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Your Donation in Action

Your donations and money raised through our events such as walk against want, Oxfam Trailwalker, Oxfam Challenge and other events help to eradicate the causes and effects of poverty.

For every $1 you donate



75c is used to directly support our development and advocacy programs around the world ...

a further 15c is invested to generate future income

... with only 10c spent on essential administration

Why your donation is so important

67% comes from the community
(i.e. people like you!)

17% comes from other grants

14% comes from AUSAID

2% comes from other sources

For further information, please see our Annual Report

Solomon Islands. Photo: Kim Berry/OxfamAUS

A $10 donation

can buy a bush knife for a young person in the Solomon Islands to use to build fences and chicken coops to start up a small-scale project to help them grow more food.
Cambodia. Photo: David Sproule/OxfamAUS

A $20 donation

can pay for five household gardens to be set up in Cambodia. The vegetable gardens can help families to have a more diverse diet and decrease the chances of malnutrition.
Sudan. Photo: OxfamAUS

A $30 donation

can buy a personal washing kit for a family in Sudan, including body soaps, clothes soaps, a jerry can, sleeping mats and wash basins.
Mozambique. Photo: Paul Weinberg/OxfamAUS

A $50 donation

can pay for Mozambican women living with HIV to undertake specialised sewing skills training, enabling them to develop skills to negotiate for further contracts.
South Africa. Photo: Paul Weinberg/OxfamAUS

A $100 donation

can be used to start a vegetable garden to provide nutritious food for families in need in South Africa. The vegetable gardens ensure that families who do not have the financial means to buy groceries are able to feed their families with nutritious food.