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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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A gift from the heart when tragedy strikes
When earthquakes devastated Nepal in 2015, thousands of lives were lost. Without the generosity of Oxfam supporters, families like Til's...
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Foreign aid: Australia must match the generosity of those we’re helping
Australia needs a generous and stable aid program that leaves no one behind, bolsters the capacity and responsibility of countries...
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Beyond safeguards: why advocacy is critical
Systems and safeguards are critical measures to prevent abuse and protect the rights of women and girls. But sexual misconduct,...
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How can we go back to a Syria that no longer exists?
Seven years after the Syria crisis began, women, children and men continue to bear the brunt of a conflict marked...
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Famine looms in South Sudan
South Sudan's brutal four-year civil war has left four million people displaced and killed thousands. It has also forced millions...
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Working with our First Peoples – a history
In this edited extract from the book Practical Visionaries, Susan Blackburn explains how Oxfam’s predecessor, Community Aid Abroad (CAA), began...
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The latest push for peace in South Sudan: we must end this war.
It's been five years since civil war broke out in South Sudan. Earlier this year, Oxfam International's Executive Director, Winnie...
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We’d like to dedicate this one to you
Last week, thanks to your support, Oxfam Australia was presented with ‘Best Social Innovation’ at the 2017 Australian Financial Review’s...
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Meet the women in Ghana who are turning honey into money
Augustina, a mother of three, is defying tradition and gender inequality in rural Ghana, with her own thriving honey business.
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In rural Ghana, the greatest burden is carried by women
In rural Ghana, the pangs of the Hungry Season are felt in all corners of the community. But the greatest...
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Women face hunger and hardship in rural Ghana
In rural Ghana, the odds are stacked against women like Beatrice. Unable to take part in the agriculture that sustains...
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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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