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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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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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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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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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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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How canoes are saving lives in South Sudan
A unique Oxfam run canoeing program in South Sudan is assisting communities to seek refuge rapidly in an emergency, and...
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A hive of activity in Tanzania’s refugee camps
Oxafm is supporting a unique project in Tanzania, so that refugees can learn new skills to work their own way...
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Bakery group turns mums into breadwinners in Tanzania
Subsistence handouts can only go so far in a place like Nyarugusu camp. So Oxfam is instead focused on practical...
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A Tailor in Tanzania
Once, Buchumi was a primary school teacher. But when war broke out, he was forced to flee to a refugee...
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Through a Mother’s Eyes: Life in Nduta Refugee Camp
The Nduta refugee camp in Tanzania is home to more than 55,000 personal stories of survival and hope. Godebrite's remarkable...
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172 billion reasons to close tax loopholes and end tax havens
Oxfam estimates that tax dodging by Australian multinational corporations will deprive PNG of around $4 million in health and sanitation-related...
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Budget 2016: Do you know what’s missing?
Budget 2016, it had it all: “the economy”, bracket creep, innovation, nimbleness, agility, debt and deficit. Surely that’s everything, right?...
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