If you’re an avid festival goer, have you ever thought working as a steward at an event through Oxfam UK? It’s a great way to help raise donations for the charity, as the festival organisers make a donation for every steward that Oxfam provides, and with 4,000 places at 15 festivals, you could be part of raising almost £1million.

Being a steward at a festival can be great fun, and also a fantastic way to meet new people and provide a friendly service for attendees. The majority of the time you will answering questions, giving directions, and working alongside the security staff to ensure everyone is safe and having a great time.

There’s a great selection of festivals to choose from, with places still left for -

• Boomtown Fair     07 Aug to 12 Aug
• Boardmasters     06 Aug to 12 Aug
• Shambala     21 Aug to 26 Aug
• Leeds             21 Aug to 26 Aug
• Reading     21 Aug to 26 Aug
• Bestival     04 Sep to 09 Sep

Glastonbury and Latitude are already full, but come on, Boomtown Fair and Bestival will be much better than Glasto in my humble opinion! You need to attend training to learn a few tricks of the trade, be over 18 years old, and have a good command of the English language. A deposit is required of £205 to secure your training place, which is completely refundable when you finish your festival shifts.

Simply click on the link below to apply for this amazing chance to work at some of the best festivals in the country, whilst helping to raise much needed funds to aid Oxfam UK’s life changing initiatives across the globe.

> > Click here to apply online

If you would like to learn more about the fantastic work Oxfam perform across the globe, or would even like to purchase a virtual charity gift for a friend our a loved one, check out our dedicated page to find out how you can help people less fortunate than ourselves.

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Do you think you could live on just £1 of food a day, for FIVE days?! This is the challenge that Oxfam UK are setting people to help them raise much needed funds in their new ‘Live Below The Line’ Campaign to make a difference to the lives of those effected by poverty.

This amazing new fundraising campaign is a innovative way to help raise awareness in the fight against extreme poverty. By challenging the people of the UK to live off just £1 per day, they will be experiencing the same hardship as up to 1.4 billion people worldwide every day. This will hopefully help them to see what it’s like on the other side, and help them to make a meaningful change in their lives.

More than 20 times the population of the UK live every day in extreme poverty. By taking part in this truly testing challenge, you will be helping Oxfam to make a real difference. The money you raise will go a long way to providing things like water pumps, community vegetable gardens and helping children back to school. Together, we can fight poverty and by taking part in the Live Below the Line initiative, you will be helping to raise awareness to this great cause.

> > Click here to sign up to Live Below the Line

If you would like to help Oxfam in another way, why not purchase a charity gift from our Ethical Collection range? There’s a great selection to choose from, with 100% of the profit from each gift going back to help poor communities that are living in poverty. Together we really can make a difference.

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The Oxfam UK Trailwalker 2012 is just around the corner, for those that want to take part in one of the most grueling challenges imaginable! This epic experience will see teams of 4 travel 100km in 30 hours, do you have the mental fortitude and physical stamina to take part in this awesome charity event?

Last year’s participants raised over £1.5million for the Oxfam charity, which is quite a feat before taking into consideration the task in hand! Originally started by the Queens Gurkha Regiment 30 years ago, this was once used as a training exercise to test soldiers’ stamina and ability to work within a team.

The Trailwalker Challenge first kicked off in 1981, is now held in 11 countries across the globe, and has so far raised an astounding £45million to help Oxfam overcome poverty. If you would like to take part, simply click on the link below to order a brochure today to find out more information on this once in a lifetime charity experience.

> > Click here for more Trailwalker 2012 information

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You can help raise funds with Oxfam Unwrapped, where you can purchase virtual charity presents which make ideal and unusual gift for a loved one.

From as little as £6 you could provide 100 school dinners for children in Brazil, or for £95 you can purchase a camel for a village in the Sudan! A charity gift is a great way to put something back into the world whilst also giving your friends and family a real conversation starter.

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If you’re sat looking a pile of unwanted Christmas gifts this new year, why not donate them to an Oxfam charity shop and help raise much needed funds this 2012? I think we all get a few things that we don’t actually want/like, I know I’ve got a scarf that’s never going to be worn, so why not make the most of these brand new items and donate them to charity.

