Oxfam- dedicated to fighting poverty and promoting social justice across the globe.
For over 80 years now, Oxfam has been working to address the root causes of poverty, inequality and injustice. Recognizing the urgent need to create fairer economic systems and more equal societies.
The following are their key areas of focus:
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Emergency Relief - Provision of aid during natural disasters, wars and humanitarian crises.
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Long-Term Development - Supporting sustainable development projects to build livelihoods and access to education and healthcare.
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Advocacy & Campaigns - Support of activities that focus on addressing economic inequality, climate change, gender inequality, and unfair trading practices.
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Gender Equality - Working to empower women and girls, advocating for their rights and addressing gender based violence.
- Fairtrade - Promoting ethical products and ensuring fair wages and conditions for workers while supporting sustainable practices.
With 2024 now behind us, Oxfam have recently put out their annual report, highlighting their achievements for the past year, and providing examples of how support for Oxfam has been able to help millions of disadvantaged people across the globe.
Through donations, advocacy and volunteerism over the past 12 months, Oxfam supporters, such as Fair. Coffee, have helped…
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Support more than 3.3 million people in 37 countries, including 1.6 millon women (in comparison, in 2022-2023 Oxfam supported more than 2.7 millon across 32 countries).
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Work with 270 partners that directly impacted the lives of more than 109,300 people.
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Reach more than 302 million people with life-saving aid during an emergency.
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Influence more than 3700 people and 900 organisations to advocate for a fairer world.
Additionally, in 2024, Oxfam Australia proudly contributed a total of $45.7 millon towards alleviating poverty and inequality (an increase from the $35.6 million contributed in 2023).
Fair. Coffee, through our support of Oxfam and Fairtrade, were instrumental in helping to build more climate-resilient communities, amplifying the voices of First Nations people, creating opportunities for women to succeed, growing sustainable livelihoods and ensuring fair wages and a decent standard of living for coffee farmers the world over.
Moving forward in 2025 and beyond, Oxfam’s stated mission is to continue to work directly with communities to target the inequalities keeping them in poverty and build a more equal future.
At Fair. Coffee, we look forward to tackling poverty with them, and will continue our commitment to support fair trade practices and improving the quality of life and standard of living of the farmers we source from.
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