The Issue
As human beings, we need clean water for drinking, washing, and irrigating our crops.
But due to a number of factors, including more frequent droughts caused by climate change, over a billion people lack access to a steady water supply. Whether it’s irrigation channels in Ethiopia or healthy wells in El Salvador, we can all play our part by supporting long-term solutions to the water crisis.
Learn more
- The right to water From flooding in Haiti to drought in Ethiopia, water has long been central to Oxfam's work. .Read more
- 'This belongs to them' Building ponds and planting trees help villagers in drought-plagued Ethiopia earn money for food while making lasting improvements in their communities.Watch the video
Featured action
Support our efforts in East Africa
With a major food crisis and famine in East Africa, Oxfam is launching a massive effort to take on the policies and corporations that control how much food gets produced, where it goes, who eats and who doesn't—and we need your help.
Pledge to take action for a future where no one goes hungry.
Organize your own event
Host an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet®
Serve up a truly memorable meal —and gain a new perspective on hunger and poverty. Learn about our signature event.
The Oxfam America Hunger Banquet®
Few experiences bring to life the inequalities in our world more powerfully than an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet® event. Get started now
House Party
Use your house party to inspire, get people thinking, and teach your guests about the issues that matter to you. Get started now
Dining Hall Fast
Are you a student looking for a way to help? If your high school or university offers prepaid meal plans, consider holding an Oxfam America Dining Hall Fast. Get started now
Interactive game: Rethinking disasters
“We’re here today to experience a disaster–one that should not be happening.” So begins “In Harm’s Way,” Oxfam America’s game on rethinking natural disasters. Get started now
More event ideas
Every year members of our community come up with new and creative ways to help Oxfam fight poverty and injustice. You can join in by deciding on the event that works best for you. Get started now
Take action online
Help Peruvians protect their health and environment: Hold Doe Run accountable!
Since Doe Run Peru took over the lead smelter in the city of La Oroya, public health has suffered. Doe Run, one of the largest lead producers in the world, has failed to adequately clean up the smelter—and townspeople and children suffer from health issues that are clearly connected to lead poisoning. Tell Congress: stand with the people of Peru—not Doe Run—and hold the company accountable for cleaning up La Oroya and protecting public health.
Share your inspiration on the Oxfam America photobook
Help Oxfam celebrate International Women’s Day by adding a photo, story, or quote from a woman who inspires you. Add it here.
Tell Congress: No More Cuts!
Last month, Congress voted to make budget cuts that will affect people around the world—and while they weren't as drastic as they could have been, they will still have deep impacts. Now, Congress is looking at next year's budget—and we can't let them make any more cuts.
Tell Congress we won't stand by while they make cuts that will cost lives.
Stand in solidarity with women and men fighting hunger worldwide
For International Women’s Day this spring, thousands of supporters teamed up with Oxfam America to support women’s efforts to fight hunger, including a group of women musicians. Now, we want to build on that momentum and keep these efforts going throughout the year. Add your name now
Defend Indigenous Rights in Guatemala
One year ago, the Guatemalan Government agreed to suspend operations at the Marlin Gold Mine. This suspension would help local communities who are suffering under violence and the destruction of their livelihoods. But a year has passed, and the mine is still up and running. International pressure on the government could help change this. Send a letter now
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