When was oxfam formed

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Sign up to join a global movement of people fighting inequality to end poverty and injustice. The story of our future starts with you. Want us to keep you updated by text message? Provide us with your mobile phone number. In , a group of Quaker intellectuals, social activists, and Oxford academics formed the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief in response to the plight of refugees in Greece. After the war, Oxfam a name derived from its postal code abbreviation continued its work, sending materials and financial aid to groups aiding poor people throughout Europe.

A group of volunteers founded Oxfam America in in response to the humanitarian crisis created by the fight for independence in Bangladesh. Originally located in Washington, DC, Oxfam America relocated to Boston in , where its small staff worked out of a borrowed room in a West Newton church basement.

To develop a US constituency and funding source, the Fast for a World Harvest campaign was begun in and has grown to become one of the largest anti-hunger campaigns in the US. It was an exciting and nerve-wracking time for Oxfam's few staff, board members, and volunteers, who did everything—including selling cards and dish towels outside a local department store—to augment the overseas budget and meet the payroll.

From to , Oxfam America's structure evolved to allow the agency to more clearly define and expand the roles of staff and board members. The board hired an executive director and elected a management-oriented chair, who introduced strategic, annual planning and divided functions among departments: overseas, fundraising, development education, and administration. Registered in England and Wales: Forgotten Password? NGO profile: Oxfam International.

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