Ideas that Inspire
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WHAT CAN MY SCHOOL DO?
Oxfam America depends on the enthusiasm and caring of students and teachers—grade school, high school, and university alike—to aide in our work around the world. To that end, we offer students a wide range of opportunities to become better educated and join the fight against global poverty and social injustice.
What can your grade school, junior high, or high school do?
- Organize a benefit event
Collaborate with a school athletic team to designate one game as a benefit for Oxfam America. Or sell student artwork at a benefit auction. - Hold a "Special Dress Day"
To raise money for Oxfam, have students pay to dress outside your school's dress code. - Create a penny map
Outline a map of the world on your gymnasium floor, athletic field, or school grounds. Collect enough pennies to fill in the countries and donate the money to Oxfam. - Collect dues from your library
Ask your library to donate the fines it collects on the day or week of your event to Oxfam. - Host an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet® event
Nothing brings to life the inequalities in our world more dramatically than an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet event.
