by Abby Jones | Jun 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
Oxfam joins with other leading development agencies in expressing deep concern at the UK government’s plans to merge the Department for International Development (DFID) with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Responding to the merger of the Department for...
by Abby Jones | Jun 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dads are struggling This Father’s Day will be like no other. Across the country and around the world, dads have found themselves locked down at home, often struggling to juggle work, child care and household tasks. According to analysis of recent polling carried...
by Abby Jones | Jun 16, 2020 | Coronavirus
Dr Foyeke Tolani leads Oxfam’s handwashing research and innovation. She has worked as a Public Health Adviser with communities in more than 20 countries around the world, to prevent the spread of diseases like cholera and Ebola. We asked her to share what she has...
by Abby Jones | Jun 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
“If you have a dream don’t give it up, it is nice to have a dream and work towards achieving it. We as kids need to draw our dreams with our hands so we can achieve them one day,” says Miriam*. Make a room in a shoebox, like Miriam* As we spend more time indoors, our...
by Abby Jones | Jun 10, 2020 | Coronavirus
Since the coronavirus has changed UK life, millions of people have been volunteering to help people in their community. Whether dropping off food shopping, picking up prescriptions, giving a friendly call to people living alone, or helping at a local food bank,...
