All profit from your Ethical Collection purchases goes towards funding Oxfam's work fighting poverty and suffering around the world. The choice of school shoes and clothes is a different one for Caroline. With the onset of the rainy season in March the girls in Kitgum, Uganda, can get soaked walking home in the afternoon peak rains.
The need to avoid having to wear a sodden uniform the next day means that this trip is one for browsing only. Oxfam’s ongoing development programmes around the world empower individuals, groups and families to earn their own livelihood. With this possibility, the prospect of the rainy season becomes much more attractive. All funds raised from the Ethical Collection are spent where they are needed most. Photograph: Geoff Sayer/Oxfam