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

A person with brown bobbed hair, wearing a khaki jacket, browses a clothing rack in a brightly lit Oxfam shop. They hold up a black, textured dress for a closer look. The store is filled with colourful garments on hangers and displays.

3 Sep 2025

Buying second hand clothes: What are the benefits?
Ethical Christmas Gifts: Bamboo socks, Divine chocolate and a trinket ready to be wrapped as a gift

20 Aug 2025

Ethical gift ideas for 2025
An iron-on patch in the shape of a tabby cat.

20 Aug 2025

How to iron on patches: A step-by-step guide

9 Jul 2025

7 unique teacher gift ideas
A building with the words 'let's change how we shop' on the sides

19 Jun 2025

Never taken part in Second Hand September?

12 Jun 2025

Shopping beyond Second Hand September
A stock photo of shorts and a shirt

2 Jun 2025

8 unique Father’s Day gifts
A grey silk vintage shirt with floral detail

13 Mar 2025

7 Alternatives to Fast Fashion
A kitchen shelve showing with eco-friendly kitchen appliances made from wood.

13 Jan 2025

Second hand and ethical homeware: a buying guide
Folded up wool jumpers in a pile

8 Jan 2025

How to Unshrink Clothes
A rail of shirts in an Oxfam shop.

1 Dec 2024

What to do with your old clothes
Christmas tree with yellow lights, place in a wooden floor with presents wrapped in brown paper. The tree has minimal decorations apart from the lights and long white house decorations hanging off. There is also candles surrounding the tree.

29 Nov 2024

Ideas for a Sustainable Christmas