7. Importance of Oxfam America Oxfam America is an international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice. Individuals and local groups in more than 100 countries help Oxfam by: Donating money Fundraising Volunteering at a local office Or actually traveling to a specific country to help. Oxfam works to end global poverty by saving lives, strengthening communities, and campaigning for change.
8. Wanting to help After learning about Oxfam America and it’s global outreach, I knew I wanted to experience that sense of helping others in poverty to hopefully attain a slightly better life, as my graduation project.
9. Thesis Through partnerships with local organizations, Oxfam has helped millions of people in poverty not only survive the devastation of wars, famines, and natural disasters, but to rebuild their lives.
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11. What is Poverty? Poverty is powerlessness, lack of representation and freedom. hunger lack of shelter being sick and not being able to see a doctor not having access to school not knowing how to read not having a job having fear for the future losing a child to illness brought by unclean water
12. Poverty in Haiti http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=146703&title=Haiti_Poverty
13. Types of Poverty Poverty has many dimensions: monetary and non-monetary, absolute and relative, material and psychological.
14. Poverty Type A Insufficient resources to meet basic needs, such as nutrition, shelter, health and education. This insufficiency can result in the following symptoms of poverty: Low income Low average calorie intake High infant mortality rates Low life expectancy rates
15. Poverty Type A Contd. High illiteracy rate High unemployment Widespread diseases Famine High risk of migration
16. Poverty Type B This inequality of income or consumption can result in the following psychological symptoms of poverty: Feelings of loss of dignity Low self-esteem Feelings of powerlessness Feelings of lack of participation in culture and politics Feelings of discrimination and resentment.
17. Poverty Type C A third kind of poverty is vulnerability, the actual or thought of risk of future poverty. This vulnerability can result in the following psychological symptoms of poverty: Fear, stress Feelings of insecurity Irrational precaution measures Family planning decisions Migration
18. Different Causes of Poverty Accidental causes, such as drought, disease, birth defects, handicaps etc. Historical causes, such as colonialism Economic causes, such as energy prices, food prices, etc. National political causes
19. Causes Contd. International political causes such as trade policy Social causes such as racism, sexism, discrimination Demographic Causes such as overpopulation or a high percentage of people who too young or too old Geographic Causes such as access to fertile land, fresh water, minerals, energy Environmental causes such as climate change, soil erosion and desertification Poverty traps
20. Measures to Help Types of Poverty Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Calorie intake levels Level of Income Literacy Levels
21. Successful Development of a Country… An improvement in living standards and access to all basic needs A stable political, social and economic environment, with political, social and economic freedoms The ability to make free and informed choices that are not forced Be able to participate in a democratic environment with the ability to have a say in one’s own future
22. Some Facts Around 27-28% of all children in developing countries are estimated to be underweight or stunted. Half the world’s population now live in cities and towns. In 2005, one out of three urbancitizens(approx. 1 billion people) were living in slum conditions. In developing countries around 2.5 billion people are forced to rely on biomass—fuel wood, charcoal and animal dung -to meet their energy needs for cooking. 2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitation
23. We live in a world of Plenty, yet 840 million people go hungry each year. 1.2 Billion people live on less than $1 a day. 12 million people die each year from lack of water. Over 30,000 children under the age of five die each day due to hunger and other preventable causes.
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25. The environmental impacts of climate change are happening all over the world. But what about its effects on people? The increased frequency and severity of climate-related natural disasters such as droughts, floods, and cyclones cause economic damage. Sea level rise and increased storm surges destroy infrastructure and lives of people in both coastal areas and low-lying lands. Constant rainfall, rising temperatures, and extreme weather events harm agricultural production, worsen water scarcity, and spread infectious diseases. Climate change imposes huge financial losses and threatens national security. Climate Affects Poverty… http://vimeo.com/5027546
26. Common Effects of Climate Change Decreased agricultural productivity-particularly in degraded areas where production is low and farmers struggle to make out a living Decreased water availability and water quality - Increased risk of floods and droughts -Impacts on fisheries caused by uncertain stream flows, warming waters, and damage to coral reefs - Increased incidence of waterborne diseases such as malaria, cholera, and dengue fever
27. A glimpse of Climate Change http://www.vimeo.com/6655465
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29. How Oxfam Helps During certain emergencies – such as disease outbreaks - Oxfam undertakes public health assessments to help communities track the range of the problem, identify the source, and find workable solutions. They are beginning to develop early warning systems that use public health indicators to alert potential problems brought on by changes in local conditions
30. Preventing The Next Disaster They are finding ways to help people prepare for emergencies and and prevent natural events from becoming disasters. They work with communities to take practical steps. For example: In areas prone to severe flooding Oxfam: Helps people understand the risks -Map their resources -Create plans to help everyone reach safety Oxfam also urges governments and international aid-groups to direct resources toward disaster prevention.
