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Malawi: Elube (32) stands with her baby in her small plot of farm land. Photo: Aurelie Marrier d'Unienville/Oxfam AUS

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Our stories

When you support Oxfam, you help create a world without the inequality that fuels poverty. Here's what that looks like for the communities we work with.

Cambodia

Siphon's story

Cambodia: Siphon is a community activist who was trained and coached by 3SPN to advocate for community issues with the local authorities. She is a leader in her community and a part of the local fisheries network. Photo: Patrick Moran/Oxfam

"We have to work together in term of conservation, because it will provide the long-term benefits for next generations."

Meet Siphon

Australia

Obby's story

Yawuru (Broome), Australia: Obby participated in the KAWC Roundtable in Broome, 2023. She is a proud Bunuba woman from Fitzroy Crossing. Photo: Aimee Han/Oxfam

"I knew that our next step forward was going to be to digitise our knowledge, just because of technology — that’s the way that it’s going.”

Meet Obby

Bangladesh

Munni's story

Bangladesh: Munni is a tea garden worker and earns just 170 Taka [AU$2.30] per day. She has to take out loans in order to buy groceries and then struggles to pay these loans back. Munni attended training run by Oxfam partner organisation, Breaking the Silence, and says she has gained courage through this training. Photo: Fabeha Monir/Oxfam

“When meetings started here, I attended those and gradually gained courage.”

Meet Munni

Vanuatu

Yannick's story

Vanuatu: Yannick is the program manager of Vanuatu Pride (VPride). Oxfam acknowledges the support of the Australian Government through the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP). Photo: Arlene Bax/Oxfam

“When I became involved with the VPride … it also helped to build up my confidence."

Meet Yannick

Indonesia

Magda's story

Indonesia: Magda is Oxfam's ICDRC Project Manager in Larantuka. Through local partner YPPS, Oxfam focuses on climate problems as drought occurs every year in the region—and provides solutions such as creating food security, adaptive planting and cultivation, and reintroducing agricultural processing techniques. Oxfam acknowledges the support of the Australian Government through the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP). Photo: Kyo Umareta/Oxfam

“I’m working with Oxfam on a project that supports women in rural areas to respond and adapt to natural disasters."

Meet Magda

For every $1 we spend

Cambodia: Srey Rath is involved in training, campaigns, and national forums participation through Oxfam local partner Culture and Environment Preservation Association (CEPA). She has received a lot of capacity building and is a young leader in the community advocating for better fishing and water governance practices. Oxfam acknowledges the support of the Australian Government through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Photo: Patrick Moran/Oxfam

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Our work together
Timor-Leste: Ilda at her home. She has always been a saver, even before joining ROMANSA. She is currently a leader in her group. Oxfam acknowledges the support of the Australian Government through the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP). Photo: Patrick Moran/Oxfam

27c of every $1 goes towards raising the next

For every $1 we spend, 27c is invested on generating future income, helping us to fund even more vital work.

Somalia: Hodan Mohamad Warsame, works at Oxfam Somalia Somaliland as a Public Health Engineer.

10c goes towards vital support costs

Just 10c in every $1 is used to keep Oxfam alive; paying our staff and our running costs.

News

Read the latest news and stories from Oxfam’s charity work around the globe.

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19 Aug 2024

DRC: Oxfam responds to Mpox outbreak in Equateur as it reaches alarming levels

The MPox epidemic has reached alarming levels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as more than 15,000 cases and over 540 deaths have been reported across the country since the beginning of the year. Oxfam is mounting an immediate response particularly in the most affected province of Equateur.  Justine Tossou Gomis, Oxfam’s Country Director for […]

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06 Aug 2024

Allyship Summit maps out next steps for the future of the Uluru Statement

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders and allies from across the country will come together for a National Allyship Summit to champion continued allyship on the Uluru Statement from the Heart. The Uluru Statement from the Heart, first issued to the Australian public in 2017, represents the largest ever consensus of Aboriginal and Torres Strait […]

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26 Jul 2024

Oxfam reaction to the Rio de Janeiro G20 Ministerial Declaration on International Tax Cooperation: “this is serious global progress”

Responding to the Rio de Janeiro G20 Ministerial Declaration on International Tax Cooperation published today, Oxfam International’s Tax Policy Lead Susana Ruiz, said: “This is serious global progress —for the first time in history, the world’s largest economies have agreed to cooperate to tax the ultra-rich. Finally, the richest people are being told they can’t […]

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