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Oxfam India works to address root causes of poverty and inequality. We see poverty as a problem where people are deprived of opportunities, choices, resources, knowledge and protection. Poverty is something more than mere lack of income, health and education. It is also people's frustration on being excluded from decision-making. While the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the guiding framework under which Oxfam India functions, we also derive our mandate from the Constitutional Rights promised to every citizen of the country.

Persistent poverty and inequality is not just a violation of basic human rights of the people but it also undermines economic growth of a nation by wasting talents and human resources. It leads to a skewed society where power and decision-making remains in the hands of a few, leading to greater conflicts and undermining social cohesion.

 

 

Stories of Change

Stories that inspire us.
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07 Nov, 2014

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Changing the Face of Urban Poverty

Rapid urbanization is a global phenomenon & India is not an exception. For the first time since Independence, the absolute increase in population is more in urban areas than in rural ...
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22 Nov, 2014

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Supreme Court puts Human Rights before Excessive Profits

The Supreme Court’s ruling against a patent protection petition filed by Novartis AG’s − a major multinational pharmaceutical company, is a huge victory to public health, according to lea...
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22 Nov, 2014

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Girl, Interrupted

Posted Nov 13, 2014 by Savvy Soumya Misra
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22 Nov, 2014

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Media training workshop, a decade after 2004 tsunami

To mark the 10th anniversary of the devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean, Oxfam India is organising a media workshop to discuss reportage on disasters, survivors and women in disasters...
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22 Nov, 2014

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22 Nov, 2014

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I Want My Land

79% of economically active women in India are engaged in agriculture and women constitute 40 percent of the agricultural workforce and this percentage is increasing.
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Mobilising Forest Dwelling Communities to Claim Individual and Community Forest Rights

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