Oxfam in the UK
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Photo: Crispin Zeeman/Oxfam |
Some people are surprised when they find out that Oxfam works to
help poor people in the UK, as well as overseas. Although the UK
is a rich nation, there are many people living in poverty, and an
ever-widening gap exists between rich and poor.
Poverty means more than not having enough money or possessions:
it means having no say in things that affect your life, no power
to change things for the better, and often being treated as a second-class
citizen. And that’s the same for poor people wherever they
live.
The UK Poverty Programme is a very small part of Oxfam’s work
overall, though by supporting other organisations and initiatives,
as it does in other parts of the world, Oxfam aims to make a big
impact. You can read about two of Oxfam's projects in the UK here:
Youth issues take centre stage
and Safe haven for asylum seekers.
These are the five main themes of Oxfam’s work in the UK:
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Helping people in poverty to make their voices heard by the
people who make decisions that affect their lives and community
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Bringing ideas and experience from our work with people all
over the world, to the UK
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Raising awareness of the particular ways in which poverty
affects women
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Challenging negative attitudes towards people living in poverty
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Tackling the links between poverty and ethnic origin, and
supporting black and Asian organisations concerned with these
issues
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