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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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Middle East Crisis: the latest

It has been over a year since the conflict in Gaza escalated — a year of families living without their homes, their loved ones or the basic supplies they need to survive.

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March 21, 2016

The benefits of clean water in 6 beautiful photos

Oxfam is providing clean water, sanitation and hygiene education in some of the world’s poorest countries. In fact, it’s one...

Irene smiles with holding two of her children in Zambia

February 22, 2016

These women are fighting against extreme poverty … with bananas.

Every day Irene would risk her life to water her crops and feed her children. Today, she's a co-producer at...

Oxfam Australia CEO Helen Szoke and Shirley Laban, manager of Oxfam’s climate change program in Vanuatu and coordinator of the Vanuatu Climate Action Network, Takara village on Efate Island, Vanuatu

December 16, 2015

The results are in: Oxfam in 2015

What have we accomplished in 2015? Watch our short year in review video and hear from Chief Executive of Oxfam...

December 15, 2015

Why clean water is vital in the fight against malnutrition

Niger has more malnourished children than almost anywhere in the world. But Nurse Alassane Amadu has seen big changes in...

November 11, 2016

Oxfam Unwrapped: How does it work?

Charlie the Goat gives you the rundown on Oxfam Unwrapped and why charity gift cards are an excellent Christmas gift.

Niger has a serious malnutrition crisis and mothers like Binta risk losing their children

November 19, 2015

It’s the simple things that lift families out of despair

Malnutrition is a serious problem in countries like Niger — children die every day. But Oxfam supporters are providing simple...

Mariama lost her child due to malnutrition. A lack of clean water meant proper medical treatment could not be provided.

October 30, 2015

The difference between life and death

Mariama lived through a mother’s worst nightmare. Now she lives with her grief — and the pain of knowing her...

Oxfam Unwrapped goats have helped Americo Moses, 46 (pictured), become a Community Veterinary Promotor

October 23, 2015

The goats that educated a family

Oxfam Unwrapped helps put people in touch with life-changing goats in more ways than one. As a community veterinary promoter,...

October 26, 2015

The goats that gave hope

In Nhongue village in Mozambique, hunger is real threat. But since the arrival of her goats, Recelia and her family...

October 25, 2015

Rebuilding Nepal: six months on

It's been six months since the first of two devastating earthquakes devastated Nepal. Oxfam emergency teams and the people of...

Oxfam Unwrapped can provide people in poverty (like Delfinia) with a vital source of income

October 21, 2015

The goats that built a home

Delfinia Bernado has a lot to smile about. She’s a proud mum of two -- and thanks to a few...

Mae Sod leads the campaign against the Lower Sesan 2 dam in Sra Kor village.

October 5, 2015

Two rivers, two women, one dream

Women are becoming frontline activists in the battle against the dams that threaten their communities: “We all have one dream....