Oxfam Scotland

Oxfam Scotland is committed to improving the lives of the world's poorest people. We are determined to highlight the plight of people living in poverty whether it is here in Scotland or in other parts of the world.

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Sandi Thom helps Oxfam erect 11,000 litre water tank

24 July 2008

Chart-topping Scottish singer, Sandi Thom, helped Oxfam Scotland erect an 11,000-litre water tank, of the kind used by Oxfam in emergencies, to illustrate the need for Scots to donate in response to the developing crisis in East Africa.

Oxfam urge Scots Parliament to maintain pressure on Gleneagles promises

27 June 2008

Scotland, its people and its parliament, have a duty to ensure that the global poverty promises made in Scotland at the 2005 G8 at Gleneagles.

Calling on Scots to make G8 'wish'

26 June 2008

From Scotland to Japan, showing the G8 what you want is only a click away. As world leaders gather in Japan later this month Oxfam Scotland is asking people in Scotland to play their part in the fight against global poverty.