Oxfam blog

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

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