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2012-11-28 04:15:26 (0 comments, 9 reshares, 9 +1s)

Our Pic of the Week comes from crisis-stricken eastern Congo.

2012-11-01 05:20:43 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

ChangeCourse, our program for young Indigenous Australians wanting to make positive changes in their community is happening now!

2012-10-17 05:05:44 (2 comments, 4 reshares, 12 +1s)

Our Pic of the Week is all about keeping vulnerable children in South Africa safe.

2012-09-28 02:14:43 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 8 +1s)

Singing and dancing their way to work in our (slightly late) Pic of the Week!

2012-09-19 05:42:58 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 5 +1s)

Giggle-tastic good times from Brazil in today's Pic of the Week!

2012-09-13 00:06:56 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 7 +1s)

Our Pic of the Week comes to you from the rice fields of Indonesia.

2012-08-30 05:13:08 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Our Pic of the Week comes from a South African schoolroom

2012-08-22 03:20:52 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

Our pic of the week comes to you direct from Burkina Faso.

2012-08-08 01:29:30 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 3 +1s)

We're sharing the alpaca love in our Pic of the Week!

2012-07-11 05:53:41 (0 comments, 4 reshares, 7 +1s)

One year on from the creation of South Sudan

2012-06-27 06:59:15 (0 comments, 4 reshares, 6 +1s)

2012-06-20 01:00:46 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

2012-06-13 01:38:21 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 4 +1s)

In the lead-up to July's Arms Trade Treaty, our Pic of the Week seems relevant. Please take part in our Global Tweet-a-thon to ensure a bullet-proof ATT! (see caption for details)

2012-05-30 02:45:18 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 7 +1s)

Today, our pic of the week is just too cute for words!

2012-05-23 00:50:29 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Happy Wednesday! Here's our latest Pic of the Week, from West Africa.

2012-05-10 01:02:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Mercianne Uwamwezi, a pineapple farmer in Rwanda features in our latest pic of the week.

2012-05-03 03:13:36 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

2012-04-24 06:50:31 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

Our #PicOfTheWeek comes to you a day early - this time from Mauritania, and proof that even in times of crisis, beauty exists.

2012-03-28 01:36:22 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Happy Wednesday everyone! Here is our latest pic of the week.

2012-03-21 01:41:45 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 11 +1s)

Here's our latest Pic of the Week. Happy World Water Day tomorrow!

2012-03-14 01:42:20 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Since National Close the Gap Day is next Thursday (22 March), this Pic of the Week seems appropriate!

2012-03-07 05:31:35 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Happy International Women's Day for tomorrow, everyone!

2012-02-29 00:35:09 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Our latest Oxfam Pic of the Week

2012-02-24 00:00:43 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

To our Google+ friends - thank you! Your support and interest in our page has helped us come in at number 6 in Social Media News's Top 10 Australian Google+ pages, the only not-for-profit in the list. Here's to many more years of Google+ good-times with you all...
http://www.socialmedianews.com.au/top-10-australian-google-pages/

2012-02-22 04:17:35 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Happy Wednesday! Here is our latest pic of the week.

2012-02-15 04:31:27 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Our latest Pic of the Week comes from Utter Pradesh, India

2012-02-15 04:30:14 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

2012-02-08 01:24:33 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

We love this beautiful photo!

2012-02-02 03:55:07 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Here's our latest pic of the week

2012-01-27 00:54:35 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Something completely different for our pic of the week

2012-01-24 23:49:37 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Babies born to Aboriginal mothers die at twice the rate of other Australian babies, and experience higher rates of preventable illness such as heart and kidney disease, and diabetes. Let's make statistics like this a distant memory. Register your event for National Close the Gap Day 2012 and support Indigenous health equality! http://www.oxfam.org.au/act/events/close-the-gap-day

2012-01-18 03:43:30 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 3 +1s)

Our latest photo of the week

2012-01-13 03:27:51 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 0 +1s)

Two years ago, Caroline Gluck was one of the first of Oxfam’s emergency team to fly to Haiti, arriving three days after it was hit by a devastating earthquake, which killed more than 220,000 people and left over a million homeless. Now she returns to see what progress has been made.

