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Oxfam America

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Hunger

Climate Resilience

Climate Resilience Disaster Relief Hunger

Global organization working to end the injustice of poverty.

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Oxfam America

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23-7069110

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11681

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How four charities are helping communities unlock their full potential

Around the world, communities face a multitude of challenges that prevent them from reaching their full potential. Yet through partnerships between charities and community members, organizations like Action Against Hunger, Church World Service, Oxfam America, and Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) work to tackle these issues. By empowering local residents and supporting community-driven initiatives, these organizations are fostering resilience, improving livelihoods, and creating sustainable solutions where they are needed most. Continue reading to learn how community collaboration is changing lives in Kenya, Hungary, and Honduras. Then, consider making a donation in your workplace giving campaign today to support their vital...

Title: Reclaiming Their Ecosystem
Charity: Oxfam America
Country: Cambodia
Photo Credit: Savann Deurm/Oxfam A

Title: Starting Small to Create Large Interventions
Charity: Oxfam America
Country: Kenya, Burkina Faso
Photo Credit: Maji Milele, Ltd.

Title: Climate Strike. Washington DC. 2019
Charity: Oxfam America
Country: United States of America
Photo Credit: Mohannad Rachid/ Oxfam America

Oxfam supports climate solutions crafted by the people and communities most affected by the climate crisis and calls on wealthy polluters to reduce their emissions, pay their fair share of damages, and support a fair transition from fossil fuels to a sustainable and just energy future.

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OXFAM AMERICA : Starting small to create large interventions

Veronica Wambui, a water vendor in Korogocho, Kenya, was faced with a stark reality when the pandemic hit. Members of her community—an informal settlement with little infrastructure—could no longer pay for water, which put her livelihood at risk. But Wambui soon learned that Oxfam partner Koch Hope was providing water to her settlement as part of its COVID-19 response, and that Koch Hope needed vendors. Wambui signed on as a contractor, which not only kept her business afloat, but also allowed her to provide an essential service to her community. Oxfam and Koch Hope began this work in April 2021 as part of a project called Tuko Pamoja (We Are in This Together). Tuko Pamoja is part of a larger effort supported by #StartSmall, a philanthropic initiative launched by Jack Dorsey, Block Head, Chairman, and cofounder of Block Inc. In the last year, funding from #StartSmall supported projects to address...

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