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Title: Oxfam


1
Oxfam
  • Case Study

2
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

3
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

4
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

5
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

6
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

7
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
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