Oxfam blog

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

A picture of Bibi Dablo feeding chickens

3 Feb 2021

The people being left behind in the climate emergency
5 things you need to know about global hunger is written over a picture of a woman in a patterned dress

17 Dec 2020

5 things you need to know about Covid-19 and world hunger
Iffat, Senior Innovation Office talks to the Oxfam team about community consultation tools for WASH infrastructure.

24 Nov 2020

5 ways Oxfam is changing
Clothes in a wardrobe and open drawers

13 Aug 2020

4 Great Reasons To Donate Clothes Instead Of Binning Them
The words 'now is not the time to remain silent' on a white background

5 Jun 2020

Dear silent ally
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