Current emergencies
When disaster strikes we're there. These are just a few of the emergencies we're responding to right now:
Learning to grow new crops
With Oxfam's help Gonzales is now able to provide more food for his family, and earn an income.
Australia the generous country?
Ever wonder how we compare with other countries when it comes to giving international aid? Not very well actually. We rank a lowly 16th out of the world's 23 richest nations. We can and should be giving our fair share.
Credit: Andy Hall/Oxfam
Indigenous Australia
Poverty in Australia is just as harsh as it is in developing countries and it's our Indigenous Australians who are among the most disadvantaged. We're working to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous health within a generation.
Climate change
The poorest nations in the world are suffering most because of the actions of rich nations like ours. What are we going to do about it?
Workers' rights
Are your sports shoes made in sweatshops? Nike and other sports brands make huge profits while the people who make their products often struggle to meet their basic needs. Is this fair?
Millennium Development Goals
In 2000 a child was dying every three seconds from preventable diseases. In the same year 191 member countries of the United Nations (including Australia) came together to set the target of halving world poverty by 2015.
Conflict and natural disasters
We're responding to the latest disasters around the world. Right now we are responding to natural and man-made humanitarian emergencies in more than 30 countries.
Water, sanitation and hygiene
Think water restrictions are tough? Imagine having to walk 15km to fill up a 20 litre bucket for your daily water supply.
Health
Good healthcare is a right not a luxury. Millions of people in poor countries get low-quality health care and some can't access any at all. Fees are too high, hospitals and clinics are too few.
Education
Education is one of the most powerful weapons in the fight against poverty. But millions of children can't attend school because their families need them to work for survival.
Gender equality
Out of all of the people in the world living in poverty, 70% of these are women. Improving the conditions of women in developing nations is one of the most powerful steps toward lifting entire communities out of poverty.
Helping people help themselves
The best way to stop poverty is to help people help themselves. Hand outs do nothing to help people in the long term, so we're about giving people the tools and skills they need to work themselves out of poverty forever.
Trade
World trade rules are rigged in favour of the rich. And it's these rigged trade rules and double standards that are stopping trade's potential to lift people out of poverty.
Mining
While mining can stimulate economic growth and reduce poverty in poor nations, without regulation it often means the loss of homes and income, and environmental destruction – forcing people into poverty.
HIV and AIDS
The spread of HIV and AIDS remains a global health disaster. What are we doing about it?
Infrastructure, people and environment
Infrastructure – the building of dams, power stations, bridges and roads for example – can do great things for a poor country's growth. But the impacts of this infrastructure on people and the environment can be devastating.
Youth
Half of the world's population is under 25 years of age. This is why Oxfam understands that young people are the most powerful weapon in our fight against poverty.