Oxfam Canada: Quick Facts

Oxfam Canada, founded in 1963, is an international development agency working with over 100 partner organizations in Africa, the Americas and Asia. We work with partners to tackle the root causes of poverty, injustice and inequality, helping to create self-reliant and sustainable communities, with a specific focus on women.

In Canada, Oxfam works on development education, advocacy, public awareness and building a constituency of support for our work in advancing women's rights.

Oxfam Canada is a member of Oxfam International, an confederation of thirteen Oxfams worldwide. With Oxfam International, we work on joint campaigns, for example For All, to raise awareness of issues, and to influence the policy of governments and institutions such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the United Nations. By working together, we also feel we increase the impact and effectiveness of our individual programmes.

Our work is made possible by the financial contributions of over 50,000 individual and institutional donors across Canada.