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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 photo story from Turkana
Five years without decent rain has left the northern Kenyan region of Turkana parched and in desperate need of aid....
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Closing the Gap with SWAMS, part 1: Katherine
Katherine is an Aboriginal health worker with SWAMS (South West Aboriginal Medical Service), based in Bunbury, Western Australia. In the...
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Smiling in Dadaab
Amid the challenges and frustrations of life at Dadaab refugee camp, there are also some good reasons to smile, as...
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World Humanitarian Day 2011
Most of us will be fortunate enough to never know disaster. Our lives will not be torn apart by flooding,...
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Destination: Mogadishu
The first of three Oxfam aid shipments to Mogadishu was dispatched on Saturday, containing 47 tons of water and hygiene...
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Harvesting a brighter future: Yashwant and Hira
From exploited agricultural labourers on someone else's land, to land-owners with a thriving vegetable crop, Indian couple Yashwant and Hira...
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Sneaky Business marches through Indonesia
More than 240 people from around the world have joined Sneaky Business—an online march to demand workers’ rights in the...
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The End of Polio
Global efforts ensured the eradication of smallpox in 1979, now a new campaign aims to completely rid the world of...
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WA says yes to a price on carbon pollution
WA has been out in force, campaigning for a price on carbon!
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Rankin in Kenya
In this video, recorded when he was in drought-stricken Turkana to take photos for Oxfam, photographer Rankin tells how moved...
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Cash-for-work in Kenya: Building latrines at Dadaab camp
Our cash-for-work program in Dadaab is not only helping refugees earn vital income, but is also giving them a sense...
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A mother’s impotence in East Africa
In this moving piece by Irina Fuhrmann, women from the drought-stricken Kenyan village of Kanukurdio tell of their struggles to...
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