ContentsSlide Number Assembly Optional assembly2-19 Lesson 1 All About Oxfam20-33 Lesson 2 Let Others Know!34-43.

Contents Slide Number

Assembly Optional assembly 2-19

Lesson 1 All About Oxfam 20-33

Lesson 2 Let Others Know! 34-43

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Oxfam’s mission is to work with others to overcome poverty and suffering.

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1. Which of the following does Oxfam sometimes provide in an emergency?

(a) Doctors

(b) Elvis impersonators

(c) Underpants

2. What was NOT donated to an Oxfam shop when it was opened in 1948?

(a) Several stuffed animals

(b) A houseboat

(c) Winston Churchill’s pyjamas

3. What is Oxfam NOT a world leader in? (a) Providing clean water

(b) Landmine clearance

(c) Women’s rights

4. Where did Oxfam start? (a) Oxbridge

(b) Oxford

(c) Oxenholme

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1. What is Oxfam?

2. Where and when did Oxfam start?

3. Where does Oxfam work..?

4. Why does Oxfam exist?

5. What does Oxfam do?

6. How many people does Oxfam help each year?

1. Oxfam is a charity or non-government Organisation (NGO)

2. Oxfam started in Oxford in 1942

3. Oxfam works in over 90 countries, including the UK

4. Oxfam’s aim is to overcome poverty and suffering

5. Oxfam does emergency work, development work and campaigning work..

6. In 2012 Oxfam’s emergency and development work reached 13.5 million people.

Flooding in Bangladesh: drinking water can become mixed with dirty flood water and sewage. This can make people ill...

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Flooding in Bangladesh: people’s houses and crops can be washed away, leaving them with no shelter or food.

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Flooding in Bangladesh: People living in very small, isolated villages may not know when the floods are coming.

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Flooding in Bangladesh: The climate is changing, making the weather in Bangladesh more unpredictable and flooding more likely.

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Earthquake in Haiti: People need shelter. They have already built tents with any spare material available but they are flimsy and leaky.

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Earthquake in Haiti: Those who have lost their homes still need to be able to go to the toilet. But in a concrete city it is not always possible to dig down to make a latrine.

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Earthquake in Haiti: One of people’s most basic needs is food: people are hungry. As in most cities most people are not farmers, so rely on buying food.

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Earthquake in Haiti: You need to get water to people, but collapsed buildings, rubble and tents mean transporting and installing large water tanks is very difficult…

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Earthquake in Haiti: You need to get water to people, but collapsed buildings, rubble and tents mean transporting and installing large water tanks is very difficult…

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• Did you know that Oxfam…

• Oxfam’s work is important because…

• You can support Oxfam by…

• You can help to tackle poverty by…

• I think the work of Oxfam is important because…

• Did you know that Oxfam…

• Oxfam’s work is important because…

• You can support Oxfam by…

• You can help to tackle poverty by…

• I think the work of Oxfam is important because…

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