Oxfam - Fighting Inequality to End Poverty & Injustice | Oxfam
Jan 3, 2025 · Oxfam is a global movement of people fighting inequality to end poverty and injustice. Together we offer lifesaving support in times of crisis and advocate for economic justice, gender equality, and climate action.
What is Food Insecurity? Causes, Effects and Solutions - Oxfam
What is food security? Food security is about ensuring no one goes hungry. It exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their food preferences and dietary needs for an active and healthy lifestyle.
About us | Fight inequality to end poverty and injustice - Oxfam
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 …
What is global inequality? | Oxfam
Nov 23, 2022 · Global inequality stems not just from what people have and don’t have—but what they're able to do with what they have. “The levels of inequality are horrendous," said Janet Fuentes, an activist from Peru.
The Crisis of Low Wages: Who earns less than $17 an hour in the …
Jul 9, 2024 · The Crisis of Low Wages: Who earns less than $17 an hour in the U.S. in 2024? According to new data from Oxfam, there are more than 39 million low wage workers in the United States, defined here as any worker earning less than $17 an hour.
Global wealth inequality - The facts | Oxfam America | Oxfam
Nov 1, 2024 · How does poverty differ from economic inequality? Poverty is usually defined as not having the means to support basic nutrition, access to safe drinking water, shelter, education, and other needs. Around nine percent of the world’s population (about 720 million people) currently live in poverty, according to the World Bank.Inequality, on the …
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 happening in Lebanon? | Oxfam
Oxfam and partners distribute menstrual hygiene management kits at a collective shelter for displaced people in North Lebanon. Photo: Fatima Ghemrawi/Utopia for Social Justice. While the war in Gaza continues, Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have forced more than 1.5 million people to flee their homes ...
Donate to Gaza and Israel Emergency Appeal - Oxfam America
Nov 25, 2024 · Aid for families in Gaza Cash. Since October 2023, Oxfam partners have distributed cash to 3,383 households (19,628 people). Our monitoring shows that recipients use the cash primarily to buy food, water, medicines, and hygiene items.
Ways to Give | Donate Now - Oxfam
Make a donation to Oxfam to help families in 80 countries overcome poverty, hunger, and injustice. Learn how you can help make a positive impact. For as little as $10 a month, you can ensure that Oxfam has the resources to save lives immediately during disasters, while still supporting people’s ...