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

A sofa with plush cushions and warm blankets on it.

10 Jan 2024

Oxfam’s Zero Waste Gift Guide - 13 Unique Ideas
Children cutting decorations for Christmas

30 Oct 2023

How to have a sustainable Christmas in 2023
An image of a vinyl record

4 Oct 2023

What is Gift Aid? And how signing up can raise 25% more
An black net top embroidered with bright red flowers on a clothes rail with other clothes on rails in the background in a warehouse.

24 Aug 2023

What is slow fashion?
A building with the words 'let's change how we shop' on the sides

23 Aug 2023

Never taken part in Second Hand September?

23 Aug 2023

How to go Second hand beyond September
Pastel knitted jumpers hanging on racks in a large shop.

15 Aug 2023

Ethical and sustainable fashion
A metal badge with an illustration of a bee that says save the bees pinned to green wool material

19 May 2023

World Bee day bee-friendly gifts
Collection of Moomin products exclusive to Oxfam including a plant pot, flask, travel mug, note pad and pencils

15 May 2023

New Moomin Collection Exclusive to Oxfam
A jumper with some bright-coloured patches sewn on. Photo: Cassie Fairy

11 May 2023

Solutions for the top 5 secondhand shopping gripes
An Asian model in her early 20s wears a silver dress with a cinched waist and full skirt as well as long sleeved navy gloves and some glitzy accessories.

7 Dec 2022

After decades of second hand style, what might you search Oxfam shops for?
30-something Miquita Oliver has her afro-textured hair brushed back into a ponytail of dip-dyed plaits and curls and smiles warmly. She has a nose ring and wears a light blue shirt and blue jeans. Piles of second hand clothes are behind her.

2 Sep 2022

Oxfam's Second Hand Clothes Ambassador Miquita Oliver