Oxfam in action

What we do: Campaign for change; Emergency response; Development work; Why we do it

Issues we work on: Climate change; Conflict and natural disasters; Health; Education; Debt and aid; Gender equality; The right to be heard; World Food Crisis; Trade; Private sector

Where we work: Countries we work in

The impact of our work: In words and pictures; On video

Special features: History of Oxfam; Oxfam myths exposed; Take the Oxfam Quiz; Reshaping our world

Water is life

Oxfam is renowned worldwide for its expertise in providing safe, clean water and sanitation fast in emergency situations. Needs don’t come any more basic. Get it right, and lives are saved. Get it wrong, and diseases like diarrhoea and cholera spread fast. Here’s how we responded in 2005 when an earthquake hit northern Pakistan.