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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 proud, straight-talking woman
For too long, the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have been unheard in Australia’s political landscape. But...
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Help school the big brands this summer
You know the holidays are over when you starting seeing advertisements for 'Back To School' sales. Unfortunately, many of the...
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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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Helping Ghana’s poorest women turn money into honey
Augustina’s life was soured by hunger and uncertainty, until she was empowered, with the help of Oxfam, to start her...
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Women working together
An Oxfam initiative in the north-west region of Vietnam is bringing women farmers together to make a huge difference in...
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“We need to have a say in what happens to our kids”
Born and bred in Alice Springs, Donna began her leadership journey at the age of 17, motivated to address the...
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Why the majority of the world’s poor are women
Gender inequality is one of the oldest and most pervasive forms of inequality in the world. It denies women their...
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8 reasons to support the International Women’s Strike on International Women’s Day
On 8 March 2017, International Women’s Day, Oxfam will lend its voice to thousands of women and women’s organizations around...
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Women MPs stride forward, but women’s issues remain lost
The cliff hanger Federal election has been a bitter-sweet moment in the ongoing battle for gender equity in Australia. Oxfam...
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What can you walk past?
Affecting one in three women globally, violence against women and girls is an epidemic in need of urgent and sustained...
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What does Oxfam Unwrapped mean for mums?
No matter where you live, raising a family is a tough job. But if you’re a parent living in poverty,...
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Want to help stamp out violence against women? Acknowledge that gender inequality is the problem.
Discrimination and injustice are major causes of poverty worldwide, and for women, it can have devastating effects.
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