Oxfam

Oxfam
Named after	Oxford Committee for Famine Relief
Founded	5 October 1942
Founded at	Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Type	International NGO
Registration no.	202918
Focus	Poverty eradication; Disaster relief; Advocacy; Policy research ; Migration advocacy
Headquarters	Nairobi, Kenya
Area served	Worldwide
Director	Gabriela Bucher
Board of directors	Jemilah Mahmood (Chair)
Website	www.oxfam.org

Oxfam is a British-founded confederation of 21 independent non-governmental organizations NGOs, focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International.^[3] It began as the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief in Oxford, UK, in 1942, to alleviate World War Two related hunger and continued in the aftermath of the war. By 1970, Oxfam had established an international presence, in India, Australia, Denmark, and North America.

Since 2005, Oxfam International has been involved in a series of controversies as it expanded, especially concerning its operations in Haiti and Chad. There have been criticisms of its management of operations in the UK as well.

^ "OXFAM – Charity 202918". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b "How we are organized". Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ "Oxfam Annual Report and Accounts, 2016/7" (PDF). 2017. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

[1] "OXFAM – Charity 202918". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

[boards-2] "How we are organized". Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

[3] "Oxfam Annual Report and Accounts, 2016/7" (PDF). 2017. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

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