Impact stories
Every day, Oxfam is helping thousands of communities around the world work their own way out of poverty. Here are just a few of the people who we have reached — telling their stories, in their own words.
Magda explains how Oxfam's partners in Indonesia are tackling the effects of climate change.
Koruna is the only female honey farmer in Bangladesh and collects honey with her team in Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world.
"I joined Oxfam to save lives, and an important part of this is promoting handwashing to help prevent infectious diseases."
"We are working so hard because we know that together we can fight this virus."
A big impact of the pandemic on women like Shatha has been having to pause work.
"Every day, I feel encouraged. I’m contributing to rebuilding my community, that has suffered from years of conflict."
Mosammat's community set up a food bank to store food for when it's needed
Traditional attitudes in Shylet’s community meant housework was the women’s responsibility. Now she’s changing the culture.
Anna Leonova, Executive Director of Gay Alliance Ukraine on mobilising the LGBT community, strengthening the capacity of this community in advocacy, human rights and improving life in Ukraine.
Magdelene and her community are laying the foundations for a better future in Sierra Leone.
Abdia is a farmer in Isiolo County in Kenya. She lives in one of more than 1,000 homes whose residents Oxfam partners have worked with in the area to get clean water running.
Conflict causes and worsens inequality. It damages infrastructure, limits resources, and breaks communities apart. And it hits the world’s most marginalised people the hardest.
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