43. Disasters and Conflicts Their mission is to do whatever they can to reduce suffering and save lives during emergencies—whether they are caused by conflict or by natural events. They partner with local groups in a network that stretches around the world.
44. Hunger & Food Security Worldwide, one in six people now suffers from chronic hunger. Oxfam is working on solutions to ensure that no one, no matter where he or she lives, has to go to sleep hungry.
45. Oil, Gas & Mining Oxfam seeks fair government policies and corporate practices in the oil, gas, and mining industries. Supports the right of communities to participate in decisions about the use of natural resources.
47. Aid Reform US foreign aid under-performs and often fails to reach the people who need it most. Oxfam seeks reform of US foreign aid to make it more efficient, modern, and more focused on ending global poverty.
48. Community Finance Having a safe place to save or access to a small loan can help a family work its way out of poverty. Oxfam America has pioneered a microfinance model called Saving for Change, which self-replicates on a large scale and at a low cost.
49. Affordable Housing A slow recovery and hardly any effort has left many residents of the US Gulf Coast struggling to rebuild. Oxfam is leading efforts to ensure the needs of the most vulnerable are fully addressed.
50. Workers Rights Farm workers in the US are often subjected to mistreatment and exploitation. Oxfam seeks to expose sweatshop conditions and human rights violations in America's fields.
51. Water More than one billion people lack access to a safe water supply, and that number is growing. As water supplies are threatened, rural communities are most affected—and have the most to lose.
53. Trade World trade could be a powerful force for reducing poverty, if poor people could sell their products at a decent price. However, unfair trade agreements and agricultural subsidiesdiminishefforts to reduce poverty in poor countries.
54. US Public Policy Oxfam is hopeful that the new administration will re-engage with the international community Lead the fight against global poverty Create positive long-term change that will result in a more prosperous, secure world.
55. Access to Land Oxfam helps farmers and native communities gain legal title to their land, manage it in environmentally friendly ways, and defend it against pollution and other threats.
56. Equality for Women Seventy percent of those living below the poverty line are women. Oxfam helps women and girls overcome gender discrimination, realize their potential, and become decision-makers and leaders in their communities.
57. Agriculture For the world's small-scale farmers, farming can be a precarious way of life. From surviving climate change to being paid a fair price, Oxfam helps family farmers around the world earn a decent living.
58. HIV & Aids The factors that make people vulnerable to poverty and HIV/AIDS are similar, including a lack of access to health care and education; violence; racial and gender discrimination; and other human rights violations.
62. Give Back… $25 – Gives a meal program to one child in school $24 – Twice the manure $50 – A goat $35 – A school desk and chair $30 – Plant a vegetable garden $35 – A water purifier $18 – Books for kids
63. Give Back Contd. $1,500 – Rebuild a primary school $12 – Soap $18 – Mosquito Nets $250 – Plant 500 trees $20 – Irrigate a farmers land for 2 months $20 – A pair of school uniforms
65. Application My friend Allyson and I raised over $300 for Oxfam at Upper Darby High School’s flea market in early September of 2009. We spent over 30 hours planning, and setting up for our grad project. We made Tye Dye shirts, baked cakes, cookies, brownies, muffins We had a box for donations We had a package sent from Oxfam with information booklets on the organization, how you can help, what they work on, and so on. We laid the information sheets out on our table for people to read We had people sign a signature page to send it to Oxfam to show how many people we had informed of Oxfams’s actions
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70. What you can Do Donate Give Back, Inform Fundraise Volunteer or Intern Work at Oxfam
71. Conclusion I learned that many people in other countries, and even our own do not have it as well off as we may think. Many don’t have healthcare to see a doctor, receive surgeries, go out and buy clothes, accessories, or even have clean running water to drink from. Food is scarce. People live in fear and that is not the way to live life. I understand these cultures have lived like this for many centuries but the world is becoming too advanced for these people to be stuck in these horrible conditions.
