About us | Fight inequality to end poverty and injustice - Oxfam
WEBOxfam 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. The future is equal.
Why is clean water important? | Oxfam
WEBMar 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 COVID-19.. Safe sanitation is also crucial.
What is global inequality? - Oxfam
WEBNov 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 …
Oxfam - Fighting Inequality to End Poverty & Injustice | Oxfam
WEB6 days ago · While marking a grim milestone, Oxfam and partners are continuing to assist people affected by the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Make a more equal future. Take action now. Rein in billionaire and corporate power. End the era of fossil fuels & make polluters pay. Demand a lasting ceasefire in Gaza and Israel. Fight to end world hunger.
What We Believe - Oxfam
WEBWe 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 ...
What’s the difference between Sudan and South Sudan? - Oxfam
WEBJul 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 …
How much money would it take to end world hunger? | Oxfam
WEBWhen tech entrepreneur Elon Musk challenged the United Nations last year to show him a $6 billion plan that would end world hunger, he got in return a proposal that would save 42 million people in 43 countries from starvation. Since Musk’s challenge, the hunger crisis has worsened—increasing the number of people in need, and driving up costs.
Careers | Oxfam
WEBHighly 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 ...
Top 5 Ways Billionaires are Bad for the Economy | Oxfam
WEBJan 15, 2023 · 2. The super-rich are taxed at a dangerously low rate. Billionaires paid a low tax rate of 3% while most people with less money, like nurses and teachers, paid far more. If multi-millionaires paid a 2-3% wealth tax rate and billionaires paid a 5% wealth tax rate globally, it would raise $1.7 trillion a year.
What is famine? Causes and effects and how to stop it | Oxfam
WEBJul 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.