About us
Oxfam Australia is an Australian, independent, not-for-profit, secular, community-based aid and development organisation.
Our vision
Our vision is of a fair world in which people control their own lives, their basic rights are achieved and the environment is sustained.
What we do
Across 28 countries, we work in partnership with local communities to overcome poverty and injustice.
Our history
Since 1995, Community Aid Abroad has been part of the Oxfam International family - an affiliation of 13 Oxfams around the world. In 2005, the name of the agency changed to Oxfam Australia.
Become a member
Being an Ordinary Member allows you to participate in the organisation in important ways.
Annual reports
Our current Annual Report is for the financial year 2006/2007 and was published in November 2007.
Frequently Asked Questions
The who, what, why of Oxfam Australia
Our policies
Oxfam Australia's work is guided by policies which, at the broadest level, are developed by the Oxfam Australia board.
Oxfam International
Oxfam Australia is part of Oxfam International - a global federation of 13 Oxfams which together work to fight poverty and injustice in more than 100 countries around the world.
Contact Us
To get involved, you can either contact head office, or your state office.
Affiliation
We are affiliated with:
- Oxfam International whose constitution and code of conduct we are bound by,
- the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), whose code of conduct we are bound by, and
- the Refugee Council of Australia.
Codes of Conduct
Oxfam Australia is an accredited signatory to the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) Code of Conduct for Non Government Development Organisations (NGDOs). This Code of Conduct defines standards of governance, management, financial control and reporting with which NGDOs should comply, and identifies mechanisms to ensure accountability in NGDOs use of public monies.
We are also committed to the following Codes of Conduct:
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