Oxfam Education
Youth action
We believe in a future where all young people play an active role in society, and work together to help create a world without poverty. We have developed lots of ways for young people to participate in the world around them and take action for change.
School kids in green Oxfam t-shirts raise their hands.

Photo: Radka Dolinska/Oxfam

Oxfam Education
Youth action
We believe in a future where all young people play an active role in society, and work together to help create a world without poverty. We have developed lots of ways for young people to participate in the world around them and take action for change.
Schools Speak Out

Support young people to demonstrate leadership, take part in our latest campaigns and speak out about global poverty.

 A brown envelope with: To: My Mp, Houses of Parliament, London, SW1 OAA is backed with drawings and writing on paper in the shape of giant puzzle pieces by a child.
Send My Friend to School

Send My Friend to School is a national campaign where schools across the UK take action and call for greater government funding for global education.

 Marnie Lekutanoy from Medical Aid for Palestinians speaks at a protest outside Westminster in July 2025.
Support young people to take action for climate justice

Practical advice, classroom activities and helpful planning tools to inspire young people to take climate action at school..

 School climate justice banners hanging at the Glastonbury festival
Glastonbury Art Project for Schools

Join other schools in designing banners for the legendary Glastonbury Festival!

 Teacher Vuthy proudly posing in front of the class with his first grade students in Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia.
Active Citizenship Skills

These guides provide useful tips, teaching ideas and sources of information. To help develop young people's active citizenship skills. They may be used in conjunction with the social action resources on the Schools Speak Out page or as stand alone resources for any active citizenship project.

Fundraising ideas and advice for schools

Our guide for teachers includes useful tips, teaching ideas and sources of information.