Stories of impact blog

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.

FEATURED STORY

What’s happening in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon?

On 15 January 2025, a temporary ceasefire was announced, coming into effect on 19 January. Here's the latest update on the situation in Gaza and the wider region.

Palestinian Territory, Occupied: Children and their families are returning to their homes or the remains of their homes to check the status of their homes. Photo: Alef Multimedia Company/Oxfam

Popular categories

All posts Aid & development Campaigns and Advocacy Emergencies Climate emergency Inequality

Tell your bank that you don't want them using your money to put poor communities at risk

April 24, 2014

The big four banks and land grabs: be heard on social media

Is your bank involved in land grabbing in some of the poorest communities overseas? Oxfam’s report, Banking on Shaky Ground, details...

CAN members and allies including Friends of the Earth GCCA, Greenpeace, Oxfam and WWF, plus Japanese groups Kiko Network and CASA, call for world leaders to take action against climate change. Copyright ©Greenpeace/Jeremie Souteyrat

April 1, 2014

Five critical things we learned from the latest report on climate change

Leading international experts on climate change, the IPCC, have presented their latest report on the impacts of climate change on...

March 27, 2014

Climate change is making people hungry

Our guest blogger is Yeb Saño, Climate Change Commissioner for the Philippines. He's seen first-hand the devastating effects of climate...

February 20, 2014

Food Justice on a Hot Planet at the Sustainable Living Festival

“Climate change is both a product of, and worsens, the structural inequality and poverty that exists in our world” Shen...

800 NGO representatives walk out of the climate talks in protest over the lack of political will from developed nations.

November 25, 2013

Warsaw UN Climate Talks: leaders need to change direction for the climate

The latest round of UN discussions trying to solve the massive issue of climate change ended today. Sadly, this year’s...

Oxfam walks out of Warsaw Climate Conference

November 22, 2013

Unprecedented walk-out: Oxfam joins hundreds to protest poor climate change action

It’s a sad fact. Climate change will hit the world’s poorest the hardest. Due to a lack of progress and...

November 15, 2013

National Day of Climate Action

We know that action to prevent further changes in our climate is central to food security around the world ....

November 8, 2013

You Spoke – Coca-Cola listened

What does it take to make a global sugar giant promise to improve its policies on land? You. And more...

July 26, 2013

Will your favourite brand make it to the top of the scorecard?

Great news! We’re already seeing the big food and beverage companies committing to do business better. That’s because of you...

Timor Leste - Lepo village. Photo: Tim Herbert/OxfamAUS

July 22, 2013

Putting food on the table

In Timor-Leste almost 50% of children are chronically malnourished. Our aid is helping small-scale farmers like Natercia feed their children...

Cook smart to save energy. Photo: Nicole Abalde

July 4, 2013

Cooking for the climate

By Tori Sanderson, GROW Team Intern Every time you open your fridge and pantry, you step into the global food...

Afia Hawah, a cocoa farmer from Amankwatia village in the Central Region of Ghana. Photo: Cam Cope/OxfamAUS

June 26, 2013

The power of you

By Clancy Moore, GROW Campaign Coordinator Two months. That’s all it took for chocolate lovers and social justice activists to...