72. “I know poverty because poverty was there before I was born and it has become part of life like the blood through my veins. Poverty is not going empty for a single day and getting something to eat the next day. Poverty is going empty with no hope for the future. Poverty is getting nobody to feel your pain and poverty is when your dreams go in vain because nobody is there to help you. Poverty is watching your mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters die in pain and in sorrow just because they couldn't get something to eat. Poverty is hearing your grandmothers and grandfathers cry out to death to come take them because they are tired of this world. Poverty is watching your own children and grandchildren die in your arms but there is nothing you can do. Poverty is watching your children and grandchildren share tears in their deepest sleep. Poverty is suffering from HIV/AIDS and dying a shameful death but nobody seems to care". " Poverty is when you hide your face and wish nobody could see you just because you feel less than a human being. Poverty is when people accuse you and prosecute you for no fault of yours but who is there to say something for you? Poverty is when the hopes of your fathers and grandfathers just vanish within a blink of an eye. I know poverty and I know poverty just like I know my father's name. Poverty never sleeps. Poverty works all day and night. Poverty never takes a holiday”(One Poor African)
73. Work Cited www.stanford.edu/group/scspidev/media_magazines.html http://filipspagnoli.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/poverty/ http://www.genderandhealth.ca/en/modules/poverty/poverty-childhood-experience-02.jsp Ferman, Louis A., and Joyce L. Kornbluh. Poverty in America; a Book of Readings,. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1968. Print. Himmelfarb, Gertrude. The Idea of Poverty: England in the Early Industrial Age. New York: Knopf, 1984. Print.
74. Work Cited Contd. Worth, Richard. Poverty. San Diego, CA: Lucent, 1997. Print. Chen, Robert S., and Elisabeth Sydor. Where the Poor Are: an Atlas of Poverty. Map. Palisades, NY: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network), the Earth Institute at Columbia University, 2006. Print. http://actfast.oxfamamerica.org/uploads/actfast-sourcebook_1.pdf http://www.oxfamamericaunwrapped.com/home.php?utm_source=oa_how_you_help&utm_medium=web State of the World’s Children, 2010 , UNICEF, p.18-19. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1586201/20080424/cyrus__miley.jhtml
75. Work Cited Contd. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ http://www.zoo-m.com/flickr-storm/ http://www.easybib.com/cite/ http://www.vimeo.com/3341320 http://filipspagnoli.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/poverty-continued/ http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=4288
76. Work Cited Contd. http://www.charitywatch.org/toprated.html http://www.bbb.org/charity-reviews/national/relief-and-development/oxfam-america-in-boston-ma-56 http://www.oxfamamerica.org/whoweare/financial-information/annual-reports/annual-report-2008 http://www.vimeo.com/2564077 Sachs, Jeffrey D. (2005). The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time. New York: Penguin Books. http://books.google.com/books?id=fJzBMnDPh7EC&printsec=frontcover&dq=poverty&source=bll&ots=iDlmROHDZ1&sig=TF7LT92hzNArySRGQmPsCsrHho0&hl=en&ei=XTL3S9CPIYH_8Abn3KGwDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=14&ved=0CGsQ6AEwDQ&safe=active#v=onepage&q&f=false
78. Class Activity Hunger Banquet Activity Read the Cards I handed out in the beginning of class. The cards will read if you are Letter A, B, or C Take a bag with your letter on it, Except Letter A
Notes de l'éditeur
I chose this quote because it’s saying poverty is not natural. It was created by man and can be taken away by man, but it all depends on our actions to help.
This is the organization I raised money for. Oxfam volunteers were handing out cards with Oxfam information on it. Thiscaught my interest, I knew right away I wanted to help in some way.
I found out about poverty mostly from commercials or celebrities.
You’ve more than likely seen ad’s or commercials on poverty, and you might have had some sort of feelings of wanting to help.
This is just a brief overview of Oxfam and what they do.
(First)Have you ever noticed how great you feel after doing something good for others?
Now I’m going to talk to you about poverty.
Emphasize key words!!
This is just a brief video showing how people live in Haiti, and how they are living off of “dirt cookies” and selling them to earn a living.
These material symptoms result in these types of poverty:Depression increases while income decreases.
The widespread diseases are usually curable, or preventable: ones such as Diarrhoea, children typically die from this. Clean water is not available to re-hydrate them.Pneumonia, and Tuberculosis are curable as well. Yet people are still dying from it.
Many people fear of waking up each day to no food, water, a disease, and so on. They have feelings of insecurity because no one can protect them.
The are different causes to poverty:Colonialism:Colonialism is a practice of domination, which involves the subjugation of one people to another.National Political Causes such as :such as bad governance, corruption, rights violations, war, oppression, lack of investment in economic infrastructure and education, etc.
