We wanted to say a huge thank you to all our amazing London Marathon runners. What better way to do it than with a song?!
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Posted 1 month ago
UPDATE: Syria emergency - an infographic that speaks volumes
The number of people leaving Syria to seek refuge in neighbouring Lebanon and Jordan, and the number being displaced with Syria itself, is increasing everyday. We’ve put together this infographic to help sum up the situation. The numbers are really quite staggering.
I think the infographic pretty much speaks for itself. Putting the numbers into a UK context goes some way to helping us comprehend the scale of the crisis and the upheaval it has caused. Oxfam’s staff are on the ground in Lebanon and Jordan, helping refugees desperately in need of emergency assistance.
Posted 2 months ago
Supporting Syrian families with works of art
As the Syria Crisis continues to grow, the different things people are doing to support families caught up in the crisis are helping to inspire hope. During the past fortnight, 22 March to 7 April, Syrian-born artist, Issam Kourbaj, has been exhibiting his new art project, Excavating the Present, in a former furnishing emporium in Cambridge. Proceeds from the exhibition are being donated to different charities, including Oxfam.
Issam Kourbaj is artist-in-residence at Christ’s College, Cambridge. He was born in Syria and he trained in Damascus, Leningrad and London.
Issam wanted his exhibition, Excavating the Present, to raise both awareness and funds for Syrian refugee families. In view of the tragic events currently taking place, the exhibition focuses on the fragility of life in current-day Syria - and offers hope for a better world.
On the opening night of the exhibition Oxfam received £1200 in donations and an additional £3000 is on its way thanks to work that has been sold during the past fortnight. Issam’s work will be touring nationally and internationally - the dates and venues are still to be confirmed. anyone wishing to host the exhibition can contact Issam at ik254@cam.ac.uk.
Over a million Syrian refugees are now registered, or are awaiting registration, with the UN having fled violence in their own country. Oxfam staff are in Lebanon and Jordan, helping refugees desperately in need of emergency assistance and funds are still urgently needed.
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More than a million refugees have now fled violence in Syria and are in desperate need of shelter, food and water. Oxfam is aiming to reach 650,000 people in the coming months and calling for more international aid and a peaceful solution to the crisis.Enough Food for Everyone IF
The IF campaign is a huge coalition of UK-based organisations, including Oxfam, who share the vision of a world where everyone has enough to eat.Between now and the G8 in June, we're joining forces to petition David Cameron relentlessly and every which way to use his presidency of the G8 to take a lead on hunger.
Through our actions, and his leadership, we can persuade governments to act too, and when they do, everyone on this planet will have the chance of getting the food they need to live a healthy, happy life.
