Kim Tan says:
'Oxfam and many other major
British NGOs have been crucial players in the fight to promote sustainable
and equitable international development policies that help the poorest
people in the world.
Oxfam works at local, national and global levels, providing life-saving aid
during emergencies, empowering people to work their way out of poverty and
make their voices heard and campaigning to tackle the underlying causes of
poverty.
Working with over 1500 local partner organisations worldwide, Oxfam
empowers people to overcome poverty with their own solutions. Oxfam
provides support and training - including in business and financial skills
– as well as funding, to enable people to earn a better and more secure
living. We enable communities to overcome obstacles to prosperity, such as
a lack of education and health care, gender or other discrimination. Oxfam
also helps people to organise themselves, to campaign for their rights –
including the right to a fair price for their goods, to a life free from
domestic violence, and to basic public services
All Oxfam’s programmes and campaigns are based on the needs and
aspirations of the people and communities we work with, and are backed up
by over 65 years of practical experience gained working in more than 70
countries. I have seen how people’s lives have been improved in places as
far apart as the Peruvian Andes and Aceh in Indonesia.'