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  Oxfam End of Year Campaign · [email protected]
December 30, 2019 at 2:50 PM

Crisis levels of hunger. Communities facing potential annihilation.

Your help is urgently needed. Complete your gift now.               This is an urgent call for help: After a series of extreme weather events, right now, more than 52 million people in 18 countries across southern, eastern, and central Africa are facing crisis levels of hunger.…
  Abby Maxman, Oxfam · [email protected]
December 29, 2019 at 8:30 PM

Hunger crisis for 52 million people - your help needed

Food is tight - with parents skipping meals so that children can eat.               "We lost everything. We have no other livelihoods here"     Hindisa Awale Kadiye, living in the Horn of Africa. Food is tight – with parents skipping meals so that children can …
  Oxfam End of Year Campaign · [email protected]
December 29, 2019 at 2:28 PM

Your Oxfam year-end donation status: PENDING

Families at the frontline of the climate crisis may be facing potential annihilation. Help now >>               This is an urgent call for help: After a series of extreme weather events, right now, more than 52 million people in 18 countries across southern, eastern, and …
  Oxfam · [email protected]
December 28, 2019 at 2:07 PM

Stop hunger. Fight poverty. But please - do it today. (December Newsletter)

OxFam AmericaFinal days to make a difference in 2019 - make your year-end gift now!         December Newsletter Make your year-end gift now and save lives You have the power to help families in more than 90 countries around the world fa…
  Abby Maxman, Oxfam · [email protected]
December 27, 2019 at 2:05 PM

URGENT: We lost everything

Food is tight - with parents skipping meals so that children can eat.               "We lost everything. We have no other livelihoods here"     Hindisa Awale Kadiye, living in the Horn of Africa. Food is tight – with parents skipping meals so that children can …
  Abby Maxman, Oxfam · [email protected]
December 26, 2019 at 2:02 PM

[Critical update] Strongest cyclone in recorded history in Africa

Your gift can be the difference for families living in poverty - help us raise $3 million by midnight on 12/31.             STRONGEST CYCLONE IN RECORDED HISTORY IN AFRICA 2.6 million lives affected, over 1,000 killed. Homes destroyed, with countless left destitute without f…
  Last minute gifts · [email protected]
December 24, 2019 at 1:59 PM

A flock of chickens, manure, or planting a forest - which will you choose?

OxfamYou deserve a little something - make it a gift that gives back. Friend – You've wrapped all the gifts. You've mailed all the cards. You've crossed everyone off your list. You're so on top of your holiday shopping, you deserve a little something for yourself! As an Oxfam support…
  Oxfam · [email protected]
December 23, 2019 at 2:14 PM

Last-minute gifts (that save lives!) for everyone on your list

OxfamStill shopping? Why not give a gift that gives back: Friend, The holiday season is rushing by, and we know gift shopping can be overwhelming and exhausting. Luckily, Oxfam makes it super easy to find meaningful, symbolic, last-minute gift options for everyone on your list. Best…
  Oxfam · [email protected]
December 21, 2019 at 2:10 PM

🎁 Gifts for the greater good & a surprise discount inside: 🎁

OxfamTired of giving more stuff? Here's a gift that gives back: Friend, Everyone you care about, cares about something. Fighting climate change, supporting refugees, transforming lives – something. And no matter what kind of good you want to see in the world, Oxfam has a symbolic gif…
  Oxfam · [email protected]
December 20, 2019 at 3:04 PM

[Central America] She brought her husband's killers to justice

She fled so her family wouldn't pay the price.               Speaking out for Central American women and families       Friend – When Rebeca Alfaro fled El Salvador, it came down to a simple calculus. "Live or die," she recalled. She chose life. After gangs k…
  Fatema Sumar, Oxfam · [email protected]
December 19, 2019 at 2:37 PM

have you seen this? 52 million people facing crisis level hunger

Here's why your year-end gift to Oxfam is so urgently needed...     Dear Friend, New reports are showing a dire truth: Across more than 18 countries in Africa, 52 million people are currently facing crisis levels of hunger due to extreme weather, including drought. Drought means that farme…
  Last chance! · [email protected]
December 17, 2019 at 8:09 PM

[Match] Did you forget to get a goat?

