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Oxfam: water trough A Kenyan herdsman watering his goats at a trough that was constructed by Oxfam International.

Oxfam International

international organization
Also known as: Oxford Committee for Famine Relief
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Oxfam International, privately funded international organization that provides relief and development aid to impoverished or disaster-stricken communities worldwide. The original Oxfam was founded at Oxford, England, in 1942 to raise funds for the feeding of hungry children in war-torn Greece. It is now a federation of 17 organizations (Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Quebec, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States). The organization...

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