About Oxfam International
Oxfam is a global development organization that mobilizes the power of people against poverty. It is an international confederation of 19 organizations working together with partners and local communities in more than 90 countries.One person in three in the world lives in poverty. Oxfam is determined to change that world by mobilizing the power of people against poverty. Oxfam works around the globe to find practical, innovative ways for people to lift themselves out of poverty and thrive. Oxfam saves lives and helps rebuild livelihoods when crisis strikes. The organization conducts campaigns so that the voices of the poor influence the local and global decisions that affect them.
Oxfam works with partner organizations and alongside vulnerable women and men to end the injustices that cause poverty.
Work area
Advocacy, Education, Campaigns, Activism
Motto
The power of people against poverty.
Country Offices
Belgium, Ethiopia, Russia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
Quickfacts
Founded: 1942
Location (HQ): United Kingdom
Scope: Global
Focus area: Poverty
Does this organisation offer paid Internships?
No
