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    Lebanon: Hussein Amhaz, a farmer in Sai’deh, stands in the rubble caused from an Israeli airstrike. Photo: Pablo Tosco/Oxfam

    Urgent: Middle East Crisis

    Across the Middle East, families in crisis are running out of water. Make a regular donation today and help reach more families with urgently needed essentials like clean water and hygiene kits.

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    Your regular donation will be used in support of Oxfam's efforts in Australia and overseas. We work to deliver humanitarian aid, long-term development projects, and to advocate for a world where everyone is equal, free from poverty and injustice. Funds will be distributed according to operational, access and legislative requirements.

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    Gaza City, Palestinian Territory - Occupied: Niveen, a WASH program participant, stands with her children in her tent which is located in a makeshift tent camp in Gaza City. Photo: Hassona Aljerjawie/ Alef Multimedia Company/ Oxfam

    Niveen and her family were living ordinary lives in Gaza when the war began and they were forced to leave everything behind.


    “We lived through many stages of fear. When we first fled our home, the shells were falling on us,” she says.


    In the makeshift tent camp in Gaza city where she and her family now live, water and hygiene supplies are critically low. Some days, there isn’t even a bar of soap — an essential for staying healthy and preventing deadly disease.

    This is the reality for families across the Middle East today. After enduring years of conflict, displacement, economic collapse and significant barriers to humanitarian aid delivery, families already struggling now face new dangers.

    Will you make a tax-deductible regular donation today to help provide life-saving water and hygiene kits to families in crisis?

    9 in 10

    Palestinians depend on inconsistent water trucks

    1.5M

    people displaced in Lebanon


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    Lebanon: Oxfam staff having a conversation with Awad, Deir Mimas resident about the war and the water shortage. Photo: Christian ​Harb / Oxfam

    Why make a regular donation to Oxfam?


    Oxfam works with local partners and communities to provide immediate and long-term solutions that help people lift themselves out of poverty.

    For more than 70 years, Oxfam and our supporters have been there for communities during wars, floods, famines, and natural disasters. Growing inequality will only deepen poverty, so it’s vital we’re still there tomorrow and for the years to come.

    We just want to live... We’re tired... We have nothing left, even our home."

    Gloria, her husband and their two cats was displaced from her home in South Lebanon after their house was bombed. When she fled, she struggled to find water on her way to a shelter in the north.

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    Syrian ​Arab ​Republic: On 6 February, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Syria, forcing families to leave their homes. Oxfam is shown in the pictures delivering water to shelters in Aleppo city. Photo: Islam Mardini/ Oxfam

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    Syrian ​Arab ​Republic: On 6 February, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Syria, forcing families to leave their homes. Oxfam is shown in the pictures delivering water to shelters in Aleppo city. Photo: Islam Mardini/ Oxfam

    How your donation can help


    Right now, families like these are trying to survive in increasingly dangerous conditions. Your regular donation could ensure families have safe water and hygiene supplies when they need it most.

    Your regular donation will be used in support of Oxfam's efforts in Australia and overseas. We work to deliver humanitarian aid, long-term development projects, and to advocate for a world where everyone is equal, free from poverty and injustice. Funds will be distributed according to operational, access and legislative requirements.

    • $15
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    Life-Saving Water


    $15 could help provide life-saving emergency water for a family displaced by conflict

    Life-Saving Water


    $15 could help provide life-saving emergency water for a family displaced by conflict

    Voices from the crisis

    Why give to Oxfam


    Oxfam has been working across the Middle East for decades, delivering clean water in some of the world’s toughest conditions. We work with local partners, responding rapidly in emergencies and staying for the long term – long after conflicts and disasters cease.


    Communities need to survive in the short term, but they also want to rebuild and create self-sufficiency for the long term. Access to clean water isn’t just about survival. It’s about dignity. Health. Stability. A future.

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    Palestinian ​Territory ​-​ ​Occupied: Hiba, one of Oxfam Communities Under Protection Department while holding some of her children. Photo: Alef Multimedia Company/ Oxfam

    FAQs

    Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to eliminate poverty by tackling inequality.


    For more than 70 years, Oxfam has been working with local partner organisations and communities to provide immediate and long-term solutions that help people lift themselves out of poverty.


    Our commitment to working locally enables us to reach millions of people across the world every year. This remarkable work is possible thanks to generous donations from supporters like you.


    Your donations help deliver humanitarian aid, build more climate-resilient communities, amplify the voices of First Nations people, drive economic equality and create opportunities for people of every gender to succeed. Oxfam’s approach is unique because we work in partnership with communities to address poverty in the long term, meaning your gift will benefit generations of people to come. With you, our partners and communities, we are changing the world for the better every day, to relieve and eliminate poverty.

    Oxfam Australia provides humanitarian aid in times of crisis, runs powerful campaigns for change, and implements long-term, anti-poverty programs.


    Our mission to combat poverty and inequality takes us all over the world. Our efforts are powered by the generosity of donors, whose contributions enable us to make a tangible difference in the lives of communities we work with. Each donation helps us expand our reach, allowing us to work in diverse environments to deliver immediate aid and long-term solutions.


    For a closer look at our impact and where your donations are making a difference, visit the ‘Countries Where We Work‘ section on our site. There, you’ll find detailed insights into the specific challenges communities in these regions face and how Oxfam Australia’s initiatives, funded by donations like yours, are addressing them. Whether it’s responding to emergencies, supporting sustainable development projects, or advocating for social justice, your donations help alleviate poverty across the world.

    Your donation is directed to where it’s needed most. We prioritise flexibility in our funding to ensure that your donation has the maximum impact and supports a wide array of Oxfam’s programs across the globe. From emergency relief efforts in the aftermath of disasters or crises to long-term development projects aimed at eradicating poverty and inequality, your donation enables us to respond swiftly and effectively.


    Transparency about the allocation of donations is fundamental to us. For those interested in seeing exactly where the money goes, we provide a detailed breakdown of expenditure.

    Our dedicated team is here to assist you with any inquiries you may have, whether they’re about our programs, how to donate, or understanding the impact of your contributions. Please feel free to contact us at [email protected] or call us on 1800 088 110.


    We’re eager to share how your support can help change lives and let you know the various ways you can contribute to Oxfam’s mission.


    Your interest and willingness to donate play a crucial role in our ongoing efforts to combat poverty and inequality worldwide. We’re here to answer your questions and guide you through the process of making a difference.

    Donations of $2 or more are tax-deductible. Regular donors will receive a consolidated tax receipt at the end of the Australian financial year (July). Once-off donors will receive a tax receipt via email immediately after their donation. For more information, head to our tax deductible donations page.

    Where your money goes

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    Your donation will help people and communities survive today, prepare for tomorrow and change their future for the better.

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    20c is invested to raise the next $1

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    13c goes towards vital support costs