Oxfam’s campaigns – what you thought
In 2010, we asked you what you thought about our campaign work. Here are the results.
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Score the goals comic book
The UN have released a comic book aimed at teaching young people about the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Rights for the hidden
Home-based workers are the hidden seams of the garment sector; while these workers are largely invisible, many parts of the garment industry would not hold together without their contribution. Yet home-based workers are vulnerable to exploitation and economic insecurity.
Rebuilding Haiti: Latrines change lives
Follow the flies. That was the idea behind a simple but eye-opening public health lesson Oxfam brought to the people of Tapion, a small community in the Haitian hills of Petit Goave. This lesson helped change their lives in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti a year ago.
Oxfam Summer: Falls Festival, Lorne
The Oxfam Summer Team recently saw in the New Year at Lorne’s Falls Festival with our enthusiastic campaigners educating festival goers about the impacts of climate change and what they could do to make a difference.
14,000 years for Sri Lankan workers to earn Nike CEO pay
Did you know it would take the average Sri Lankan sportswear worker 14,000 years to earn the Nike CEO’s annual pay?
Sandblasted jeans: A worn out look that can kill
The lives of men and women who operate sandblasting equipment are at serious risk. The popular denim finishing technique is known to cause a severe form of silicosis, an incurable lung disease caused by inhalation of dust containing free crystalline silica.
Haiti: after the quake – preventing disease
Oxfam is working in earthquake-affected areas of Haiti to provide clean water and sanitation as a means to prevent serious outbreaks of disease. Oxfam has built latrines and bathing stalls, and provided basic necessities, such as soap and toothbrushes to thousands of people living temporarily in camps, and is extending these services to hundreds of thousands more at risk of cholera.
Queensland floods aftermath: picking up the pieces
Our thoughts go out to all those affected by the Queensland floods. We've learned from our overseas humanitarian work that the immediate aftermath of a disaster is often the most difficult phase, and we're offering our support in various ways.
Cambodian labour activist arrested
There is increasing concern for the human rights of Cambodian labour activists following the recent arrest of Phnom Penh based union leader, Sous Chantha.
