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Oxfam does many things to help people. Some of the things they do are: 1) When People need help in an emergency – fast. They save lives, swiftly delivering aid, support and protection; and they help communities develop the capacity to cope with future crises. 2) They help Poor people take control, solve their own problems, and rely on themselves – with the right support. They fund long-term work to fight poverty in thousands of communities worldwide. 3) They campaign to get more money to help people.
When people are in an emergency Oxfam come and drop supplies for quick use.
They help poor people to take control by providing tools and skills. This enables communities to dig wells and plant seed to grow crops.
When they campaign, they make adverts so that people can see the disasters that happen in other countries.
Their mission statement is “Oxfam is a global movement of people working with others to overcome poverty and suffering.”
They follow their statement by working with other countries all around the world that can lend a helping hand to their cause. They also go on the news when they do there emergency drops for people. Also, on the website, they publish what they have done in recent years, and what they are doing to help now. You also here about people getting wells and farm land in the paper, along with the company that is responsible for making it happen
I think that Oxfam should help people in England as well as people abroad because everyone says that other countries are in a mess, and that 60% of their kids are in poverty, but when you look at our country 1 in every 3 kids are in poverty. So I think that some of the money should be spent on getting our kids out of poverty as well as kids abroad.
I asked people if they think that Oxfam should help people in our country and why. One person said: “I think that Oxfam should help people in our country because we spend millions of pounds to help other countries when we say we

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