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.
Oxfam understands that many causes of poverty are linked, and uses many tactics to fight poverty and inequality.
When crisis strikes we respond with life-saving support, and help people to rebuild their livelihoods.
Day in and day out we work with our community partners to find practical, innovative ways for people to lift themselves out of poverty and thrive – often by exercising their basic rights as women and men.
And from local communities to the global stage, we call for fairness and justice so that people in poverty can influence the decisions that affect them.
Extreme inequality is not inevitable, and there are practical ways to close the gap.
All life depends on the planet’s natural resources. But we are using these up 50% faster than the Earth can renew them.
We are building a global citizenship movement capable of demanding justice from governments and companies.
When conflict and disaster strike, we deliver high quality humanitarian aid, speedily and extensively. We also work with governments, local organizations and communities so that they are ready to respond in emergencies, and able to cope when crisis hits.
We want a fairer and more sustainable global food system so that everyone has enough to eat, always.
Women’s leadership is a fundamental part of our work, and why we put women’s rights at the heart of everything we do.
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