Oxfam

Gelfand says that her Oxfam experience helped her to understand just how much attention ngos put on getting their story told.

But Oxfam would not have been able to run the scheme for four years without some kind of agreement with officials.

Oxfam's International Director, Penny Lawrence tells VOA that her organization is trying to reverse the expulsion order.

When Reij first came to Burkina Faso with his wife, in 1978, he had been hired by Oxfam as a regional planner.

These can generally be obtained locally. Some of these supplies are available with an OXFAM Feeding Kit.

Oxfam said the survey of eating habits in 17 countries shows how Western diets have spread across the world.

David McCullough, Oxfam's trading director, says it is the result of a change in board-level strategy (see box).

Oxfam wants nations to agree new rules to govern food markets, to ensure the poor do not go hungry.

As for Oxfam's involvement, it will be interesting to see how the battle develops.

Suggesting that an engineering firm might make better use of charity than Oxfam or Save the Children sounded like heresy once.

As a socially responsible INGO, Oxfam is also committed to reducing its own carbon footprint from its operations.

Oxfam blamed the incessant hungers in the country to poor and unfair land policies where the poor continue to live as squatters.

By 2007, Stephen Mumbi was on the programme staff. One project Stephen helped coordinate was an Oxfam-supported effort in Chiawa.

As part of the partnership, Oxfam urged SNEHA to continue to work against gender discrimination, including domestic violence.

But that love, in some respect, for the moment, at least as great as my love for the people whom I hope OXFAM's taking care of on my behalf.

The project as a whole was initiated by the Earth and Environmental Science College of Lanzhou University and supported by Oxfam.

Today I went to see some Oxfam projects in the Zaytoun area, which had finished only weeks before the Israeli military operation started.

Oxfam's projects are part of a whole, and together, we will win. We will overcome all the difficulties and find the way through any fog.

The aid agency Oxfam has called on the Kenyan authorities to allow Somali drought victims into a camp inside Kenya but which is empty.

you now have with you will become the death of others, then why not give Oxfam now really in need?

For me, it was a new experience, and perhaps growth is inevitable at an organisation like Oxfam.

Oxfam says it sees a significant increase in donations at this time of year, mainly of books, CDs and toiletries.

Oxfam adheres to international codes of practice to ensure quality, effectiveness, efficiency, accountability and transparency.

In 2009 Oxfam, a British charity, asked thousands of farmers in a dozen countries what worried them most about climate change.

Oko-GreeN, a group in Taiwan that participated in an Oxfam seminar in 2007, is now a trader of Fair Trade tea.

He admits encountering a few raised eyebrows when Oxfam started knocking on business school doors.

The good NGOs, like Oxfam, are very keen on this idea. They want to have the discipline and accountability.

As I write this article, my Oxfam colleagues are still working hard for reconstruction in the provinces of Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi.

Farming is one component of Oxfam's programme in the area; others are income generation, family literacy, and disaster risk management.

First-person accounts collected by Oxfam from agricultural workers around the world all say the same.

"Rape of this scale and brutality is scandalous, " said Krista Riddley, director of humanitarian policy at international aid agency Oxfam.

And Oxfam shapes the British development agency's priorities more than the reverse.

Oxfam, a British-based international aid agency, launched its biggest-ever emergency appeal to deal with the crisis.

Organizations that signed the report include Oxfam International, the International Rescue Committee and the Danish Refugee Council.

Q: Oxfam recently released a report saying that foreign investors' land buying in Africa hurts local people's interests.

A forthcoming study of 11 countries by Oxfam, a British NGO, found that migrants took new jobs, often at lower wages or with longer hours.

With gender equality, yes, there is progress: many Tuong Duong women are more confident and empowered now, thanks to Oxfam's way of working.

Half of that increase will be caused by climate change, Oxfam predicts, in its report Growing a Better Future.

Forty signed copies of the seven-inch single will also be distributed throughout Oxfam's 700 shops in the UK.

Workers from several agencies, including Oxfam and the UN's World Food Programme, have been shot dead in recent weeks.

Oxfam is supporting coalitions of women's groups that campaign, educate and lobby against the violence.

Oxfam said planning needed to start now on how millions of displaced people were going to survive in the longer term.

Discussion is also continuing for a possible Oxfam Trailwalker in Mainland China.

The Oxfam letter says development is the key to lifting Afghans, the majority of whom live in rural areas, out of their poverty.

A spokesman for Oxfam, an aid agency, responded ruefully that someone had "switched the coffee to decaf at today's UN climate summit" .

"We're not behaving like good risk managers, " worries Duncan Green, the head of research at Oxfam.

Aid groups like Oxfam say international funds help buy life-saving drugs crucial in fighting Africa's epidemics of AIDS and malaria.

