Oxfam - Fighting Inequality to End Poverty & Injustice | Oxfam
Nov 5, 2024 · Politics of Poverty. New oil, gas, and mining disclosures provide critical climate information. Oct. 29, 2024. The recent Dodd-Frank 1504 disclosures offer important new information on critical minerals and the oil and gas assets’ potential to be stranded. Story.
About us | Fight inequality to end poverty and injustice - Oxfam
Oxfam's mission and vision. Oxfam is a global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice. We offer lifesaving support in times of crisis and advocate for economic justice, gender equality, and climate action. We demand equal rights and equal treatment so that everyone can thrive, not just survive.
What is global inequality? | Oxfam
Nov 23, 2022 · Global inequality is the unequal distribution of resources, opportunities, and power that shape well-being among the 8 billion individuals on our planet. Distinct from inequality within a country or between countries, global inequality is one way of understanding the different lived experiences of our fellow humans, no matter where they live.
What’s the difference between Sudan and South Sudan? - Oxfam
Jul 7, 2021 · Conflict in Darfur, Sudan. Sudan’s western region of Darfur has suffered from decades of political marginalization and economic neglect by successive national governments, leaving an estimated 7.5 million people—almost a quarter of the country’s total population– impoverished. When armed groups in Darfur launched a rebellion in 2003 ...
What We Believe - Oxfam
We believe in equality. That’s it. Plain and simple. Not the everyone-gets-the-same-slice-of-pie kind of equal, but the let’s-share-the-recipe-so-there’s-enough-for-everyone kind of equal. We want: For everyone. For far too long, we’ve let a privileged few determine how the rest of us live. Poverty and injustice are the consequences ...
Why is clean water important? | Oxfam
Mar 21, 2022 · Promoting good hygiene is also essential, especially during a pandemic. Oxfam partners train community leaders to encourage handwashing at critical moments. We provide hygiene kits with soap, water purification tablets, and other necessities that help people displaced by emergencies keep clean and avoid cholera outbreaks and …
What is famine? Causes and effects and how to stop it | Oxfam
Jul 2, 2024 · What does famine mean? According to researchers Dan Maxwell and Nisar Majid, famine is “an extreme crisis of access to adequate food.”. Visible in “widespread malnutrition” and “loss of life due to starvation and infectious disease,” famine robs people of their dignity, equality, and for some—their lives.
Careers - Oxfam
Highly Competitive Benefits. Oxfam’s commitment to excellence and a focus on quality of life are echoed in the comprehensive benefits we offer our employees. Our comprehensive benefits package includes: health, dental, vision, and life insurance; disability coverage; a retirement plan; and much more. All full-time employees and part-time ...
Our history - Oxfam
Oct 19, 2010 · A group of volunteers founded Oxfam America in 1970 in response to the humanitarian crisis created by the fight for independence in Bangladesh. Oxfam Great Britain provided a loan for the group, and at first Oxfam America funneled funds exclusively through Oxfam Great Britain. Originally located in Washington, DC, Oxfam America relocated to ...
What is the gender pay gap? - Oxfam
Mar 12, 2024 · The gender pay gap is the difference in earnings between women and men. Women are paid less than men for many reasons—including gender discrimination in hiring and workplace policies, lost earnings potential when leaving the job market to take care of children, and insufficient worker protection laws.