Campaigns Blog

During a time of financial austerity it’s all too easy for some critics to suggest that the foreign aid budget should be cut. An easy and useful saving of public funds? Fiona Remnant doesn’t think so…

Lucy Aitken-Read explains a new initiative to bring people together to make Big Promises over a Big Lunch.

Last year Oxfam supporters called on the government to help make healthcare free in a number of developing countries. Ian Sullivan looks at the impact of this in Sierra Leone.

There is a week of activity to mark the DRC’s 50 anniversary of independence. Ian Sullivan looks at what is happening and why it’s vital.

Push is in South Africa supporting the Fair Play for Africa campaign. He’s reporting from an event in Umlazi township near Durban.
In the life of a campaigner one thing is certain: everything is uncertain. The unexpected becomes the norm. So, when I got a police escort into Durban I knew I was in for a different kind of time.

Last year Helena Christensen visited Peru to document the impact that climate change is having on communities there. Now she calls on the G8/G20 to deliver the money desperately needed to help communities adapt to its effects.
While it was difficult to find my breath at 15,000 feet up in the Andes, it was not hard to be completely moved by the challenges facing the people who live at the foot of the Ausangate Glacier.

In Toronto for the G8/G20 Summits on 25-27 June, Frida Eklund explains what Oxfam is campaigning for over the next few days – and how you can get involved.

Oxfam partner Gisha had an animation made to highlight the plight of Palestinians trapped by the Israeli blockade of Gaza. Mary Pole explains.
Closed Zone is a short animation by Yoni Goodman, director of the Academy Award-nominated film “Waltz with Bashir”. Produced with Oxfam partner, Gisha, it aims to raise awareness about the Gaza blockade and the lack of freedom of movement for Palestinians.

“Guess what? I’m having a baby!” No, not me but I’m hearing those words a lot these days. Must be the time of year. Some drop it subtly into conversation, others just go for drama.

Oxfam campaigner Push is in South Africa to find out how the Fair Play for Africa campaign is encouraging health care across Africa.
Today is the start of South Africa’s World Cup. It’s also a massively busy time for the Fair Play for Africa campaign. A campaign made up of more than 200 organisations across ten African countries; Angola, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.