What Oxfam is Doing
Addressing Gender Discrimination
Oxfam helps women:
- Campaign for legal reform in countries with laws that disadvantage women.
- Acquire functional literacy skills so they can work.
- Raise the income of some of the world’s poorest families through community finance programs targeted at women.
- Strengthen their voice in their communities, so they can become leaders and spokespeople.
- Build peace in areas struggling with conflict.
- Understand their human rights, so they will not accept violence as their due.
In all of these endeavors, Oxfam not only equips women to contribute more to their communities, but also helps shape societies that welcome their contributions.
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