Oxfam
Sign in to saveOxfam is a British-founded confederation of 21 independent non-governmental organizations (NGOs), focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International. It began as the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief in Oxford, UK, in 1942, to alleviate World War Two related hunger and continued in the aftermath of the war. Oxfam has an international presence with operations in 79 countries and 21 members in the Oxfam Confederation in Australia, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North and Latin America and the Caribbean.
Key facts
- Organization.name
- Oxfam
- Organization.logo
- Oxfam_logo_vertical.svg
- Organization.logo_size
- 150px
- Organization.named_after
- Oxford Committee for Famine Relief
- Organization.type
- International NGO
- Organization.founding_location
- Oxford, England
- Organization.registration_id
- 202918
- Organization.headquarters
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Organization.area_served
- Worldwide
- Organization.purpose
- "Working with thousands of local partner organizations, we work with people living in poverty striving to exercise their human rights, assert their dignity as full citizens and take control of their lives"
- Organization.focus
- Poverty eradicationDisaster reliefAdvocacyPolicy research Migration advocacy
- Organization.leader_title
- Director
- Organization.leader_name
- Amitabh Behar
- Organization.board_of_directors
- Aruna Rao (Chair)
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31 sectionsContents
- History
- Oxfam's work
- Focus
- Past Campaigns
- Shops
- Fundraising
- Offices and affiliates
- Oxfam International
- Oxfam America
- Oxfam Australia
- Oxfam Denmark
- Oxfam GB (Great Britain){{anchor|Oxfam GB}}
- Oxfam India
- Oxfam New Zealand
- Criticism
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Internal structures and political role
- Accusations of overrepresenting poverty
- 2015 study on net worth inequality
- 2022 report on poverty increasing
- Bookshops
- Staff sexual misconduct in Haiti and Chad
- Internal training materials
- 2023 Pride Month video
- Low pay for UK staff
- Awards and nominations
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- Archival sources
- External links
Oxfam is a British-founded confederation of 21 independent non-governmental organizations (NGOs), focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International. It began as the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief in Oxford, UK, in 1942, to alleviate World War Two related hunger and continued in the aftermath of the war. Oxfam has an international presence with operations in 79 countries and 21 members in the Oxfam Confederation in Australia, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North and Latin America and the Caribbean.
Since 2005, Oxfam International has been involved in a series of controversies as it expanded, especially concerning its operations in Haiti and Chad. There have been criticisms of its management of operations in the UK as well.