2. About Oxfam International
• Oxfam is an international confederation of 17
organisations networked together in more
than 90 countries
• It aims to build a future free from the
injustice of poverty such as hunger.
3. How do they do it?
They work directly with
communities
Influence the powerful to
ensure that the poor people
can improve their lives and
livelihoods
Through campaigning
Responding to global
emergencies such as drought
or floods
4. History of Oxfam
International
Formed in 1995 by a group of Non-
Governmental Organizations
Aim to work together for greater impact
internationally to reduce injustice like inequal
distribution of food
5. Impact of their Venture
In a food crisis in West Africa, Oxfam
distributed seeds, fed livestock and help
pump water to families there so that their
source of food is restored.
In a 2011 food crisis in East Africa, Oxfam has
reached more than three million people in
Somalia, Kenya and Ethopia with support
such as cash and water for their communities
to cope with a changing climate with
frequent droughts.