Oxfam works on trade justice, fair trade, education, debt and aid, livelihoods, health, HIV/AIDS, gender equality, conflict (campaigning for an international arms trade treaty) and natural disasters, democracy and human rights, and climate change.
What is Oxfam’s international mission statement?
Our mission is to build lasting solutions to poverty and injustice with a focus on improving the lives and promoting the rights of women and girls. We work directly with communities, partners and women’s rights organizations to challenge the systems that perpetuate inequality and keep people poor.
What are Oxfam’s values?
Our values
- Equality. We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly and to have the same rights and opportunities.
- Empowerment. We acknowledge and seek to expand people’s agency over their lives and the decisions that impact them.
- Solidarity.
- Inclusiveness.
- Accountability.
- Courage.
What is the vision of IBM?
IBM’s vision statement is “to be the world’s most successful and important Information Technology Company. Successful in helping out customers apply technology to solve their problems. Successful in introducing this extraordinary technology to new customers.
What are the goals and values of Oxfam?
As we strive to achieve the six goals (listed above), we will lead by example in demonstrating the same values that we wish to see in the people we work with and those we aim to influence. Our approach means that everyone involved with Oxfam, from our staff and supporters to people living in poverty, should feel they can make change happen.
How many Oxfam organizations are there in the world?
Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations working in approximately 90 countries worldwide to find solutions to poverty and related injustice around the world In all Oxfam’s actions, the ultimate goal is to enable people to exercise their rights and manage their own lives.
What is the purpose of Vodafone and Oxfam?
It’s an injustice which can, and must, be overcome. They are dedicated to building a just and safer world focusing on people’s basic rights and passionate about ending poverty and helping to rebuild the lives affected by it. The purpose of the organization is to fight global poverty.
Why was Oxfam formed in the first place?
Oxfam International was formed in 1995 by a group of independent non-governmental organizations. Their aim was to work together for greater impact on the international stage to reduce poverty and injustice.