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The spirit of Vanuatu
About three months ago, on the morning of 14 March 2015, I opened the door of my home in Port Vila slowly, not sure what I would see outside after Severe Tropical Cyclone Pam had screeched its way...
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There’s no place like home: keeping hope alive for the children of Syria
“Bubbles my dog and my Xbox” was the emphatic response of one young Cork schoolboy when asked what he would miss most from home. “Minecraft… my bedroom… my trampoline” and “my football” were the other...
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Seven in 10 Irish support overseas humanitarian support
Seven out of 10 Irish people are proud of the country’s generosity in supporting humanitarian relief efforts, according to a recent survey by Oxfam Ireland released as part of World Humanitarian Day,...
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South Sudan photo exhibit highlights stories behind stats
A new photo exhibition – Make Them Visible – opens this month in Belfast to highlight the situation faced by people displaced by conflict in South Sudan. World Press Photo award-winner Kieran Doherty,...
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A year in pictures: the impact you helped make happen in 2015
It’s been a busy year! 2015 saw considerable global challenges – such as the Nepal earthquake, rising global inequality, conflict in South Sudan and Syria and the refugee crisis, among others.It was...
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As winter settles in, refugees from Syria face increasing hardship
Hundreds of thousands of refugees escaping the ongoing conflict in Syria face another winter of dreadful conditions in Lebanon and Jordan.Above, left: A Syrian boy stands in front of his family’s...
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Two sides of the same story
Imagine a tax haven, and you might imagine an island with palm trees, yachts and pristine white sands. Some tax havens look like this, some are less glamorous. But however they look on the surface,...
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Gifts from Oxfam, spread the love this Valentine’s Day!
It can be hard to pick the perfect gift for Valentine’s Day but with our Unwrapped range of alternative gifts, we’ve got you covered. Here are three gifts from Oxfam that can help spread the love this...
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Entertain, educate, organise: how radio supports development
To mark World Radio Day on Saturday 13th February, Oxfam celebrates how radio impacts millions of people every day, and remains an important tool for development and a lifeline in times of emergency....
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The refugee crisis you won’t have heard about: On the ground in Tanzania
The situation facing refugees from Syria has been one of the big international stories of the past year but another crisis has been less visible.Tens of thousands of refugees have fled Burundi, a...
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Support women worldwide at special Mother’s Day and International Women’s Day...
Above: With your support, we can invest in more life-changing programmes for women like Irene. Once a struggling farm labourer, she has joined a group of women to set up a successful banana farming...
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The migrants' winter walk
Nearly 60 million people around the world are now officially “displaced” from their homes – the highest figure recorded by the United Nations since the Second World War.Millions of these refugees are...
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Ireland stands with Syrian refugees - 5 years on
“What’s with the shovels?” It was late October and I was standing in the baking heat, surrounded by the makeshift tents that Syrian refugees must call home for now on a dusty stretch of land in...
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Musical chairs increases the tragedy for vulnerable people in Macedonia
As thousands of people continue arriving in Europe seeking safety and security, Ruth Tanner recently visited the Oxfam programme for people on the move in Macedonia.Vulnerable people on the move, from...
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‘If those corporations were paying their dues my friend would not have died’
Clockwise from left: Cecillia, Stella and Getrude - tax justice activists, campaigning to change the policies and structures that allow rich individuals and multinational companies to avoid paying the...
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Building back stronger in Nepal, one year on
Oxfam has provided water and sanitation in temporary schools in Gorkha, Nepal, after many were destroyed in the 2015 earthquake. Photo: Kieran Doherty/OxfamOn 25 April 2015, Nepal was struck by the...
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“I never thought I’d be a refugee”: From Aleppo to Belfast
“I never thought I’d be a refugee.” So says Ahmad Alissa, a Syrian refugee now living in Belfast who volunteers at Oxfam’s shop on Botanic Avenue. Born in Aleppo, Ahmad is from a family of four...
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Be a cool kid, buy your dad a goat gift this Father’s Day
All the cool kids know it – goats make people smile! This Father’s Day, you could spread smiles the world over with the gift of a goat from the Oxfam Unwrapped range.It’s the present that keeps giving...
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Gifts from Oxfam, spread the love this Valentine’s Day!
It can be hard to pick the perfect gift for Valentine’s Day but with our Unwrapped range of alternative gifts, we’ve got you covered. Here are three gifts from Oxfam that can help spread the love this...
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World Humanitarian Day: The people behind emergency responses
"World Humanitarian Day is an annual reminder of the need to act to alleviate the suffering. It is also an occasion to honour the humanitarian workers and volunteers toiling on the frontlines of...
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