GDP – Also known as the total annual country income per citizenCalorie Intake The body needs around 2000-2500 calories per day in order sustain the human body.In the end, people will have better self esteem about themselves, and feel human again.
Successful development can include many things, such as:Basic Needs such as that a person has enough food, water, shelter, clothing, health, education, etc;Freedoms such as equal ownership of land and property;
-(approximately 1 billion people) one out of 3 urban dwellersThe two regions that account for the bulk of the deficit are South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.To meet our energy needs we are using oil (petroleum) gas, wind turbines, nuclear power, renewable energy
Thechildren “die quietly in some of the poorest villages on earth, far removed from people in the world. Beingweak in life makes these dying multitudes even more invisible in death.
The wealthiest 20% of the world accounted for 76.6% of total private consumption. The poorest fifth just 1.5%.
This video is describing Geetu’s life and his experiences on the climate changing in his homeland, Bangladesh.Climate change is a reality for fishermen like Geetu. While Bangladesh is a very poor country, these people are the poorest of the poor. Their life is hard, they depend on the water and yet it hurts them.Climate change is destroying lives here. Floods are deeper and longer lasting, rainfall is erratic, and river erosion is increasing. These changes are having a damaging impact on poor farmers and fishermen. When the floods last too long, their crops are destroyed, and they can’t fish.
This is a visual and musical take on climate change and how it affects people worldwide. This film was made for OXFAM to help show people that climate change hits the rich and poor in two very different ways.Add (nowim going to talk about oxfam slide) after this
Now I’m going to talk about Oxfam.
such as drought. With this information, they can take steps to avert the disaster.
When a disaster strikes, Oxfam is there to advocate the rights for the poor.This is a description of the conditions these people face in order for Oxfam to take action.
What makes a disaster? Is it the event itself -- the earthquake, tsunami, or flood? No. It's the tragic consequences: the immense number of lives lost, the people hurt, and communities destroyed.
Do you ever wonder where the money goes as your watching the money go up while pumping gas? You’re not alone, Oxfam says, people on the other end of the pipeline are wondering too. Citizens in other countries who are producing oil for us, are not seeing any benefits for themselves.
Many people are living under tents built with sticks and blankets, which are destroyed with typical rainfall.
Toiling under dangerous conditions, workers in our nation's meat-processing plants and on our farms are among the lowest paid and most vulnerable laborers in the country. Acompetitive global market is pushing wages lower and eroding worker rights.
This is a young boy trying to fill up jugs of water from a hose attached to a metal bin.
A well provides water, and song, for cows in Ethiopia's dry season. This video shows how Oxfam America helped one area in Ethiopia optimize their well to make it more efficient. Stop vid at 2:38 point
This picture shows you can choose fair trade.
This picture is showing children near holes that were shot into a wall with guns. Gun trade in various countries is enormous and very dangerous to the citizens.
This is a woman on her piece of land.
gender is a risk factor for poverty, women typically are set back from the men, making them less capable of being well off, Creating a life for themselves, getting jobs, owning a house, etc.http://www.genderandhealth.ca/en/modules/poverty/poverty-childhood-experience-03.jsp?r=
These donations help people in different countries receive these items.Manure is for farming and keeping the land fertile.
Mosquito Nets- to keep bugs and mosquitos away from families. There are many different types of bugs in poverty Ridden counties.
Last year, Miley earned a total of around $1 billion dollars from Hannah Montana related Sales which, after calculating the math, could build 549,450 schools, the same amount of bars of soap, school uniforms and mosquito nets. 274,725,000 trees could be planted. You could also Irrigate a famers land for 91, 575 years.
At Upper Darby, we were made to have 30 hours of work or more into our graduation projects and we had to start ours in the middle of Junior year, so we had our date set up in early September of our senior year for the flea market to sell our items and raise money.
My friend Allyson and I sitting at our table at the flea market.
This is a picture of our muffins (obviously in the heat) And one of my friends signing the Oxfam signature page.
This is a picture of the fact booklets and worksheets, and a signature page we got people to sign to inform people on Oxfam’s mission to heal poverty.
This is a quote that I felt was very important for my presentation, as it shows how a woman feels and is affected by poverty in her everyday life.cozay.com/documents/poverty2
Upper Class Letter A– Grab (Brownie Cupcakes)Middle Class Letter B – Grab (Choc. Pretzels, Sodas, and Graham Crackers)Poverty Letter C – Grab (Matzo’s, Bugs, and Worms)This activity shows the affects on how people live and the luxuries they recieve if they are upper and middle class, which most take for granted.People in poverty don’t receive the good food and are often left hungry and unhappy.
