Every year, the gap between rich and poor gets even wider – and it’s being fuelled by the use of tax havens. Today, 8 individuals have the same wealth as the poorest half the people on our planet. It is time to bring an end to inequality. It is time to Even it up!
For 40 years, the Quechua communities in Peru have lived with contaminated rivers, and poor health as a result of oil drilling. Teddy Guerra is leading the effort to obtain integral land rights for his community before any more concessions are given to oil companies. Read his story and sign the petition.
Millions of people are being forced to flee their homes, risking everything to escape conflict, disaster, poverty or hunger. We are working in nine of the ten top refugee source countries as well as in refugee host countries. We urgently need your help to reach people in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and in Europe.
With no end in sight to the conflict in Syria, hundreds of thousands of people are living in desperate conditions and exposed to continuing violence. Today, half the pre-conflict population of 22 million Syrians have fled their homes and more than 13.5 million people urgently need your help.
Kiribati, classified by the UN as a Least Developed County, lies South of Hawai’i in the north pacific and this geography is the cause of many of the development challenges that they face. The highest point in Kiribati is just 3m above sea level and it is highly vulnerable to climate change and weather events.
The economy is fragile and depends on aid and remittances. The population is highly dependent on imported food and fuel. Government funds derive mostly from the sale of fishing licences and the cost of living is high.
Oxfam is currently reinforcing its relationships with local actors, such as Natural Disaster management Offices (NDMOs) and local Red Cross societies so that Oxfam can support them during eventual humanitarian responses.
We are working to improve public health and wellbeing as well as looking for ways to support communities which are affected by natural disasters. We are increasing access to safe drinking water with self-cleaning bio-digester toilets. This will reduce open defecation, which pollutes local water sources. There will be a lower risk of disease and compost from the toilets will be used to improve the poor quality of soil and make the land more fertile for agriculture.
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