poverty and injustice—sign up for our emails today. Make sure your gift to Oxfam America goes directly to where it's most ...
What is famine? Causes and effects and how to stop it | Oxfam
WEBJul 2, 2024 · What does famine mean? According to researchers Dan Maxwell and Nisar Majid, famine is “an extreme crisis of access to adequate food.”. Visible in “widespread malnutrition” and “loss of life due to starvation and infectious disease,” famine robs people of their dignity, equality, and for some—their lives.
Careers | Oxfam
WEBHighly Competitive Benefits. Oxfam’s commitment to excellence and a focus on quality of life are echoed in the comprehensive benefits we offer our employees. Our comprehensive benefits package includes: health, dental, vision, and life insurance; disability coverage; a retirement plan; and much more. All full-time employees and part-time ...
Oxfam America | Fighting Inequality to End Poverty & Injustice
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Oxfam is a global movement of people fighting inequality to end poverty and injustice. Together we offer lifesaving support in times of crisis and advocate for economic justice, gender equality, and climate action.
Local humanitarian leadership | Oxfam America | Oxfam
WEBLocal humanitarian leadership is an approach to emergencies like floods, drought, disease, and conflict that recognizes and supports the leadership of aid providers that are as close as possible—geographically and culturally—to hard-hit communities. Local and national nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), as well as responsible government ...
What is global inequality? | Oxfam
WEBNov 23, 2022 · Global inequality is the unequal distribution of resources, opportunities, and power that shape well-being among the 8 billion individuals on our planet. Distinct from inequality within a country or between countries, global inequality is one way of understanding the different lived experiences of our fellow humans, no …
Donor assistance & support | Oxfam | Oxfam
WEBWe’ve retired our gift-giving website, but you can still give the gift of Oxfam to someone you love today. Donate in someone’s honor to help everyone around the world thrive, not just survive, and send your loved one a special e-card. If you have a question email [email protected] or call 800-776-9326 (option 2).
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