Support emergencies like the West Africa food crisis through Oxfam 365
Right now, Oxfam is responding to 26 emergency situations worldwide – in hard-hit regions like West Africa, where we'll be helping over 540,000 people in Niger and Mali survive chronic food shortages. To be there each time a disaster hits, we rely on you. Start a regular gift to Oxfam 365 today, and save lives 365 days a year.
Choose an amount to donate to Oxfam's emergency fund:
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£5 a month can supply 24 buckets – vital for carrying |
£9 a month can help us provide safe water to 144 people |
£20 a month can buy |
Current emergencies
Haiti earthquake
A major earthquake struck Haiti on 12 January just ten miles from the capital city of Port-au-Prince. We are providing over 300,000 people with water, shelter, health and sanitation equipment flown out from our Oxfordshire warehouse.
East Africa Food Crisis
Right now, 23 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda are facing life-threatening shortages of food and water, caused by severe drought.
Democratic Republic of Congo
We work in four camps in Goma supplying clean water and sanitation to 65,000 people. We have recently repaired water supplies along Lake Goma and after five dry years the maternity wing of the hospital at Kirotshe has running water.
Where your money goes
Water
Without water that’s safe to drink or to wash in, people die very fast. In the last year, Oxfam has set up water supplies, toilets and taps for hundreds of thousands of people, even in the toughest of circumstances.
In just one year a £9 monthly donation can provide safe water for 144 people.
Health
In emergencies, thousands of people gather in camps without the facilities they need to cope. Stopping disease spreading in cramped conditions is about more than providing water and toilets.
In just one year a £13 monthly donation can train four health workers.
Shelter
Oxfam shelters put a roof over people's heads when protection from the elements becomes a top priority. In 2007, we distributed nearly 44,000 emergency shelters to families affected by the floods that hit South Asia.
In just one year an £8 monthly donation can buy three emergency shelters.
Food
Every year, more than 35 million people are forced from their homes because of conflicts and natural disasters. In Mauritania, Oxfam was there with emergency food when their crops failed.
In just one year a £7 monthly donation can feed 12 families in an emergency.
