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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.
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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.
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Oxfam number three in Top 100 Best NGOs
Robert Fox, Oxfam Canada’s Executive Director, discusses The Global Journal ranking of Oxfam as number three on the world’s Top...
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A new way of life in Ethiopia
Imagine if the lifestyle your family had led for generations was on the verge of extinction. Would you cling determinedly...
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Clean water saves lives: Maree’s story
It’s easy to get caught up in the material anxieties of the holiday season. For a bit of perspective we...
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Clean water saves lives: Bhoomy’s story
Running water is one of those little things in life that we depend on without really considering. But stop and...
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World AIDS Day 2011: glimmers of hope
Today, across the world, 4,900 people will die because they have AIDS. Another 7,100 will be infected with HIV. That’s...
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From literacy to equality
Literacy enlightens, empowers, inspires and increases a woman’s ability to earn a living. The more she learns, the better she’ll...
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Full circle: a different take on trash
A group of women in India are working their way out of poverty, using other people's rubbish to build a...
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Clean water saves lives: Oeun’s story (part two)
Earlier this month we introduced you to Oeun, the face of our Clean water saves lives appeal. This week, in...
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Validity of environmental report questioned
A report commissioned by the Lao Government to evaluate the Xayaburi Dam’s compliance with the Meekong River Commissions requirements has...
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Talking to our Laos country director
Ever wondered what it’d be like working for Oxfam in the field? This interview with our Laos country director provides...
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Clean water saves lives: Oeun’s story
Kut Oeun, a 35-year-old mother of four in rural Cambodia, is the face of our 2011 Water Appeal. But she’s...
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Since you asked
Often, stories about aid work raise as many questions as they answer. So this year we’re trying something new with...
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