By Eva Jenkinson and Cassie Newcombe

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By Eva Jenkinson and Cassie Newcombe
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Oxfams Identity

• Oxfam works internationally as part of a world
  wide movement to build a just and safer world.
• Oxfam is an independent British organisation,
  registered as a charity, affiliated to Oxfam
  international, with partners, volunteers,
  supporters and staff of many nationalities
• Oxfam is accountable both to those who support it
  and to those whom it seeks to benefit by its
  efforts

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Oxfams Beliefs

• The basic beliefs that Oxfam hold are that
  everyone is entitled to a life of dignity and
  opportunity and they work with poor communities,
  local partner organisations, volunteers, and
  supporters to make this a reality. Oxfam's goal
  is a world where every person is
• Safe
• Secure
• Skilled
• Equal
• Healthy
• Heard

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What Oxfam Works on

• Oxfam works in areas in desperate need in
  emergencies and places affected by natural
  disaster etc.
• Issues they work on

• Trade
• Education
• Debt and aid
• Livelihoods
• Health
• HIV/AIDS
• Gender equality
• Conflict and natural disasters
• Climate change
• Democracy and human rights

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Oxfam believes That...

• Poverty is a denial of the basic rights to which
  every human being is entitled
• Poverty of different kinds, and needs to be
  understood in its entirety, rather than in part
• Poverty makes people more vulnerable to conflict
  and disasters.
• Poverty is avoidable. Their purpose is to
  overcome its causes, not simply to alleviate its
  symptoms.

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The Objectives

• People living in poverty will achieve food and
  income security
• People living in poverty will have access to
  secure paid employment, labour rights, and
  improved working conditions
• People living in poverty will achieve tangible
  improvements in their health, through increased
  access to basic health services, clean water, and
  sanitation.
• All children living in poverty will achieve their
  right to a good quality basic education, and poor
  adults will have access to sufficient educational
  opportunities to help overcome their poverty.

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• Fewer people die, fall sick, and suffer
  deprivation as a result of armed conflict or
  natural disasters.
• Fewer people will suffer personal or communal
  violence, forced displacement, or armed conflict.
• All people will have an effective voice in
  influencing decisions affecting their lives, will
  achieve their civil and political rights, and
  will enjoy equal status with others.
• Women and men will enjoy equal rights
• Ethnic, cultural, and other groups oppressed or
  marginalised by reasons of their identity will
  enjoy equal rights and status with other people

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Long- term Objectives

• The long term objectives that Oxfam hold, are
  aims that will make a specific contribution as
  part of the broader global movement against
  poverty and injustice. They are objectives which
  will guide the work of the whole organisation.

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• The lives of all human beings are of equal value
• In a world rich in resources, poverty is an
  injustice which must be overcome.
• Poverty makes people more vulnerable to conflict
  and natural calamity much of this suffering can
  be prevented, and must be relieved
• Peoples vulnerability to poverty and suffering is
  increased by unequal power relations based on,
  for example, gender, race, class, caste and
  disability. Women are especially disadvantaged.

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Oxfams Aims

• Oxfams vision of a world where there is no
  longer poverty and suffering. They want to help
  ensure that every individual is assured of
• A sustainable livelihood (the means to earn a
  reasonable living over many years)
• Education and health (access to basic services)
• A right to be heard (by those who make the
  decisions that affect their lives)
• A right to equity (not to be disadvantaged
  because of their gender or ethnic identity)

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What You Can Do To Help

• By recycling all unwanted items such as foreign
  currency, stamps and coins, computers, mobile
  phones and even recyclable toner cartridges you
  can make a difference to people in need all over
  the world