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September 13, 2016

Schools in action: William Angliss Institute host awesome hunger banquet

Hunger affects one in nine people around the world. And thankfully, there are things each of us can do, even...

July 18, 2016

Schools in Action: 2016 Hunger Banquets kick off with epic Peninsula school event

Aussie students are leading the way in raising awareness of the busted food system -- by teaching their classmates about...

A group of Indigenous Australians cheering

May 30, 2016

Australian students shine a light on Indigenous health equality

Oxfam's Schools Program social media volunteer and guest blogger, Benjamin Clark, reveals the top entries from the 2016 Close the...

May 4, 2016

How students can fight exploitation with Instagram

Australia’s young people have an important role to play in calling out exploitation in some of the country’s most loved...

April 22, 2016

What a difference $1 makes

Oxfam’s $1 Day is a new and exciting national fundraising event with the aim of raising $500,000 for clean water...

March 31, 2016

Oxfam supports Safe Schools

Oxfam Australia has become an official supporter of the Safe Schools Coalition, pledging our support for the vital program it...

Students huddle around a mobile phone to showcase their interest in the Close the Gap Instagram challenge

February 29, 2016

How to Close the Gap with a snap

We’ve created an Instagram photo challenge especially for Australian students to help Close the Gap. Adding your creative voice is...

School girls sing a song to welcome visitors to the 'reading corner' set up by the village preparedness and response team in Sembalun Lawang, Indonesia.

February 15, 2016

16 things we’re excited about for 2016

Here at Oxfam Australia’s Schools Program, there are heaps of things we’re excited about for 2016. It was hard to...

Comedy duo Sammy J and Randy hang out with some of the students who received clean water in their school in Woza Moya, South Africa. Photo: Max Bastard/OxfamAUS

December 16, 2015

Three awesome end of year activities for schools

The school year is drawing to a close. Here's three ways to engage your students with relaxed, fun and meaningful...

Schools are integral to help Close the Gap

November 26, 2015

Schools in Action: Pembroke School

With registrations pouring in for National Close the Gap Day 2016, we hear from one school about how to hold...

November 13, 2015

A new Einstein could be living in Cambodia

Last month, we held a competition to find out how important secondary students thought Australian aid is in building a...

Ravi* 11 and his sister Pabritra* 10 (* - not real names) in a temporary shelter after the Nepal earthquake. Photo: Aubrey Wade.

October 5, 2015

Schools in Action: Aussie schools support Nepal (part 2)

In the second part of this Schools in Action series, we continue looking at the inspiring ideas by Australian schools...