Charity shops are always running a little low on stock after the post Christmas blitz, so why not do your bit, whilst tidying the house, and raise funds to help Oxfam’s amazing work fighting poverty across the globe. Items that would be of great use to the charity include -

• Clothes
• Books
• Homeware
• CDs & DVDs
• Games

The new year is the perfect time to have a clear out at home, so why not be part of something amazing by taking your unwanted items to an Oxfam UK store. Simply click on the link below to find your nearest shop and help raise funds to keep Oxfam’s life changing projects worldwide ongoing…

remember, one man’s rubbish, is another man’s treasure.

> > Click here to find your local Oxfam store

Help Oxfam UK with a Charity Gift

You can help raise funds with Oxfam Unwrapped, where you can purchase virtual charity presents which make ideal and unusual gift for a loved one.

From as little as £6 you could provide 100 school dinners for children in Brazil, or for £95 you can purchase a camel for a village in the Sudan! A charity gift is a great way to put something back into the world whilst also giving your friends and family a real conversation starter.

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Oxfam UK are asking you to come together on Thursday 8th March 2012 to celebrate International Woman’s Day. First started in the early 1900′s, the annual day of celebration was first started in Russia to mark the changing roles of females in society.

Why not register this year and help raise much needed funds for Oxfam UK by taking part in Oxfam’s International Women’s Day celebration? Get the girls together and help women in the world’s poorest countries to build a better future for themselves and their families by holding a -

• Dinner party
• Clothes Swap Event
• Pampering Evening
• Cake Sale

Of the 1.3 billion people living in poverty across the globe, more than two thirds of them are women. With blinkered attitudes towards females denying them basic rights, whole communities are falling further into poverty and it needs to be stopped before it’s too late.

Thousands of people will be hosting events for Oxfam on International Women’s Day, so why not become one of them and know that the money you raise will change the lives of women around the world. Simply click on the link below to register for a fundraising pack that is full of helpful hints and tips on how to make your event is a success. Whatever you raise, the money makes a huge difference to the women who need it most.

> > Click to register for Oxfam fundraising pack

Help Oxfam UK with a Charity Gift

You can help raise funds with Oxfam Unwrapped, where you can purchase virtual charity presents which make ideal and unusual gift for a loved one.

From as little as £6 you could provide 100 school dinners for children in Brazil, or for £95 you can purchase a camel for a village in the Sudan! A charity gift is a great way to put something back into the world whilst also giving your friends and family a real conversation starter.

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Oxfam UK is asking for your help and support the Big Give appeal on Monday 5th December 2011, where your donation will be DOUBLED! Last year saw a massive 15,000 donations get doubled, raising an astounding £9.3million in total.

You donations will help children like Fatima, who you will see in the video below needs donations to help her to attend school to build for a better life.

With your donations being doubled, Fatimata’s chances of going to school for the first time will also be doubled. Your donations will also go towards helping -

• repair classrooms
• training teachers
• building school toilets
• build wells closer to schools

So by making a donation from 5th December 2011, Big Give will match your charity gift donation pound for pound as part of their Christmas Challenge. Going to school may seem like a right to the likes of ourselves, but to children like Fatimata, it’s a life changing opportunity.

Simply click on the link below to make a donation to support the Big Give Christmas Challenge, and get the chance to provide double the aid for children who need it the most.

> > Click here to make a donation

Help Oxfam UK with a Charity Gift

You can help raise funds with Oxfam Unwrapped, where you can purchase virtual charity presents which make ideal and unusual gift for a loved one.

From as little as £6 you could provide 100 school dinners for children in Brazil, or for £95 you can purchase a camel for a village in the Sudan! A charity gift is a great way to put something back into the world whilst also giving your friends and family a real conversation starter.

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Oxfam UK is asking for your continued support for their GROW campaign, which is now helping people in Uganda that have been forced from their homes to make way for a timber plantation. Up to 22,500 people have been displaced, many without enough food or money to send their children to school.

Help support the cause by clicking on the link below and adding your voice to thousands of others who want justice for the displaced people of Uganda. A letter will be sent to the chairman of the New Forests Company, Robert Devereux, asking for a full investigation into reports of intimidation and harassment.

Make a stand today and support the people of Uganda.

