Purity* (10yrs) drinks water from a tap connected to an Oxfam solar piped water system in Bubi District, Zimbabwe. — Photo: *Aurelie Marrier D'Unienville / Oxfam*

For life without poverty, for everyone, 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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Tell Lidl to do more to protect the people who produce our food

When it comes to protecting the farmers and workers who supply the food we eat, Lidl is the UK's worst performing major supermarket out of the six on our Behind the Barcodes' scorecard.

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The people facing the climate crisis head-on

The people who have contributed the least to the climate emergency are suffering most. It doesn't have to be like this.

Here's what you can do to help

0% of clothes donated to Oxfam go to Landfill

We've been recycling clothes since 1974 when Wastesaver - our textiles recycling centre - first opened its doors.

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Delivering Lifesaver Cubes

After devastating #CycloneIdai, Oxfam's team deliver water purification cubes - by motorbike and canoe - to remote villages in Mozambique.

Watch the delivery

Saving lives in the DRC

Oxfam's longest ever water pipeline is being Built in the DRC. It will provide safe water to some of the most remote places.

Delivering safe water

You bought Grace a bike

"With this bike I'm often the first at school. My aim is to disprove those who discourage girls from learning."

Grace cycles to school

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Keeping people safe

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. We've made significant changes to better protect the people we serve, but there is still more to do. We're working hard to make our organisation safe and secure for everyone. To find out more, read our safeguarding policies and 10-point action plan to tackle abuse, or get in touch. We also have a whistleblowing hotline.

How we're keeping people safe

For every £1 Oxfam spends*

84p

is spent fighting poverty
9p

is spent on vital support costs
7p

goes towards raising the next £1

Our promise to you when you support Oxfam

*excluding the costs of running our high street and online shops

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.