Hilary’s Oxfam Legacy

Hilary has been supporting Oxfam for many years but after seeing their work in the most appalling circumstances her support grew even stronger. She was proud to see Oxfam tents after an earthquake in Pakistan - it’s something she’ll never forget. She thought “this is what my donations are for” and with a gift in her Will she can continue to support the causes she’s passionate about.

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My connection to Oxfam

While working as a teacher trainer in Pakistan for 10 years I had the privilege of working with many strong Pakistani women. Like me, they were committed to furthering education for women and when I left, I promised to visit. Tragically, just before my last visit in October 2005 there was a devastating earthquake, but I decided to go as planned. That’s where I saw Oxfam in action for the first time, 6000 miles from home.

I have supported Oxfam since 1958 and over the years I had learned about its work but to see Oxfam providing essential services in an emergency was something completely different. Many local people praised Oxfam for its response, and I felt proud to be a very small contributor to it. It certainly strengthened my commitment to Oxfam’s work.

Why Oxfam?

You can’t take your money with you, and I just wanted particularly to give Oxfam a lump of money because it supports people’s basic human needs. It’s providing access to life’s necessities that I’m most passionate about and after seeing Oxfam ‘s work in action, I knew that’s where I wanted my money to go.

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