Oxfam blog

Stories about beating poverty with Oxfam, including ways to help by shopping second hand, campaigning and more.

Cynthia looks into the camera. Behind her is the beach and the sea with rocks jutting out of it.

1 Oct 2024

I will not go down without a fight for climate justice

Business jet airplane flying on a high altitude above the clouds

18 Sep 2024

We need higher taxes on private jets and superyachts, here’s why

Climate activist, Joyce Koech, stands among recently planted mangroves as part of her pioneering restoration project in Mombasa, Kenya.

5 Sep 2024

From Passion to Action: A Journey in Activism

An image of someone holding a pile of clothes

26 Jul 2024

Get a £5 M&S voucher when you donate with Oxfam x M&S ‘Another Life’ scheme

13 Jun 2024

Why Oxfam is involved in a court case on UK arms sales to Israel

A man looks serious holding a poker for a bread oven with his family in the background.

24 Apr 2024

Things you need to know about famine

Food parcels (with vegetables) being distributed in Southern Gaza Strip by Oxfam's local partner (Palestinian Agriculture Relief Committee - PARC) as part of the emergency response to the crisis in Gaza.

28 Mar 2024

Ramadan: The Generosity of the Muslim Community and the Impact of Zakat

Three people in green Oxfam vests look up at a rainwater harvesting tank rising above the dusty landscape.

26 Mar 2024

Progress is possible in Yemen

School climate justice banners hanging at the Glastonbury festival

1 Mar 2024

Win Glastonbury Tickets 2024

9 Feb 2024

Our digital accessibility journey update

Wassem in his 40s sits with a view of the water and mountains behind him.

31 Jan 2024

"Without any light at the end of the tunnel."

An aerial view of white tens for displaced people in Gaza.

11 Jan 2024

The world must act now to stop the people of Gaza being starved