Oxfam and other groups are urging world leaders to keep up the diplomatic pressure to find solutions to the conflict.

The Oxfam International report was written by Bethan Emmett, Research and Policy Advisor with Oxfam Great Britain.

But speaking from Barcelona, Hugh Cole of the charity group Oxfam, says European leaders need to focus on their own lack of political will.

Leads campaigns against deportation of Congolese asylum seekers. Fronts Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign.

Oxfam therefore recently initiated two disaster risk reduction projects, one in Mozambique and one in Zambia.

After the Asian tsunami, Oxfam's first flight left Britain with supplies within three to four days. That also happened this time.

The aid group Oxfam warns as fighting escalates in northern Mali, the plight of refugees is expected to get worse.

The Oxfam network as a whole has allocated US$5 million in the first five months, and plans to assist with US$10 million in three years.

Oxfam hopes to engage you further and deeper, and in a more sustainable way.

A new report released by Oxfam this week has some good news and some bad news for the state of world hunger.

Oxfam is aware of this trend and is monitoring the situation to develop ways to address the issue.

How about you? If Oxfam had come knocking on your door, what would you have told them? Pasta? Porridge? KFC?

"Future moves cannot be done in this last-minute fashion, " said Marcel Stoessel, who heads Oxfam in Haiti.

Oxfam said its workers had reported aerial bombing and artillery fire for several hours on Friday in Upper Nile state.

Oxfam predicts 30m more people could be at risk of famine as a result of global warming.

Oxfam condemned rich countries' reluctance to provide money for poor countries.

You can apply for any intern vacancies, or you can suggest yourself any specialised field you can contribute to Oxfam.

But while they sought safe haven in those countries, Oxfam says the refugees face increasing threats to their safety and well-being.

A year later, it is time to assess what we have achieved: here is a summary of Oxfam's activity over the year, from May 2008 to May 2009.

Then, in the summer of 2006, I joined as a summer intern and helped Oxfam conduct a survey with the private sector.

The charity Oxfam called the meeting "another nail in the coffin of the goal to reduce world hunger" .

He just returned from a visit to San Jiazhai Village in Yunnan and Hehao Community in Guangxi in April this year as an Oxfam Ambassador.

But Oxfam says that much more needs to be done, including changing the approach to farming.

To address these kinds of concerns, Oxfam is advocating for a change in thinking and policy about relief aid and risk reduction.

In a new report, The Right to Survive, Oxfam says the world needs to change the way it prevents, prepares for and responds to disasters.

It is investigating another 15 organisations, including Oxfam, a British aid agency, for money-laundering and "subversion" .

Oxfam sells them and uses the money to pay for its projects.

Oxfam has provided funds for emergency and rehabilitation work.

In Oxfam's projects, women will certainly have equal opportunities.

"Well, duh, " says Duncan Green, head of research at Oxfam, a British charity.

commit to Oxfam's mission and vision. Especially gender justice and participatory development 2.

On Sunday, Oxfam warned that the death toll in Burma could reach 1. 5 million without massive humanitarian intervention.

Allegrozzi added that Oxfam is calling for a "significant shift in the way humanitarian operations are carried out. "

Oxfam's Penny Lawrence rejected that allegation.

The series of shots follow a trip Martin Parr took with Oxfam in 2009 to flood-hit Quang Tri province in Vietnam.

Holly Chan is a member of Oxfam's Archipelagic Southeast Asia team.

"This is a preventable disaster and solutions are possible, " says Jane Cocking, Oxfam's humanitarian director.

With Oxfam's help, we are water harvesting, building dams and small reservoirs.

When does Oxfam Trailwalker take place every year?

For example, Oxfam uses its money to help poor people all over the world, especially in Africa.

Oxfam is supporting about 4, 000 people with community services, a children's centre, counselling and self-help groups.

Oxfam's Lawson says the $50 billion the G8 promised in aid could be missed by as much as $30 billion and this could cost lives.

The study was conducted by the Lindeman's Wine and Book Club which will be holding events at Oxfam bookshops nationwide.

We also have a new vegetable garden near the new community centre [both of which Oxfam has supported].

JUNE TSOI, Oxfam game illustrator: When I do design work, I often rely on my personal interests and feelings to develop it.

Oxfam and other international charities say that 750, 000 Somalis are at immediate risk of dying from hunger.

Oxfam is very well aware that in many disaster situations, women are often denied their rights to land and property.

You can now click to get the item for the village in the game, or you can buy the item as gift via Oxfam.

The organisation said the personal politics of Oxfam Hong Kong's board members and employees had no influence on its work.

The last week of September 2009 was very busy for Oxfam.

Such solid information was effective: many people in our circles agreed to support the cause and join Oxfam's campaign.

Oxfam agrees that the Government should try its best to help SMEs.

