Oxfam International
Address of Organization
Suite 20 266 Banbury Road Oxford, OX2 7DL UK www.oxfam.org
Introduction
Oxfam is an international confederation of 13 organizations that work together to alleviate global poverty and promote social justice and social rights. Oxfam International was formally constituted in 1995 by a group of nongovernmental organizations to tackle poverty globally through advocacy campaigns and development programs. To date this international confederation works with over 3,000 local partner organizations in more than 100 countries.
Brief History
Oxfam originated in England in 1942 as the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief, whose aim was to deliver humanitarian aid to Nazi-occupied Greece through the Allied sea blockade. After World War II, the Oxford Committee continued to work on famine relief issues by funding its programs through a chain of charity shops. The first shop opened in 1948 in Oxford, England. By the 1960s the Oxford Committee had proven to be internationally...
References/Further Readings
- Black, M. (1992). A cause for our times: Oxfam – The first fifty years. Oxford: Oxfam.Google Scholar
- Clayton, E. (1998). Oxfam (Taking action). Oxford: Heinemann Library.Google Scholar
- Dalton, D. (1995). Rights now!: World poverty and the Oxfam campaign. Oxford: Oxfam.Google Scholar