Australians wanting to give to others this Christmas can support poor communities simply by buying beautiful handcrafted gifts, according to international aid agency Oxfam.
If the gifts are fair trade, such as those in Oxfam’s shops, they will ‘give twice’ by helping the communities who produce them become more independent and sustainable, while also making wonderful, unique gifts in their own right.
International aid agency Oxfam has called for greater support for the hundreds of people affected by a cholera outbreak in East Sepik Province in Papua New Guinea.
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The Australian Government must not use the failure of the Emissions Trading Scheme legislation as an excuse for inaction at the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen, international aid agency Oxfam Australia said today.
Actor and comedian Peter Rowsthorn is encouraging Australians to make some extra room under their Christmas tree for a goat this year.
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International aid agency Oxfam has sent staff and emergency supplies to East Sepik province in Papua New Guinea, to help respond to a cholera outbreak that has so far reportedly killed six people and affected another 250.
The climate change declaration made by world leaders at this weekend’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) showed there is still room for a legally binding agreement to be reached at the Copenhagen meeting in December, international aid agency Oxfam said today.
While 15 – 29 year-olds are often branded as the apathetic Generation Y, Oxfam Australia has seen the number of young people buying charitable gifts double since it started its Oxfam Unwrapped program in 2005.
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