She said a meeting was held to discuss her concerns about widespread abuse but no action was taken until last year. Her bombshell claims came after Oxfam was accused of failing to carry out criminal record checks on its 23, volunteers. According to the Mail , there were alleged incidents of sexual harassment probed in its stores in just nine years. A report in The Times alleged aid workers within Oxfam paid for sex while on a mission to help those affected by the earthquake.
A major relief effort was launched following the quake that killed , people, injured , and left 1. Sources gave the newspaper an account of "serious sexual misconduct by a group of male aid workers". It is claimed they through parties with prostitutes at a guesthouse known as the "pink apartments" rented by the charity.
Sources alleged some of the "prostitutes" were girls aged , below the age of consent. Oxfam said it publicly announced an investigation into the allegations when they surfaced in However it is alleged the reports did not say the men had been using prostitutes - something the charity denies.
Our recycling plant opens in Huddersfield. The numbers just keep on growing With Oxfam increasingly making a noise about the major causes of poverty, a campaigns department is set up, with area campaigners recruited in the early s. Public outcry follows a TV documentary showing conditions in Cambodia after the overthrow of the Pol Pot regime. We publish a new report, 'Bitter Pills', on the relationship between pharmaceutical companies and poverty. Within a year, Oxfam has a network of more than groups nationwide.
Super supporter Barbara Walmsley sets up the first Oxfam bridal shop in a converted bedroom in her house. One million people sign a petition in support. First Red Nose Day. Oxfam sells the plastic noses that quickly become synonymous with the biannual festival of life-changing comedy. We provide stewards at the Somerset festival for the first time, setting the foundations for a relationship that continues to this day. What did we do before the internet? Not until , anyway. We open our UK poverty programme, supporting struggling communities at home and highlighting the links between poverty here and overseas.
The Oxfam bucket, specially designed for use in emergency situations, is nominated for a Millennium Product Award. The Oxfam shop makes its first inroads into the digital age with a series of activities including online auctions. Six years later, Oxfam becomes the first UK charity to have a bespoke online shop.
The first charity gift catalogue of its type, Oxfam Unwrapped enables people to give their friends and family gifts that benefit people in developing countries. The Asian Tsunami inspires an unprecedented public response, funding urgent help — from blankets to water — and long-term projects — like rebuilding schools.
A huge year in the fight against poverty. The exact list of shops to reopen on 15th has not yet been finalised. While our customers wait for their local stores to reopen, the Oxfam Online Shop is already back up. Please contact Cordelia Kretzschmar on or ckretzschmar1 oxfam. Oxfam shops are getting ready to accept a wide range of donated items, including clothing and accessories, books, records, CDs, DVDs and homewares. Oxfam is a global movement of people all working towards the same goal — an end to the injustice of poverty.
Together we save and rebuild lives in disasters, help people earn a living, and speak out on the big issues, like inequality and climate change, that keep people poor.
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