Yesterday it was International Women's
Day and we hosted a pamper evening in the shop. We raised £240 for women
worldwide! Fantastic!
Saturday, 9 March 2013
Sunday, 3 March 2013
Living below the line!
Here at Oxfam Stowmarket I am going to take the Live below the Line Challenge!
I have to live for 5 days, on £1 a day for all my food and drink!
Yes it can be done, and I am aiming to raise £50 for Oxfam GB
This will take place between 29th April - 3rd May
And I encourage everyone to take the challenge!
It is only 5 days and will save you a bunch of money and put our lives in perspective of others worldwide who really do live on £1 a day!
There are a bunch of rules, however it really is quite simple, you can only spend £1 a day on all three meals, you can't just skip food for 5 days and tap water is free. And this experience still wont be how thousands live every day!
Please support us by either taking part or donationg to this fantastic challenge!
I have to live for 5 days, on £1 a day for all my food and drink!
Yes it can be done, and I am aiming to raise £50 for Oxfam GB
This will take place between 29th April - 3rd May
And I encourage everyone to take the challenge!
It is only 5 days and will save you a bunch of money and put our lives in perspective of others worldwide who really do live on £1 a day!
There are a bunch of rules, however it really is quite simple, you can only spend £1 a day on all three meals, you can't just skip food for 5 days and tap water is free. And this experience still wont be how thousands live every day!
Please support us by either taking part or donationg to this fantastic challenge!
Wednesday, 30 January 2013
International Womens Day
The next move on the game of Oxfam will be our Pamper evening. Free on
the 8th March? Well we are celebrating international womens day with an
evening of friends and family doing what us girls do best, Pampering.
The thought of all of us women together being pampered really puts Oxfams message into perspective. For most of us, having a little pamper is normal, worrying about that wrinkle or spot hiding on your forehead is a bit stressful. But something we dont have to even think about is our daughters being denied a decent education in humaine conditions, or the possibility of death due to child birth. Wouldn't even cross your mind on a day to day basis, However worldwide in the poorest countires, This is reality! And it is horrifying.
So joing us girls, and Lads too are more than welcome! We are selling tickets for our event, £5 (or £3 with a donation) And this entitles you to a free glass of your choice and as much cake as you can eat!
We ar also having a raffle, some fantastic prises, We have everything from Nail varnishes to Breakfasts!
Hopefully we will have many more events to raise much needed funds for both our shop and such a fantastic charity!
The thought of all of us women together being pampered really puts Oxfams message into perspective. For most of us, having a little pamper is normal, worrying about that wrinkle or spot hiding on your forehead is a bit stressful. But something we dont have to even think about is our daughters being denied a decent education in humaine conditions, or the possibility of death due to child birth. Wouldn't even cross your mind on a day to day basis, However worldwide in the poorest countires, This is reality! And it is horrifying.
So joing us girls, and Lads too are more than welcome! We are selling tickets for our event, £5 (or £3 with a donation) And this entitles you to a free glass of your choice and as much cake as you can eat!
We ar also having a raffle, some fantastic prises, We have everything from Nail varnishes to Breakfasts!
Hopefully we will have many more events to raise much needed funds for both our shop and such a fantastic charity!
Thursday, 3 January 2013
International Women's Day
On the 8th March 2013 It will be International Women's Day!
Us at Oxfam Stowmarket will be celebrating this day along with thousands of other women (an men if you want to)
Just got to decide what to do...
Us at Oxfam Stowmarket will be celebrating this day along with thousands of other women (an men if you want to)
Just got to decide what to do...
Sunday, 9 December 2012
Updates around Christmas Time!
The latest News is the Yemen Crisis!
Millions of people in Yemen are facing a severe humanitarian crisis, widespread hunger and chronic malnutrition.
Oxfam is providing emergency water and sanitation, and cash grants to some of the worst affected
The Situation in more detail
More than 10 million people in Yemen - almost half the population - are suffering from a shortage of food. Millions of people have exhausted their ways of coping, and cannot afford to buy enough food for their families
Yemen's political crisis last year increased hunger in the country as food and fuel prices surged. According to the UN, malnutrition rates in some parts of the country are alarming, with one in three children severely malnourished
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what-we-do/emergency-response/yemen-crisis
What Oxfam is Doing
We are giving cash grants to help people buy food and water to feed their families. In Al Hodeidah we have distributed cash transfers to 100,000 people across 870 remote villages, and provided training on safe hygiene practices
What you can do
Get blogging
Spread the word, Talk about what is going on!!
Donate to Oxfam
Donate online
Millions of people in Yemen are facing a severe humanitarian crisis, widespread hunger and chronic malnutrition.
Oxfam is providing emergency water and sanitation, and cash grants to some of the worst affected
The Situation in more detail
More than 10 million people in Yemen - almost half the population - are suffering from a shortage of food. Millions of people have exhausted their ways of coping, and cannot afford to buy enough food for their families
Yemen's political crisis last year increased hunger in the country as food and fuel prices surged. According to the UN, malnutrition rates in some parts of the country are alarming, with one in three children severely malnourished
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what-we-do/emergency-response/yemen-crisis
What Oxfam is Doing
We are giving cash grants to help people buy food and water to feed their families. In Al Hodeidah we have distributed cash transfers to 100,000 people across 870 remote villages, and provided training on safe hygiene practices
What you can do
Get blogging
Spread the word, Talk about what is going on!!
Donate to Oxfam
Donate online
Thursday, 15 November 2012
Land Freezing and Land Grabs
Hello All, This is my first Blog on Oxfam Campaigns, All this information can be found on the Oxfam Website, However this is a condensed version, like a quick guide to Land Grabbing.
So What is a Land Freeze or Land Grab and Why are we campaigning?
An area the size of the UK is being sold off globally, this has been going on for a decade.
Big Land deals in poor countries are forcing families from their homes, off their land and leaving them no way or no where to grow food to generate any income or source of food.
The amount of land that is tied up in these big deals could potentially help a huge amount of the millions of people who go to bed hungry every night. Instead this land is being bought by foreign investors, which mostly intend to export the food grown on said land. But this often leads to a Land Grab.
A Land grab is a deal that violates human rights, fails to consult to affected people, has no consent and happens in secret!
What we want!!
Oxfam is calling on the World Bank to temporarily freeze its investments in big land deals!
(The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programs)
The world bank can play an important role in getting the situation back under control, for this to happen the bank must:
- Freeze for 6 months
- Review the extent to which the world bank holds its policy's and practises on land deals and are open and transparent
- Commit to improving its policy and practise on big land deals
They need to:
- Urge the world bank to take action
- Use the presidency of the G8 to put land high on the global political agenda
Responsible investment in agriculture and better support for small scale farmers is an essential part of fighting poverty!
However, this is where the land grabs are happening, poorest countries with weak protection of land rights.
What we can do as Campaigners:
Together we can pressure the World Bank and the UK Government:
- Sign the online petition
- Stage a media stunt
- Hold a stall in a public place, hand out literature and talk to people about the issues
- Contact your MP
- Tweet or Facebook
- Make a video and upload t to You Tube
For More info Visit
www.oxfam.org.uk/land
www.oxfam.org.uk/toolkit
www.theyworkforyou.com
www.worldbank.org
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