Oxfam GB :: Oxfam in action

Stop the spread of disease. Don't wash your hands.

What we do: Campaign for change; Emergency response; Development work; Why we do it

Issues we work on: Climate change; Conflict and natural disasters; Health; Education; Debt and aid; Gender equality; The right to be heard; Global Food Crisis; Trade; Private sector

Where we work: Countries we work in

The impact of our work: In words and pictures; On video

Special features: History of Oxfam; Oxfam myths exposed; Take the Oxfam Quiz; Reshaping our world

Oxfam in action

Oxfam provides materials and teacher training to schools in Tanzania. Photo: Geoff Sayer

Oxfam. What springs to mind? Charity shops and second-hand clothes? They’re part of the picture. But think bigger. Much bigger.

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What we do

Where we work

Emergencies

Oxfam is famous for helping people in crisis. Our teams are saving lives around the world, right now. Click on the map below to find out more.
Current emergencies

Where we work

Oxfam works in many countries around the world. To find out more about what we do in a particular country, use the list below.

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Issues we work on

Through decades of experience, Oxfam has come to focus on a number of core issues that are vital in helping poor people to lift themselves out of poverty.

Visualising poverty

Check out these clever interactive maps to find out what kind of shape the world is in on some of the big poverty-related issues Oxfam works on.

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Less than $1 a day

Not much to ask, is it? Find out just how far your money can go towards saving and changing lives:

*More than one billion people worldwide live on less than US$1 a day

Oxfam: the inside story

It started with one man. Now, Oxfam's operations involve millions of inspired, and inspiring people.

History of Oxfam

...and 'Action'! Oxfam on film

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