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?
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.
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.
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.
Oxfam UK is asking for your continued support for their GROW campaign, which is 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, with many without enough food or money to send their children to school.
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, 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.
Don’t forget tonight you can watch Manchester United Legends vs Celtic Legends on ITV4 in support of the Oxfam UK East Africa Famine Appeal. The match kicks off at 7.45pm 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.
Oxfam UK is asking for your help in their appeal to raise funds for the people of East Africa who are currently struggling through extreme drought, causing loss of crops and livestock. More than 10 million people have been effected in what has been the worst drought conditions for 60 years, and with food prices currently going through the roof, things are only going to get worse unless help is at hand.
Oxfam UK were delighted when some of the biggest names in travel writing, including Michael Palin, launched OxTravels: Meetings with Remarkable Travel Writers at Daunt Books in Marylebone in London at the weekend. All royalties from the book, which was published on 26th May 2011, will go towards Oxfam’s life changing work around the globe
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