A group of women in hijabs stand talking to each other in a basic shop with childrens clothes hanging from hangers on the walls around them.

"While progress has been made in improving living conditions, much work lies ahead. Gaza's journey to recovery demands sustained intervention and collective action." Buthaina Sobh, Executive Director of Wefaq, Rafah. Image: Alef Multimedia/ Oxfam

Much work lies ahead. Gaza's journey to recovery demands sustained intervention and collective action.”

Buthaina Sobh, Executive Director of Wefaq Association for Women and Children Care, in Gaza.

Annual Report and Accounts 2023/24

Last year, Oxfam and partners supported 10.99* million people to fight poverty and build a radically better world.

We appreciate the space we are given to set our agenda and to fund what we see as a priority. I keep talking about this project and the importance of [encouraging] other INGOs to follow by example!”

Member of the WEFAQ Society for Women and Child Care, WRF partner in Gaza.

Oxfam in 2023/24

9.25M

People reached through our humanitarian work.

54%

Of the people we worked with were women and girls.

475

Partner organisations worked with.

Without the support of volunteers and donors we simply wouldn’t be able to do what we do. I’d also like to highlight the solidarity our supporters show by supporting our campaigns and influencing work. Our colleagues in Gaza, South Sudan and many other places have told us what this solidarity has meant for them at times of acute crisis. Whatever form it takes, your support allows us to contribute to making an unjust world a better place, and I’m so grateful for all the small acts of kindness and the big acts of solidarity from our supporters.”

Halima Begum, CEO, Oxfam GB

Nyathak's story

Nyathak Chuol is a self-trained engineer and a mother of six. She sought refuge in Ethiopia after conflict broke out in South Sudan and has been living at Jewi Camp in Gambella. Nyathak oversees an EU and Oxfam-funded solar-powered water point, a lifeline for thousands of people, at the camp.

Nyathak Chuol, refugee mother of six and self-trained engineer at a camp in Western Ethiopia oversees a solar-powered water point, a lifeline for thousands of refugees. Image: Petterik Wiggers/Oxfam

When the community faces a problem, they will look for me and inform me that the pipe is not working. I will go and fix it.”

Nyathak, who hopes she can be reunited with her other family members displaced by war.

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"I was left here with the children, unable to go back home due to the conflict and starvation there, so I had to learn to make a living here," she says.

The generator Nyathak manages gets clean water flowing to the other refugees at the camp, which is home to 51,229 people.

The mother of six shares much more than a love of helping the community. Known as 'Mama Pipeline' to the other refugees, Nyathak's dedication has earned her the respect of all.

* Every year all Oxfam affiliates, including Oxfam GB, are required to complete a global report which details how many people each affiliate has reached.

This includes the number of people by country, region and global programme type.

We have highlighted the number of people reached directly by Oxfam GB where we are ‘executing affiliate’ within the wider Oxfam confederation.