I'm sure you've often asked yourself "What's life like at Oxfam?" Well, imagine no more, as we spend five minutes with Geraldine Nichols, one of our fabulous interns here at the Oxfam Cymru office:
What do you do here at Oxfam Cymru?
I'm the current Group Communications Intern, and I've been working on finding new online methods of communication between the activists, volunteers, supporters and staff... Read more
Oxfam has warned that urgent action must be taken now if we are to prevent a full scale humanitarian crisis in the Sahel region of West and Central Africa. Drought, high food prices, entrenched poverty and regional conflict are behind the crisis. That is why we have launched a £23m emergency appeal to help reach more than 1 million people if the affected countries.
Malnutrition rates hover between 10% and 15% in the affected areas of... Read more
With many people in Wales failing to make ends meet, Stephen Doughty, Head of Oxfam Cymru fears that the cuts announced in the most recent budget (21 March 2012) could be catastrophic for those families who are already struggling.
"It is a farce to call this a 'Robin Hood' Budget when many measures fail to support the poorest people in Wales and those who have already lost their jobs.
"The Chancellor is wrong... Read more
Celebrating International Women's Day and Mother's Day are always great occasions to acknowledge special and important women in our lives. But the campaign for mothers and women across the world goes on! We believe that every woman deserves good healthcare when she is having a baby so this month Oxfam has launched a campaign called Birth Rights as part of its Health and Education for All campaign.
Women in countries such as Sierra... Read more
More than 1 in 4 people will be affected by the reform of the welfare system, warns Cuts Watch Cymru.
The report Wales on the Edge by Cuts Watch Cymru, a coalition of 17 leading poverty charities and voluntary organisations, finds that the challenges facing Wales could be the most momentous for a generation.
Dr Victoria Winckler of the Bevan Foundation said, "This report paints a pretty grim picture of Wales' current situation.... Read more
More than a quarter of Welsh Assembly and half of Wales' MEPs have now come out in favour of the Robin Hood Tax. Added to those who previously indicated support over a third of AMs have now pledged their backing - from three parties.
First Minister Carwyn Jones AM was among those that announced his support and in doing so has made himself the first government leader in the UK to come out in support of the tax.
This show of... Read more