Oxfam America is an international relief and development organization that works to end poverty, hunger, and injustice. Working together with local partners in over 120 countries, Oxfam provides practical assistance to help people overcome poverty, respond to disasters, and secure their rights.
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Nearly 40% of the people on our planet-over 2.5 billion-face extreme poverty, struggling to survive on less than $2 a day. Oxfam America is an international relief and development organization that works to end poverty, hunger, and injustice. As part of Oxfam International, we work with nearly 3,000 local partner organizations in over 120 countries to help people gain self-sufficiency. Oxfam provides practical assistance to allow people to overcome poverty, respond to disasters, and secure their rights. News and Press Releases
- Oxfam, Katrina, and Rita Relief
- Unequal access to opportunity. Institutional neglect. False assurances. These are the hallmarks of one of the largest reconstruction efforts in recent US history: the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast following hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
In a new report to be released on Aug. 23, Oxfam America explores how this multi-billion dollar initiative has failed so far to address the needs of the region's poorest residents-despite grand promises to the contrary.
Called "Forgotten Communities, Unmet Promises: an Unfolding Tragedy on the Gulf Coast," the report tells the story of three diverse places - two in rural Louisiana and one in urban Mississippi - and their struggle to restore all that the storms destroyed. It takes a probing look at how poor policy decisions, initiated at the highest levels of government and carried out through its lowest ranks, are pushing low-income families to the sidelines. The critical shortage of affordable rental housing now sweeping the region is just one consequence of the unfair practices the report examines.
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Oxfam America is a non-profit organization that works to end
global poverty through saving lives, strengthening communities, and
campaigning for change. We are an affiliate of Oxfam International.
