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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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Notes from the field: Zimbabwe
Oxfam's Kate Bensen travelled to Zimbabwe to see first-hand how you're helping us respond to the hunger crisis. She couldn’t...
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Mobile money breaks the cash drought in Zimbabwe
At the height of the drought in Zimbabwe, our mobile cash transfers gave Florence and her family a rare glimpse...
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Women working together
An Oxfam initiative in the north-west region of Vietnam is bringing women farmers together to make a huge difference in...
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Helen Szoke in South Sudan: Hope in a time of hunger
This month Oxfam Chief Executive Helen Szoke visited Oxfam programs in South Sudan delivering clean water, sanitation and vital humanitarian...
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Budget 2017 fails the fairness test
Last night's Federal Budget was chance to act on rising inequality. It was a chance to champion fairness and to...
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The women of Somaliland: stories of strength and survival
The women of Eastern Somaliland are being pushed to the edge, desperately seeking food for their children as their country...
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Volunteer Spotlight: Aly Watson
Alexandra (Aly) Watson volunteered with our Oxfam’s legal counsel in 2016. Here, Aly tells us about her experience.
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A mother’s marathon for water in Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe, mothers like Ida literally walk a marathon every day, to provide water for their children. The countless hours...
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Yemen on the brink: conflict is pushing millions towards famine
More than two years of brutal conflict in Yemen have forced millions of families to leave their homes, and pushed...
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“I am worried about my children. What will they eat?”
For more than 16 months, Ethiopia has been in drought. Water reserves are running out, crops are burnt and dying,...
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Australian students use Instagram to Close the Gap
“It is our responsibility as members of today’s generation to improve the way of life for the next generation.” While...
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Tackling poverty by changing minds, systems and lives
How you are joining forces with people who share the belief that no-one should live in poverty, to empower communities...
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