Oxfam Scotland

Oxfam Scotland works to improve the lives of the world's poorest people, both at home & in other countries.

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Three Scottish authors make it into Oxfam's bestselling Top 10. Ian Rankin No. 1 for second year running

4 September 2010

The award winning Scottish author Ian Rankin has been named Oxfam's best-selling novelist for the second year in a row after he topped the annual survey into book sales at Oxfam shops across the UK.

There is a Better Way...

3 September 2010

A video message from Katherine in our UK poverty team

With all the talk of the economic downturn, it's easy to believe that there's no choice but to cut public spending. But katherine from our UK poverty team explains that it's a false choice- there is a better way.

Oxfam & the Oxford Dictionary celebrate the Little Black Dress

28 August 2010

Victoria McGilp peruses our shops for the best in LBDs.

It exists in every woman's wardrobe. It can be seen at any social event. It can be plain or detailed, worn by day or by night but it is always slimming, always beautiful & always in style. And now it's in the dictionary - the little black dress.

DEC supporter & politician Mohammad Sarwar to open major Pakistan flood-relief gig at the Edinburgh Fringe

26 August 2010

Featuring AZIZ. Saturday 28th August, Edinburgh Corn Exchange, Fringe Venue 77. John Robb: "...it's going to get wild!"

Colours: A glimpse at another life. Sex, Survival, Africa...

25 August 2010

Sara from our campaigns team reviews Colours, which is showing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival until August 30.

For an hour or so this week I was transported into someone else's life. Their hopes and dreams for their family, their heart breaks and struggles.

Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink

24 August 2010

A short film from Helena Murphy, one of our citizen journalists

The floods in Pakistan are an emergency on an unprecedented scale. Millions of people have been inspired to take action: to give money, to contact their politician or to hold fundraising events. Others, like Helena, used their talents to spread the word.

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