For every £1 Oxfam spends

Excluding the costs of running our high street and online shops

81%

is spent fighting poverty

12%

is spent on vital support costs

7%

goes towards raising the next £1
Ligineti Nayinayi, a Cyclone Freddy Survivor, is seen holding pictures taken in March 2023 soon after Cyclone Freddy hit at her village in Phalombe, Southern Malawi

81% goes towards helping communities overcome poverty

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Sana wears a white hijab and Oxfam vest as she talks with a person in Rural Aleppo.

12% goes toward vital support costs

Just 11p in every £1 is used to keep Oxfam alive; paying our staff and our running costs.

Clara working in Oxfam Shop at Glastonbury Festival 2019.

7% goes towards fundraising

For every £1 we spend, 10p is invested on generating future income, helping us to fund even more vital work.

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