Oxfam blog

Stories about beating poverty with Oxfam, including ways to help by shopping second hand, campaigning, fundraising and more.

The words 'we stand in full solidarity with the Black community because enough is enough' on a black background.

3 Jun 2020

Tools to begin your journey towards anti-racism

A close-up of rainbow-coloured homemade soap

15 May 2020

How to make soap - 6 easy steps

Nav sitting on a wall with his bright blue hand-cranked washing machine next to him, which looks like a blue tombola

24 Jan 2020

Lightening the load: How Bath Uni engineer Nav made poverty-busting washing machines for under $30

Nurjahan stands in floodwater with a bundle of sticks on her back and mud on her hands and smiles

17 Dec 2019

Circling cyclones, tigers and salt water: fears of a community on the frontline of the climate crisis

A picture of Greta Thunberg wearing her trademark plaits in a conference centre.

28 Aug 2019

New Shocking Facts about the Impact of Fast Fashion on our Climate