> > Click here to make your voice heard

Help Oxfam UK with a Charity Gift

You can help raise funds with Oxfam Unwrapped, where you can purchase virtual charity presents which make ideal and unusual gift for a loved one.

From as little as £6 you could provide 100 school dinners for children in Brazil, or for £95 you can purchase a camel for a village in the Sudan! A charity gift is a great way to put something back into the world whilst also giving your friends and family a real conversation starter.

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Oxfam UK are pleased to announce that during September 2011 PayPal will be covering all of Oxfam’s administration costs on all donations made through their system. Oxfam always try to keep their admin costs as low as possible, though of course no business can run without costs, it would be a bit difficult!

So it’s great news that throughout September 2011, PayPal will be covering them for Oxfam. This means that every penny of your donation will go completely on helping Oxfam charity officials to continue their life changing work across the globe in many different countries and continents.

Many thanks goes to all of the team at PayPal for their outstanding generosity. It’s gifts like this that help the world go round, don’t you think?

Help Oxfam UK with a Charity Gift

You can help raise funds with Oxfam Unwrapped, where you can purchase virtual charity presents which make ideal and unusual gift for a loved one.

From as little as £6 you could provide 100 school dinners for children in Brazil, or for £95 you can purchase a camel for a village in the Sudan! A charity gift is a great way to put something back into the world whilst also giving your friends and family a real conversation starter.

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Oxfam UK are looking for you to support their latest campaign, GROW. With the global food system now broken to near disrepair, now is the time to stand up and be counted and make your voice heard. With 1 in 7 people in the world going to sleep hungry tonight, why not show your support and be part of something life changing. Simply click on the link at the bottom of the page to make your voice heard and Oxfam will give you -

• The opportunity to help shape the GROW campaign
• Invitations to behind the scenes events
• Ways to put pressure on politicians and companies
• Targeting companies and governments involved in land grabs
• Regular progress reports

Over 10,000 people have already joined the GROW campaign, would you like to be the next? Simply click on the link below to register your interest in trying to ensure nobody goes to sleep hungry in the world. If we all work together to fix the system, maybe this dream can become a reality…

> > Click here to join GROW campaign

Help Oxfam UK with a Charity Gift

You can help raise funds with Oxfam Unwrapped, where you can purchase virtual charity presents which make ideal and unusual gift for a loved one.

From as little as £6 you could provide 100 school dinners for children in Brazil, or for £95 you can purchase a camel for a village in the Sudan! A charity gift is a great way to put something back into the world whilst also giving your friends and family a real conversation starter.

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Don’t forget tonight you can watch Manchester United Legends vs Celtic Legends in support of the Oxfam UK East Africa Famine Appeal. The match kicks off tonight at 7.45pm on ITV4 and will feature a whole hosts of superstars from yesteryear, including Roy Keane, who will be a welcome face back in a United shirt for the charity match in Glasgow this evening.

Other famous players and celebrities taking part include -

• Dwight Yorke
• Henrik Larsson
• Ricky Hatton
• Teddy Sheringham
• Richard Ashcroft
• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
• Angus Deayton

Dwight Yorke, said -

This is shaping up to be a great game of football. The Celtic team is a who’s who of top legends and some very interesting celebs are making an appearance too. But just because this is a charity match doesn’t mean we are coming up to make up the numbers. We have top Man United legends and a great squad of celebrities from music, film, TV and sport in our team, who can all play a bit. I know that Henrik always gets an amazing reception at Celtic Park and it’s great that he’s flying in for the game. It’s going to be an amazing atmosphere up there.

All the money raised from the game will go to the Oxfam East Africa appeal, and you will be able to text donations throughout the match to show your support. I know I will be definitely tuning in and making a donation, if only to see Roy Keane in a red shirt again, the man is a true legend in my house and it’s great to see the footballing fraternity join together for such a great cause.

Help Oxfam UK with a Charity Gift

You can help raise funds with Oxfam Unwrapped, where you can purchase virtual charity presents which make ideal and unusual gift for a loved one.

From as little as £6 you could provide 100 school dinners for children in Brazil, or for £95 you can purchase a camel for a village in the Sudan! A charity gift is a great way to put something back into the world whilst also giving your friends and family a real conversation starter.

> > Click here purchase a gift from Oxfam Unwrapped

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