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Name of Organisation:
Oxfam

Address:
Oxfam House
274 Banbury Road
Oxford
OX2 7DZ

Telephone:
+44 (0) 870 333 2700

Website:
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/

Email:
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/contact/forms/general.htm

Type:
International

Countries where operating:
Oxfam (UK) works in over 70 countries around the world.

Mission / Vision Statement:
Oxfam's Purpose:
- Oxfam works with others to overcome poverty and suffering.
Oxfam's Beliefs:
- The lives of all human beings are of equal value.
- In a world rich in resources, poverty is an injustice which must be overcome.
- Poverty makes people more vulnerable to conflict and natural calamity; much of this suffering can be prevented, and must be relieved.
- People's vulnerability to poverty and suffering is increased by unequal power relations based on, for example, gender, race, class, caste and disability; women, who make up a majority of the world's poor, are especially disadvantaged.
- Working together we can build a just and safer world, in which people take control over their own lives and enjoy their basic rights.
- To overcome poverty and suffering involves changing unjust policies and practices, nationally and internationally, as well as working closely with people in poverty.

Main areas of interest:
Oxfam uses a range of approaches to achieve change and improve peoples' lives, including saving lives through emergency response; longer term development programmes; and campaigning to achieve lasting change.
Key areas that Oxfam focus on include:
> Trade
> Education
> Debt and aid
> Livelihoods
> Health
> HIV/AIDS
> Gender equality
> Conflict and natural disasters
> Democracy and human rights
> Pastoralism

Structure of Organisation:
Oxfam is an independent British organisation, registered as a charity, affiliated to Oxfam International, with partners, volunteers, supporters, and staff of many nationalities.
Oxfam is accountable both to those who support it and to those whom it seeks to benefit by its efforts.

Opportunities:
For information on getting involved with Oxfam through participating in campaigns, volunteering, or donating:
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_you_can_do/index.htm
For information on working for Oxfam:
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/jobs/index.htm

Related Organisations & Links:
Oxfam International:
http://www.oxfam.org/
Index of Oxfam country sites:
http://www.oxfam.org/eng/oxfam_sites.htm