OxfamJust hours left of Oxfam's Goat Match Day! Friend, There are only a few hours left to give the symbolic gift of a goat ($50) and have that gift MATCHED! These famously hardy animals are immensely useful for families – they provide milk, fertilizer, and baby goats. And today you have t…
  Oxfam · [email protected]
December 17, 2019 at 2:18 PM

Today only: You've GOAT to see this

OxfamThis match will make you jump for joy. Today only: GOAT MATCHIf you gift a goat, it gets matched to make twice the difference! MATCH MY SYMBOLIC GOAT GIFT! Don't walk – JUMP – at the chance to give not one but TWO goats this holiday season. These joyful animals can bring a…
  Oxfam · [email protected]
December 15, 2019 at 2:16 PM

How your support helps Syrian refugees find new jobs

Earning a living and breaking into a traditionally male industry.             Female plumbers plug up leaks in Jordan's water system       Friend – Jordan has one of the lowest levels of water accessibility in the world, and water scarcity is already a major pr…
  Oxfam · [email protected]
December 13, 2019 at 2:20 PM

No matter what kind of good you want to give, Oxfam has a gift for that (+ a mystery discount!)

OxfamFind the perfect gift for everyone on your list. Friend, Everyone you care about, cares about something. Fighting climate change, supporting refugees, transforming lives – something. And no matter what kind of good you want to see in the world, Oxfam has a symbolic gift for that…
  Oxfam · [email protected]
December 9, 2019 at 2:19 PM

[Ethiopia] your help turns crisis into opportunity

What happens when the climate change crisis threatens your entire way of life?               Grappling with the climate change crisis       Friend – Mohammed Dek says a severe drought in 2016 and 2017 turned his life in Ethiopia upside down: it killed all his …
  Oxfam · [email protected]
December 4, 2019 at 5:48 PM

Forgot to give on Giving Tuesday? You've got one more chance to help families living in poverty...

Giving Tuesday is over, but your gift can still be matched.     Giving Tuesday is over, and thanks to the support of Oxfam community members like you, we met our goal! And we've got even more exciting news: due to this resounding success, we're extending our deadline to match gifts. That …
  Oxfam · [email protected]
December 3, 2019 at 10:41 PM

Responding to a hunger crisis: we can't do this without you

Time is running out to make your matched Giving Tuesday gift.   I wanted to make sure you saw this before it's too late: time is running out to make your matched gift of $10 or more before midnight. We're so close, but we haven't hit our $200,000 goal – we're looking for people like you to c…
  Match Alert · [email protected]
December 3, 2019 at 4:41 PM

Following up about your Giving Tuesday gift

⌛ ⌛ ⌛ ⌛ ⌛ ⌛             GIVING TUESDAY MATCH MATCH: DONATE NOW This Giving Tuesday, we're reaching out because there's an especially urgent reason to give. Right now, more than 50 million people are facing a hunger crisis in 18 countries in Africa. In the midst of extreme drought…
  Abby Maxman, Oxfam · [email protected]
December 3, 2019 at 12:42 PM

⭐️Giving Tuesday Alert⭐️ Make 2x the impact for families facing extreme drought

It's Giving Tuesday, and every donation to Oxfam is being matched.             GIVING TUESDAY MATCH MATCH: DONATE NOW This Giving Tuesday, we're reaching out because there's an especially urgent reason to give. Right now, more than 50 million people are facing a hunger crisis in …
  Oxfam · [email protected]
December 2, 2019 at 2:36 PM

Cyber Monday MATCH! (November Newsletter)

OxFam America         November Newsletter CYBER MONDAY MATCH!Give an Oxfam Gift. Double your impact. This Cyber Monday, shop for a cause! Today when you buy a symbolic Oxfam Gift for your loved one, your gift will be matched – doubling …
  Oxfam · [email protected]
November 30, 2019 at 2:28 PM

SNEAK PEEK: Tuesday's going to be special

Your $10 gift can be matched, dollar-for-dollar, this Giving Tuesday!             DON'T MISS THIS – GIVING TUESDAY MATCH Friend – Giving Tuesday is only TWO days away – but we just couldn't wait to tell you about our special offer this year: a leadership group of donors has establ…
  Oxfam · [email protected]
November 25, 2019 at 2:34 PM

Are you listening? Stories from Central American families forced to flee

              From the source: Voices from Central America       Friend – Nelson Chavez, who works for a honey producer, decided to join a group of people traveling to the US, also called a migrant caravan, after seeing it on TV. In those images, he saw …
  Gina Cummings, Oxfam America Action Fund · [email protected]
November 22, 2019 at 5:24 PM

- Calls to Pelosi needed NOW

It's urgent that you take action now and call Speaker Pelosi Dear Friend – Your emails and calls to Congress are working – our contacts on Capitol Hill just confirmed yesterday that Yemen is being discussed at the highest levels of the negotiations on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDA…
  Oxfam Gifts · [email protected]
November 19, 2019 at 8:13 PM

DEADLINE: Don't flush the chance to help 2X

  Friend – World Toilet Day is nearly in the can, but we just need 413 more toilets to meet our goal – friend, will you help put us over the top before time is up? An emergency toilet ($50) is the perfect gift for your friends and family – especially the ones who are difficult to shop…
  Oxfam Gifts · [email protected]
November 19, 2019 at 2:19 PM

Why a toilet might just be the best gift ever (no, really!)