2012-01-05 03:34:09 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Thousands of families in the southern Philippines are still homeless after a tropical storm described as an ‘inland tsunami' devastated the region last month. Recently Oxfam was able to make life a little easier for some 7,000 families displaced by the storm, by providing them with versatile Muslim blankets called malongs. Not just for keeping warm, cradling infants and sleeping on, the malong can also be used to store and purify water. Considering the lack of adequate sanitation in many of the storm shelters, this water-cleaning blanket has the potential to literally save lives.

2011-12-21 03:41:00 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Feeling a bit shopped out? Here’s a story to remind us all about the true meaning of the holiday season: In rural Cambodia, 23-year-old Maree gave up the chance to get a life-saving water filter for herself and her mother so a larger family with kids could get one first. Read more about Maree’sstory, in her own words.

2011-12-20 23:07:44 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Oxfam is on the ground in the Philippines, evaluating the humanitarian needs of those affected by typhoon Washi. Read more about the situation here.

2011-12-15 04:40:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Last day to order Oxfam Shop or Unwrapped gifts for Christmas delivery – time to getyour shop on!

2011-12-14 04:43:48 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Our latest Oxfam Pic of the Week

2011-12-14 01:20:07 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Life without running water? Most of us can’t even imagine it. This week we talk with Bhoomy Deungmarny from Laos, who helped bring this essential service to her village with Oxfam’s support. Read on to learn how a gravity-fed water pump has meant more food, less disease and greater self-reliance for Bhoomy and her neighbors.

2011-12-08 03:51:07 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Nestle, the biggest food producer in the world, continues its anti-union practices. In October the Nescafe factory in Panjang, Indonesia fired nearly two-thirds of its unionised workers, who battled for five years to gain recognition for their independent trade union before finally achieving their goal in March. Nestle fired the 53 workers in response to a deadlocked wage dispute; last year, the company’s net profit was USD $35 billion.

2011-12-06 03:35:01 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Sometimes confused with its troubled neighbour Somalia, Somaliland is actually a haven of calm in a corner of chaos. Oxfam's Caroline Berger visited the tiny East African nation recently, and was struck by its people's strength and determination in the face of ongoing drought.

2011-12-05 23:56:35 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Oxfam is in South Africa right now for the COP17 climate negotiations, advocating for a UN deal that is fair to both rich and poor countries. Stay updated on the negotiations at our COP17 page.

2011-12-01 01:54:35 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

It’s World AIDS Day, and across the world 4,900 people will die today because they have AIDS. Another 7,100 will become infected with HIV. But it’s not all doom and gloom; world leaders now say that an AIDS-free generation is possible. And the treatment numbers are encouraging: In Sub-Saharan Africa, 3.9 million people are receiving antiretroviral treatment (ARVs). Read on to find out more about our partner Vhutshilo Mountain School, which runs a paediatric ARV program in Limpopo Province, South Africa.

2011-11-30 05:15:42 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Our latest Pic of the Week comes from the shores of Durban, South Africa, where the International Climate Negotiations are currently underway.

2011-11-30 00:17:40 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Today’s the last day to double your donation to our East Africa Appeal! Donate by 5pm AEST (phone) or midnight (online) and the Australian Government will match your donation dollar for dollar.

2011-11-30 00:16:11 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

If ever you needed an excuse to buy that new iPhone, Mobile Muster is it! For every two old mobiles recycled, the folks at Mobile Muster will buy an Oxfam Unwrapped chicken for a family living in poverty. Is that egg-cellent news or what?

2011-11-21 04:46:26 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Rubbish: toss it in the bin & forget it, right? Not if you're a waste picker in Pune, India. The survival of these women hinges on sorting through other folks' trash. Watch this film for an insight into a lifestyle you never knew existed.

2011-11-17 06:15:32 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Working with communities to improve access to clean waterisn’t just about latrines and water filters – though that’s a big part of it. It’s also about helping to educate people on how to keep their families healthyand safe. In our latest blog post we talk to Kut Oeun, the face of our currentClean Water Saves Lives appeal, about the vital role that education has playedin helping her children’s generation be healthier and happier.

2011-11-16 22:25:27 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

The new Unwrapped catalogue is here! With more than 40 amazing gift ideas (including a new and improved goat, a very cute calf, and a donkey with attitude).

2011-11-16 00:02:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Usually it’s the non-profits who do the asking, right? Well, we’re turning the tables on that one. This year our Water Appeal focuses on Cambodia, where we’re working with people in poor, rural communities to improve their access to clean water. But what does that actually mean? Don’t be shy – ask us to find out more!