The Open Oxfam Podcast
The Open Oxfam Podcast
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Oxfam GB chief executive Danny Sriskandarajah talks to guests about the big global challenges we face, from inequality to the climate emergency, and asks how Oxfam needs to change in order to have the most impact fighting poverty in a fast-changing world.
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The Open Oxfam Podcast
Aug 14, 2019
EP1 - Oxfam's Danny Sriskandarajah talks to guests about throwaway fashion and the climate emergency
Throwaway fashion is putting increasing pressure on our planet and the workers who make our clothes. Danny visits Oxfam's Wastesaver textile recycling plant in Yorkshire where Lorraine Needham-Reid and Holly Bentley show him what happens to clothes donated to Oxfam shops. Policy advisor Kiri Hanks explains how Oxfam is supporting people who are already being hit by climate change, and Danny takes the#SecondHandSeptember pledge to say no to new clothes for 30 days.
Producer Gemma Newby.
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Oxfam
Aug 12, 2013
What would it be like to have an open sewer on YOUR street?
Eleanor from Oxfam describes the innovative project the team saw today, and walks us through what it's like to live in Mukuru slum, in sights, sounds - and smells.
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Agri-Pulse Open Mic Interview
Oct 28, 2013
Ray Offenheiser, President of Oxfam America
Ray Offenheiser is President of Oxfam America, a Non-Governmental Organization that focuses on food aid to developing countries. Oxfam is a member of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network and favors major reform in the food aid system, moving away from shipping grain in more costly American flag vessels to buying food near the area of famine to support the region, citing proposals offered by both Presidents Bush and Obama. Offenheiser also discusses the science, yet the wariness - within some countries - to receive genetically modified grains.Ray Offenheiser
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Oxfam
Oct 15, 2013
Lives depend on Barclays keeping Somalia lifeline open
Oxfam's Will Martindale explains the importance of remittances (sending money back home) to Somalia, and why recent moves by Barclays could be endangering lives.
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ITV News - What You Need To Know
Jun 4, 2020
What you need to know before taking stuff to charity shops
Charity shops in England can re-open on 15 June but will they be able to cope with the donations coming their way as we all declutter our homes in lockdown?
ITV News Presenter Mary Nightingale chats to Oxfam GB's Chief Executive Danny Sriskandarajah about the challenges shops are facing. He discusses the measures the charity is taking to keep staff safe and ensure customers won't bring coronavirus home on secondhand goods.
Oxfam estimate half a billion more people will be pushed into poverty because of the outbreak - will charity shops be able to help?
To find out more about the charities coronavirus emergency response appeal visit www.oxfam.org.uk
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