Engaged to manage the accounts and distribute donated clothing, he originated the policy of selling anything which people were willing to donate, and developed the shop into a national chain. With over 1.6 million Nonprofit Profiles, 9 million annual visitors and over 200 data partners, GuideStar is They aim to give disadvantaged people improved access to social services, an effective voice in decisions, equal rights and status, and safety from conflict and disaster. [7], Oxfam works on trade justice, fair trade, education, debt and aid, livelihoods, health, HIV/AIDS, gender equality, conflict (campaigning for an international arms trade treaty) and natural disasters, democracy and human rights, and climate change. Together we save lives, create lasting solutions, and hold the powerful accountable. "Oxfam International." [71] [25], Oxfam has shops all over the world, which sell many fair-trade and donated items since their first charity shop opened in 1948,[26] although trading began in 1947. Is this Impact Information useful in your decision making? We work with people worldwide to help them run their own sustainable water supplies too. ), 226 Causeway Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02114, 1101 17th St NW, Suite 1300, Washington, DC 20036-4710. Her publicist stated that Johansson "respectfully decided to end her ambassador role with Oxfam after eight years ... She and Oxfam have a fundamental difference of opinion in regards to the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. [2], Founded at 17 Broad Street, Oxford, as the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief by a group of Quakers, social activists, and Oxford academics in 1942 and registered in accordance with UK law in 1943, the original Oxford Committee for Famine Relief was a group of concerned citizens including Henry Gillett (a prominent local Quaker), Theodore Richard Milford, Gilbert Murray and his wife Mary, Cecil Jackson-Cole and Alan Pim. Your gift supports Oxfam America, a nonprofit organization committed to ending the injustice of poverty. dedicated to providing better data for better decisions for a better world. Oxfam Australia's work includes long-term development projects, responding to emergencies and campaigning to improve the lives of disadvantaged people around the world. Would you like us to email someone and CC you? [87], In February 2018 an investigation by The Times newspaper found that Oxfam allowed three men to resign and sacked four for gross misconduct after an inquiry concerning sexual exploitation, the downloading of pornography, bullying and intimidation. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed deep historic inequalities in our society. Oxfam America is rated 3 out of 4 stars by Charity Navigator. R4 helps farmers and communities manage risk using four strategies: improved resource management (risk reduction), insurance (risk transfer), microcredit (prudent risk taking), and savings (risk reserves). Oxfam is a global movement of people, working together to end the injustice of poverty. It believes in the right to a sustainable livelihood, and the right and capacity to participate in societies and make positive changes to people's lives as basic human needs and rights which can be met. At this time, Impact information published on this organization's page has no effect on its rating per. The investigation was announced publicly and staff members were suspended pending the outcome". The pandemic has laid bare for all to see a rigged economic model that has allowed the world’s largest corporations to make billions of dollars at the expense of low wage workers, funneling profits to shareholders, a small group of largely men. The Saving for Change initiative is a programme whereby communities are taught how to form collective, informal credit groups. Oxfam America meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability of the BBB Wise Giving Alliance. Oxfam defended the construction "on humanitarian grounds.