        The bottom line: TODAY all toilet gifts will be MATCHED! Friend, Happy World Toilet Day! It's one of our favorite holidays here at Oxfam, and potty humor aside, we have a serious mission: providing clean toilets for the 4.2 billion people around the world who lack access …
  Oxfam · [email protected]
November 13, 2019 at 2:23 PM

Your help supports indigenous communities - here's how:

              A victory for indigenous communities       Friend – Raging fires in the Amazon earlier this year put the spotlight on parts of Latin America where indigenous communities face violence and extreme pressure for their land and resources. From…
  Oxfam · [email protected]
November 7, 2019 at 2:27 PM

Help support families forced to flee

Why are these families forced to flee their homes?                   Silveria Perez, a mother from Guatemala, where nearly half of all children under five years old suffer from chronic malnutrition. Families around the world are forced to flee their homes – and it's not rig…
  Abby Maxman, Oxfam · [email protected]
November 5, 2019 at 2:34 PM

Help now: Demand justice at the border

            CRISIS AT THE BORDER - HOW TO HELP Children dying from ordinary cases of the flu. Families separated. Adults forced into standing-room-only conditions for a week straight. The crisis at our southern border gets worse every day. But you can help address the root …
  Ali Al Jundi, Oxfam · [email protected]
November 1, 2019 at 1:33 PM

Bring help to Syria - before it's too late

              Help refugees - before it's too late     Children from two families in Syria living in a car park. Friend – Suddenly, everything was different. And dangerous. The peaceful Syria I remembered from my childhood exploded in violence. My wife, t…
  Oxfam · [email protected]
October 29, 2019 at 1:19 PM

The time is ripe for change (October Newsletter)

OxFam America         October Newsletter The time is ripe for change Our Behind The Barcodes campaign yet again found further human suffering behind the food on the shelves of major supermarket chains. We interviewed some of the people …
  Oxfam · [email protected]
October 25, 2019 at 1:28 PM

Climate change means worse droughts than ever before. Here's how you're helping families to survive:

              "If the rains do not come, none of us will survive"       Friend – Farhia Mohamad Geedi used to own 100 goats and 100 sheep – but none survived when drought struck the Horn of Africa. Farhia is a pastoralist, so she's used to following the mo…
  Oxfam · [email protected]
October 15, 2019 at 7:13 PM

Friend, Tangible tips to end hunger

OxFam AmericaIn celebration of World Food Day tomorrow, we've come up with some tangible things you can do now.         World Food Day Friend,  I love food, and I spend a lot of time thinking about it. Not just what I'm going to eat for lunch – but als…
  Oxfam · [email protected]
October 15, 2019 at 5:49 PM

Friend, Tangible tips to end hunger

OxFam AmericaIn celebration of World Food Day tomorrow, we've come up with some tangible things you can do now.         World Food Day Friend,  I love food, and I spend a lot of time thinking about it. Not just what I'm going to eat for lunch – but als…
  Gina Cummings, Oxfam · [email protected]
October 10, 2019 at 1:19 PM

Friend, Urge Whole Foods to end human suffering behind their food

Join us today and demand that giant supermarkets like Whole Foods commit to ending the human rights abuses behind the food sold on their shelves.               END HUMAN SUFFERING End the human rights abuses behind the food you eat >> Spread this message on social media…
  Match Deadline Tonight · [email protected]
October 8, 2019 at 9:59 PM

Last, last, chance: Can we count on you, friend?

    Friend – time has almost run out and we still haven't hit our $15,000 goal. If we can't meet it by midnight – those crucial funds can't be used to help families fleeing unspeakable violence. You can close the gap, friend. Every dollar you give to the Oxfam America Action Fund helps …
  Mason Weintraub, Oxfam America Action Fund · [email protected]
October 8, 2019 at 4:05 PM

The news can make us feel hopeless. But you can help, friend

    The clock is ticking on our 24-hour match challenge, friend. This is your chance to help families fleeing violence and instability while it will have the biggest impact. Donate Now >> Friend, it feels like the news gets worse every day. Hearing about children dying in custody at US…
  Gina Cummings, Oxfam America Action Fund · [email protected]
October 8, 2019 at 10:04 AM

