Activities
Description Robert Fox, Executive Director of Oxfam Canada, with some of the aid being sent into Somalia | Source Flickr :
Oxfam Canada supports long-term development, advocacy and emergency programs in 23 countries around the world. Its core programs are located in the Americas, the Horn of Africa, Southern Africa, and South Asia. The international development work undertaken by Oxfam Canada emphasizes community-based development. Its programs emphasize self-reliance and are meant to strengthen the community’s ability to support itself in terms of food production, livelihoods and self-governance. Oxfam Canada also works with local and regional partner organizations to promote change in harmful or oppressive customs and legislation, encouraging the participation and agency of marginalized groups in determining the course of their social and political lives.
Oxfam Canada’s humanitarian program involves emergency response to natural and human-caused disasters. Oxfam Canada’s disaster relief programs focus on provision of clean water, effective sanitation, medical support and disease prevention. Oxfam Canada’s emergency programs also support gender-based community development and the creation of livelihoods and incomes through training and support in for those affected by disaster. Domestically, Oxfam Canada’s activities involve fundraising, lobbying and public outreach. The organization attempts to influence the Canadian government, national and international organizations, and the public to prioritize social and humanitarian issues around the world.
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