Oxfam

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Oxfam

• Case Study

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The History of Oxfam

• Oxfam began in 1942 in Oxford and was started by
  Canon Theodore Richard Milford, Professor Gilbert
  Murray and his wife Lady Mary, Cecil Jackson-Cole
  and Sir Alan Pim
• Their aim was to relieve famine in Greece caused
  by conflict
• By 1960, Oxfam was a major NGO
• Oxfam comes from Oxford and Famine

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The Issues it Deals with

• Conflict and natural disasters
• Health
• Education
• Debt and Aid
• Gender Equality
• The right to be heard
• Trade
• Climate Change
• Poverty in the UK
• Global Economic Crisis

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How it addresses such issues

• They campaign for change around the world
• Respond to emergencies around the world, dealing
  with
• Water and sanitation
• Health Promotion
• Food and Nutrition
• Protection
• Disaster Risk Reduction
• Development Work by
• Using their experience
• Working in Partnership
• Giving Advice
• Funding Development
• Campaigning

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What can the individual, society and government
do?

• Individual Campaigning fundraising donating
  volunteering at an Oxfam shop
• Society Shop at a local Oxfam shop campaign
  protest fundraise
• Government Can encourage people to support
  NGOs can raise awareness of injustices in other
  countries improve International Relations and
  support Oxfam Campaigns after natural disasters

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Current Campaigns

• Haiti Earthquake
• West Africa Food Crisis
• Chile Earthquake
• East Africa Food Crisis
• Reducing Poverty in the UK
• Promoting peace in the Philippines
• Promoting a better life for the citizens of
  Zimbabwe

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The Effectiveness of Oxfam

• Oxfam is one of the best known NGOs around the
  world
• They are recognised by the public and by
  governments globally
• They get a lot of support from the public
  following natural disasters and during times of
  famine and conflict because people recognise the
  experience they have in such situations