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Oxfam: water trough A Kenyan herdsman watering his goats at a trough that was constructed by Oxfam International.

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Also known as: Oxford Committee for Famine Relief
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Oxfam abbreviation of:
Oxford Committee for Famine Relief
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1942 - present

Oxfam International, privately funded international organization that provides relief and development aid to impoverished or disaster-stricken communities worldwide. The original Oxfam was founded at Oxford, England, in 1942 to raise funds for the feeding of hungry children in war-torn Greece. It is now a federation of 17 organizations (Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Quebec, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States). The organization grew as it provided aid to refugees in the years following World War II. Its aid emphasis shifted in the 1960s to helping improve agriculture ...(100 of 194 words)

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