The community organisation that Oxfam Hong Kong has been supporting began their work just a few hours after the storm subsided.

Oxfam started working in Vietnam in 1988 and opened its office in Hanoi in 1993.

Oxfam Trailwalker is a tough hike because you have to finish walking a 100-kilometre trail within 48 hours.

Oxfam Trailwalker is a tough hike because you have to finish walking a 100-kilometer trail within 48 hours.

For more than a year, Oxfam has been running a campaign to institute a minimum wage for all workers in Hong Kong.

Oxfam Trailwalker is a tough hike because you have to finish walking a 100-km trail within 48 hours.

They are owned and run by Oxfam and other charities.

For enquiries, please refer to our donor servicing team: 3120 5000 or ds@oxfam. org. hk.

It is meaningful for us to join Oxfam Trailwalker.

This is the first time Oxfam has worked directly on teaching inside business schools.

Tim Gore, the climate policy advisor for Oxfam, said developing countries will not benefit much from the deals passed here in Durban.

They can form groups of four to join Oxfam Trailwalker.

Roy A. Dimayuga is Central Mindanao Programme Manager with the Joint Oxfam Mindanao Programme, to which Oxfam Hong Kong contributes.

Overall, there are around 3, 000 NGOs operating in Cambodia, ranging from international brands such as Oxfam to village level organizations.

In early 2008, Oxfam Hong Kong began to conceive a plan to investigate the CSR performance of the Hang Seng Index constituent companies.

She finished the 100km of Oxfam Trailwalker 2008 in 40 hours and 2 minutes.

With Oxfam Hong Kong's support, COSE will be participating at Food Expo 2009, one of the largest food fairs in Hong Kong.

Oxfam Hong Kong is an independent international development and humanitarian organization working against poverty and related injustice.

The aim of Oxfam Trailwalker is to raise money to help people in Hong Kong and other parts of Asia and Africa.

Mr. Albert Chan, Fundraising Director of Oxfam Hong Kong, says that meeting the media is an opportunity instead of a threat.

It was my first trip to India and my first field assignment as a humanitarian worker with Oxfam Hong Kong.

Oxfam Hong Kong wants to be constructive and to work alongside companies in their efforts to improve.

In Hong Kong, as anywhere in the world, Oxfam Hong Kong works for a fairer society.

Why does he want to do the job of Oxfam or the Red Cross?

Oxfam Hong Kong will redouble its efforts to work with people in different parts of the world to reduce poverty and demand justice.

Oxfam Hong Kong supports many activities with ethnic minority groups in Vietnam, primarily to ensure their basic and sustainable livelihood.

Time flies. March 2009 marks the second Transparency Report that Oxfam Hong Kong has launched on the garment industry in Hong Kong.

So far, Oxfam Hong Kong has helped people in 125 communities, often remote villages unassisted by either the government or other NGOs.

Oxfam Hong Kong's support includes financial assistance and training in project management.

Brenda Lee, a staff member of Oxfam Hong Kong, recently visited Nepal on a documentation trip.

With the support of Oxfam Hong Kong, SNEHA established a fund for people to repair their homes, regardless of their family status.

In the past Oxfam Trailwalker event, do you have any interesting, memorable experience to share with others?

Oxfam Hong Kong is working alongside the Vietnam Red Cross in this phase of the project.

Oxfam Hong Kong has been supporting various programmes managed by ACORD for more than 15 years, including this food sovereignty effort.

Pedestrians pass hundreds of miniature 'refugee' tents on the Millennium Bridge, London by an Oxfam-commissioned artist, Hermann Josef Hack

Oxfam Hong Kong provides financial support to Hong Kong Unison to expand its capacity.

Oxfam Trailwalker has been one of Hong Kong's biggest fund-raising events since 1981.

Oxfam Hong Kong is an member of international Oxfam.

Oxfam Trail walker has been one of Hong Kong's biggest fund-raising events since 1981.

Oxfam Hong Kong has been supporting ACORD for over a decade.

Oxfam Hong Kong believes that a broadly affluent city like Hong Kong should guarantee a decent life for all citizens.

In Shishan, the site of Oxfam Hong Kong's first rehabilitation project, on pig-raising.

Oxfam Hong Kong will be contributing to the effort.

PK fertilizer mixed with Oxfam kapok tree up to reduce the extent of the victims;

MAKE A LIVING is Oxfam Hong Kong's new board game, for ages 12 and up.

What kinds of projects does Oxfam Hong Kong spend donations on, and how do these projects benefit people?

Oxfam = Oxford Committee for Famine Relief

Urban Group Premier Walkers completes 100 km Oxfam Trailwalker Journey in 28 hours

In Hong Kong, Oxfam has estimated sales from September 2006 to August 2007 to be at least HK$8. 4 million