[24-hour challenge] how you can help at the border

                JOIN US - $15,000 BEFORE MIDNIGHT       Friend – The news from our southern border gets worse every day. Children as young as four months are being denied access to showers and soap. Adults are forced into standing-room-only conditions for a week …
  Oxfam · [email protected]
October 6, 2019 at 1:21 PM

[Cambodia] How you're helping women work their way out of poverty

              Clean water for a brighter future       Friend – Ngoy Vorn moved to Pursat province in Cambodia in the early 1980s, when she was a widow raising three children. She survived by growing rice on a small plot of land. It has been a difficult way…
  Oxfam · [email protected]
September 28, 2019 at 2:06 PM

Are you ready to join Oxfam in the fight for Dignity for All? (September Newsletter)

OxFam America         September Newsletter In 2020, fight for Dignity for All with Oxfam For almost 80 years, people like you have fueled Oxfam's mission to end the injustice of poverty. Now, as we approach an inflection point in the 20…
  Gina Cummings, Oxfam America Action Fund · [email protected]
September 27, 2019 at 4:43 PM

BREAKING: How to restore America as a beacon of hope

Here's what you can do to protect refugees.               STAND UP FOR FAMILIES SEEKING SAFETY Demand that every Presidential candidate commits to resettle at least 125,000 refugees in 2021. TAKE ACTION Dear Friend – Every single day, families around the world are f…
  Nancy Delaney, Oxfam · [email protected]
September 23, 2019 at 7:16 PM

RSVP: Oxfam Hunger Banquet

Serving dinner with a side of hope has never been easier.                 Change the way your family and friends think about global hunger: Host an Oxfam Hunger Banquet! Learn more and get all the free materials you'll need. GET STARTED Dear Friend, Our bountiful plan…
  Oxfam · [email protected]
September 20, 2019 at 1:19 PM

What do food, Oxfam, and you have to do with climate change?

              Our land, our food, our climate crisis       Friend – A new report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says climate change is having severe impacts on the land that people rely on to feed their families. Changing rain…
  Gina Cummings, Oxfam America Action Fund · [email protected]
September 16, 2019 at 2:22 PM

Sept 20th: Join the youth-led climate strikes

Join us Sept 20th along with millions of others around the world to demand #climate action--for everyone. #StrikeWithUs                 JOIN A CLIMATE STRIKE NEAR YOU Support this youth-led movement and find a local climate strike in your community >> TAKE ACTION Dea…
  Abby Maxman, Oxfam America Action Fund · [email protected]
September 10, 2019 at 1:19 PM

Dignity for All - How to fight for change in 2020

Sign your name and demand that every 2020 candidate commits to bold climate action that protects the most vulnerable people.               DEMAND BOLD CLIMATE ACTION Sign your name and demand that every 2020 candidate commits to bold climate action that protects the most vulnerab…
  Gina Cummings, Oxfam America Action Fund · [email protected]
September 9, 2019 at 1:15 PM

- A call could save a life

It's urgent that you take action now and call Speaker Pelosi               STOP FUELING THE WAR Tell Speaker Pelosi: End arms sales for war in Yemen. TAKE ACTION Dear Friend – Over the August recess, House and Senate staffers negotiated the bulk of what will be the FY20 Na…
  Sarah Kupovykh, Oxfam · [email protected]
September 3, 2019 at 8:14 PM

The countdown is on - Our Activism Webinar is 1 week away! Register Now

Oxfam AmericaJoin us to call on Congress for social change Live Webinar: "Calling on Congress for Social Change" September 10, 2019 5:30 - 7:00 pm ET | 2:30 - 4:00 pm PT Tune in to our upcoming webinar, “Calling on Congress for Social Change” next Tuesday! This will be an intera…
  Oxfam · [email protected]
August 29, 2019 at 1:14 PM

Honoring women on World Humanitarian Day (August Newsletter)

OxFam America         August Newsletter Women at the front lines of Ebola response On World Humanitarian Day, we honored women humanitarians who are often the first to respond to emergencies and the last to leave. They are our unsung he…
  Oxfam · [email protected]
August 23, 2019 at 1:19 PM

How your support is making a difference in South Sudan

              Making a difference in South Sudan: Ensuring those in need are not forgotten       Friend – See the woman in the photo above? That's Cecilia, an Oxfam emergency team leader in South Sudan. This week, for World Humanitarian Day, we're honoring …
  Gina Cummings, Oxfam America Action Fund · [email protected]
August 21, 2019 at 3:06 PM

Urgent action needed to support people fleeing violence and inequality in Central America

Enough is enough. We are better than this. It's urgent that you join us and speak up on behalf of the people living with violence and inequality in Central America.               SPEAK UP FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS Urgent action needed to support people fearing for their lives and liveli…