Oxfam has supplied people in Bangladesh with clean drinking water, emergency toilets, water pumps and food rations. — Photo: *Pablo Tosco / Oxfam*

We fight poverty now – and beat it for good.

Oxfam saves lives in disasters. We get clean water running, help people earn a living, grow food and send children to school. We stand up for the rights of women everywhere. And we speak out against injustices that keep people poor. With your help we fight poverty now – and beat it for good.

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Keeping people safe

From constantly improving safeguarding policies, to installing solar lights that make refugee camps more secure, keeping people safe is a vital part of our work worldwide. And last year, we made some big changes to better protect the people we serve.

Yemen Crisis Appeal

Millions of men, women and children are one step away from famine.

6.8m people are in extreme hunger across the country and the wider humanitarian situation continues to worsen.

Oxfam is working in the worst affected areas in Yemen. We're helping so that families can feed themselves over the coming weeks. We're supplying clean, safe water for drinking and washing.

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Battling hunger in DRC

Oxfam supporters are getting life-saving supplies to people in dire need in the Democratic Republic of Congo. We are reaching more than 400,000 people in the DRC, providing them with clean water, sanitation, and seeds for crops. See how you are helping

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Protecting the people we work with

Oxfam is committed to keeping our staff, volunteers and the people we work with, safe. From constantly improving safeguarding policies, to installing solar lights that make refugee camps more secure, keeping people safe is a vital part of our work worldwide. And last year, we made some big changes to better protect the people we serve. To find out more, read our safeguarding policies and 10-point action plan to tackle abuse, or get in touch.

In focus

Fighting hunger in South Sudan

Oxfam supporters are helping Gabrial save lives in South Sudan. He keeps hope afloat and helps hungry families stranded on remote islands in the swamps of South Sudan.

Meet Gabrial and his canoe colleagues

Getting clean water running in Yemen

"I wish I could go back to my house and go to school. But I can't because we were forced to move." 11 year-old Mujahed is one of 2.8 million people we're helping in Yemen. Water, sanitation, and food vouchers are saving lives.

Millions of people are hungry

Innovation: you make it happen

We've been innovating to beat poverty for over 70 years and, as Oxfam public health engineer Abdus Sobhan explains, that means constantly searching for new ideas that work well now and stand the test of time.

Buckets, and even pee-power

For every £1 you give to Oxfam

83p

is spent fighting poverty
10p

is spent on vital support costs
7p

goes towards raising the next £1

Our promise to you when you support Oxfam

Together we are changing and saving lives

From protecting families forced to flee their homes, to making sure children get a chance at a future without poverty - we rely on brilliant supporters to make sure our dedicated teams can be where they're needed most.