About us | Fight inequality to end poverty and injustice - Oxfam
WEBOxfam 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 that everyone can thrive, not just survive. The future is equal.
Oxfam - Fighting Inequality to End Poverty & Injustice | Oxfam
WEB3 days ago · Make sure your gift to Oxfam America goes directly to where it's most needed, without delay, with a secure online donation. (Looking to make a monthly donation, fundraise for Oxfam, or give some other way? .) Oxfam is a global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice. Join us and let’s build a more equal future—together.
Why is clean water important? | Oxfam
WEBMar 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 COVID-19.. Safe sanitation is also crucial.
What is global inequality? - Oxfam
WEBNov 23, 2022 · Global inequality is the unequal distribution of resources, opportunities, and power that shape well-being among the 8 billion individuals on our planet. Distinct from inequality within a country or between countries, global inequality is one way of understanding the different lived experiences of our fellow humans, no …
What We Believe - Oxfam
WEBWe believe in equality. That’s it. Plain and simple. Not the everyone-gets-the-same-slice-of-pie kind of equal, but the let’s-share-the-recipe-so-there’s-enough-for-everyone kind of equal. We want: For everyone. For far too long, we’ve let a privileged few determine how the rest of us live. Poverty and injustice are the consequences ...
Do the rich pay their fair share? - Oxfam
WEBJan 14, 2024 · For comparison, the average American taxpayer in the same year paid 13 percent. According to leaked tax returns highlighted in a ProPublica investigation, the 25 richest Americans paid $13.6 billion in taxes from 2014-2018 —a “true” tax rate of just 3.4 percent on $401 billion of income. That’s not paying your fair share.
What’s the difference between Sudan and South Sudan? - Oxfam
WEBJul 7, 2021 · Conflict in Darfur, Sudan. Sudan’s western region of Darfur has suffered from decades of political marginalization and economic neglect by successive national governments, leaving an estimated 7.5 million people—almost a quarter of the country’s total population– impoverished. When armed groups in Darfur launched a …
Careers | Oxfam
WEBHighly Competitive Benefits. Oxfam’s commitment to excellence and a focus on quality of life are echoed in the comprehensive benefits we offer our employees. Our comprehensive benefits package includes: health, dental, vision, and life insurance; disability coverage; a retirement plan; and much more. All full-time employees and part-time ...
Top 5 Ways Billionaires are Bad for the Economy | Oxfam
WEBJan 15, 2023 · 2. The super-rich are taxed at a dangerously low rate. Billionaires paid a low tax rate of 3% while most people with less money, like nurses and teachers, paid far more. If multi-millionaires paid a 2-3% wealth tax rate and billionaires paid a 5% wealth tax rate globally, it would raise $1.7 trillion a year.
Annual Report 2022 - Oxfam
WEBJan 10, 2023 · Annual Report 2022. With the support of our donor community, and together with our partners, we made real change happen in in 2022. In this publication, you will discover how Oxfam reached 15.6 million people in more than 80 countries through 994 projects in the last year. You will also read about a COVID-19 response project in …