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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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Balaka district, Malawi: Angela writes her name on the classroom blackboard at a primary school in Balaka district, Malawi. Photo credit: Veronica Mwale/Oxfam in Southern Africa

March 7, 2024

Transforming education, transforming lives in Southern Africa

Every child deserves to go to school. But right now, too many girls across Malawi and Zimbabwe are facing barriers...

August 2, 2022

Youth voices from 15 years of the Gaza blockade

2022 marks 15 years of the Gaza blockade, which continues to prevent young people from achieving their dreams and living...

Oxfam staff protesting in Melbourne with big smiles and colourful signs.

September 26, 2019

Our 10 favourite #ClimateStrike protest signs

From clever and hopeful, to the funny and angry, our favourite signs from the #ClimateStrike

October 16, 2018

Cycling with Grace in Malawi

We know that education gives young people a path out of poverty. But the pathway to education is, quite literally,...

February 22, 2017

Poster design to change the world

The Oxfam Schools Program has released a new, interactive, online and free educational resource, which explores the power of posters...

January 20, 2017

Schools in Action: Tully State School Close the Gap on Indigenous Health Inequality

Students at Tully State School in Northern Queensland were given ownership over their National Close the Gap Day event, and...

Parliament House, Canberra: From left, Dr. Jackie Huggins, Close the Gap Campaign Co-Chair; Katarina Keeler, a Kokatha woman and registered nurse; Danielle Dries, a Kaurna-Meyunna woman, physiotherapist and final year medical student at the Australian National University; Dr. Artiene Tatian, an Arrente man from Central Australia and medical doctor at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney; and Mick Gooda, Close the Gap Campaign Co-Chair. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP Image/OxfamAUS

February 25, 2016

Being a young Aboriginal woman in Australia today

Close the Gap campaign lead, Tom Widdup, finds out how — despite continued high levels of Indigenous disadvantage, and a...

April 7, 2015

How can students ‘take action’?

You and your students are fired up about an issue — global poverty, Indigenous rights and equality, ethical fashion, the...

Close the Gap School Instagram Competition. Photo: Peter Izzard/OxfamAUS

April 2, 2015

Can one student’s Instagram post change the world?

In its second year, the Close the Gap Instagram competition received more than 140 entries from across the nation. And...

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February 16, 2015

10 photos that rocked last year’s Close the Gap student photo challenge

Instagram may have a reputation as a breeding ground for selfies and photos of brunch, but in March there’s a...

January 20, 2015

Back to school, back into action.

Welcome to Educating for Change, Oxfam’s brand new Schools Program blog. You might remember us as Educators shaping change. Sorry...

December 1, 2014

Design for Change has been changing

It's been a busy few months at Design for Change. A new website, a whole host of new design concepts...