Oxfam withdraws from Darfur’s largest campDue to ongoing, escalating violence against Oxfam aid workers and equipment, Oxfam will permanently phase out activities in Gereida, the largest camp in Darfur where more than 130,000 people have sought refuge from violence. We are still assisting around 400,000 people affected by the Darfur-Chad crisis. humanitarian update |
Supporting a Cambodian orphanage
With nearly two thirds of the planet struggling to survive on less than $2 a day, Oxfam's approach is to work with local communities to help them lift themselves out of poverty. In what has become a yearly tradition, Oxfam America’s East Asia regional office made a donation to its favorite local orphanage. program update |
Starbucks and Ethiopia sign agreementStarbucks and Ethiopia have signed an agreement that ends their trademark dispute and brings them together in partnership to help Ethiopian coffee farmers. We welcome the agreement which has the potential to give farmers a fairer share of the profits for their coffee brands, as it recognizes Ethiopians’ right to control the use of their specialty coffee brands. campaign update |
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