Where the money goes

In the past year, our work reached 5.35 million people in 30 countries. This was made possible by the support of more than 347,000 donors and campaigners.

Their contribution has made a positive difference to the lives of poor people around the world. Yours will too.

For every $1 you donate

Pie chart showing the breakdown of our income - 10% Admin, 15% Fundraising and promotion, 75% Program and advocacy work

  • 75c is used to directly support our development, advocacy, and humanitarian programs around the world
  • 15c is invested to generate future income
  • 10c is spent on essential administration

Why your donation is so important

  • 67% comes from the community (people like you!)
  • 14% comes from the Australian Government's overseas aid program, AusAID
  • 17% comes from grants
  • 2% comes from other sources

See our Annual Report (PDF, 6.5MB) for more information.

What your money can buy

Photo: John Sones/OxfamAUS

A $20 donation

can provide families in Timor-Leste with vegetable seeds, increasing nutrition and market opportunities.

Photo: John Sones/OxfamAUS
Photo: Jerry Galea/OxfamAUS

A $100 donation

is enough to provide medicines to one village in Laos to treat common illnesses and prevent disease.

Photo: Jerry Galea/OxfamAUS
Photo: Cedric Nunn/OxfamAUS

A $500 donation

can provide a water harvesting system to supply clean water for 200 families in drought-stricken southern Africa.

Photo: Cedric Nunn/OxfamAUS
 

My donations are like a small pebble being thrown into the huge ocean of problems we all face. But perhaps if enough people throw pebbles, together we can create the huge wave that is needed to solve these problems and make sure that the world is a fairer place for everyone.

– Harold Williams, Oxfam Australia supporter

 

Read our annual report

Find out how we're performing in our latest Annual Report, which won the 2009 PricewaterhouseCoopers Transparency Award.

Read our financial reports

You can access detailed financial accounts in our online resource centre.

Make a one-off donation

Donate and support our work helping poor communities around the world.