OXFAM Caleb Wooley

History Oxford Committee for Famine Relief founded in 1942 Oxfam International founded in 1995 Currently, there are affiliates based in 18 countries Humanitarian work in 90+ countries Vision: “A world without poverty” where people are treated equally and can influence decisions that affect them Purpose: Create lasting solutions to the injustice of poverty Beliefs: People have a right to an identity, to be heard, and to a sustainable livelihood Oxfam international Secretariat leads and facilitates collaboration between affiliates 80 employees with a budget of $8.7 million, funded by contributions from Oxfam affiliates

Oxfam Shops Over 1,200 shops worldwide Sell fair trade items and donated items Largest retailer of second-hand books in Europe In August 2009 Arctic Monkeys released a 7-inch vinyl version of their new single "Crying Lightning" exclusively through Oxfam shops, with proceeds going to the charity. Christopher McCandless, the subject of the book and film Into the Wild, donated his life savings to Oxfam before leaving society for the Alaskan wilderness.

Partial Success in Ebola Outbreak Liberia and Sierra Leone Community-lead information program Provided sanitation equipment and built treatment centers Lobbied for increased support for the outbreak Oxfam engaged in active case finding and referral of suspected Ebola cases More locally, in both countries (sierra Leone, Liberia), interventions were timely enough to have some influence on the course of the epidemic in certain instances but not in others. In the rural districts in both countries, the epidemic curve was already well into its decline by the time Oxfam’s intervention arrived at scale https://www.oxfam.org/sites/www.oxfam.org/files/file_attachments/story/oxfam_annual_report_2014_-_2015_final.pdf

Empowering the Community Democratic Republic of Congo Promoted hygiene and sanitation Drilled boreholes to provide safe drinking water Built 1,000 latrines “Cash for Work” program After providing all this assistance, Oxfam handed over most of the work to local partner organizations (only remain for tech support and to monitor situation) Hygiene and sanitation: In refugee camp, public health campaign Cash for Work: reached over 8,000 families. Paid people to improve local road infrastructure

Passing the Torch Providing general assistance in the PoC site South Sudan Providing general assistance in the PoC site Distributing hygiene kits Creating and training hygiene committees Installing hand washing facilities Trained water management committees and pump mechanics selected by community so that the knowledge is present in the community so the work will continue efficiently after program has ended. (https://issuu.com/oxfaminheca/docs/oxfam_heca_2014-2015_annual_report_/33?e=0/33164064) 2013 conflict and secession from Sudan, 2015 cholera outbreak.

Protection of Civilians site in South Sudan Protection of Civilians site in South Sudan. Sanitation work is crucial to prevent the spread of cholera and other endemic diseases

Fight for Equality Wealth: Having It All and Wanting More Worldwide Wealth: Having It All and Wanting More Highlighted inequality of wealth at World Economic Forum Media campaign for the Right to Education Act Universal Health Coverage: Why Health Insurance Schemes are Leaving the Poor Behind Wealth: Having It All and Wanting More: 85 billionaires have same wealth as bottom 50% of worlds population. Right to Education Act: India fell way short of 2015 deadline to fully implement program, with up to 25% of some groups (Dalits, Muslims) still not sending children to school Universal Health Coverage Report: called on underdeveloped countries to improve tax collection and increase healthcare budgets

Left: Graph from Wealth report highlighting wealth inequality Right: Graph detailing improvements in Indian school facilities (Source: http://ssa.nic.in/rte-docs/Final_RTE_4th_Year.pdf)

Weak financial score – overhead costs are around ~21% each year Weak financial score – overhead costs are around ~21% each year. Large amount of expenses paid to top Execs. Fundraising efficiency is somewhat low, could be improved. Strong accountability/transparency score – Oxfam is straight forward with info about its programs (including implementation) Lost points because donors have to take specific actions to protect privacy on donor list Overall score of 82.4 is decent: larger overhead of 22.6%. 458k to President (0.56% of expenses) DWB, USA = 95.17 (93.87, 97.00) 11.2 % on overhead. 164k to Exec Director (0.05% of expenses) UNICEF = 95.26 (94.02, 97.00) 9.8% on overhead. 522k to President, CEO (0.09% of expenses) PiH = 88.19 (83.31, 100) 9.9% on overhead. 148k to Chief Program Officer (0.18% expenses); 87k to Ophelia Dahl, the President (0.11% expenses)

Taken from 2012-2013 Annual Oxfam Report.

Program expenses for all affiliates combined.

References https://www.oxfam.org/en/our-purpose-and-beliefs http://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/inside-oxfam-america/ http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&o rgid=4288 https://www.charitywatch.org/ratings-and-metrics/oxfam- america/424 https://www.oxfam.org/sites/www.oxfam.org/files/file_attachments /story/oxfam_annual_report_2014_-_2015_final.pdf https://www.oxfam.org/sites/www.oxfam.org/files/file_attachments /story/oxfam_annual_report_2013_-_2014_final.pdf (https://issuu.com/oxfaminheca/docs/oxfam_heca_2014- 2015_annual_report_/33?e=0/33164064) http://ssa.nic.in/rte-docs/Final_RTE_4th_Year.pdf