A Cause for Our Times: Oxfam, the First 50 Years

A nice little book published by Oxfam yet has alot of info.

Tsunami-Islands of Hope

Humanitarian 44.30 minutes (Six Segments) 16:9 (Widescreen) SDTV Network Ten Australia 17th December, 2005 AusAID in conjunction with ABYSS PICTURES and the Ten Network (written by Deborah Knight). “Tsunami – Islands of Hope” is a 44.30 minute humanitarian documentary about the work Australians are doing in countries such as Sri Lanka and the Maldives post the Tsunami Disaster.

Rhys Nicolson Interview

BEHIND THE OXFAM NAME….

Oxfam was set up in 1942, during World War II. In towns all over the UK, groups of people collected parcels of food and clothes to send to families whose lives had been destroyed by the war. Oxfam was started by a group in Oxford, and began as the “Oxford Committee for Famine Relief” – which is where the name Oxfam came from. The group then decided to work to support people all over the world, who were suffering because of wars or for other reasons.

FACEBOOK DOES IT’S BIT….

Facebook has been known in the past to work well as a base for numerous socially responsible youths. Why shouldn’t it if It’s going to help achive somthing like this.

World Water Day is March 22, 2008! Join the Walk for Water.
Did you know that more than 1 billion people worldwide lack access to safe drinking water? This world water crisis contributes to the death of an estimated 4,500 children every day in developing countries.

WHERE THE NEED IS…

SkyJuice™ has supplied over 300 water filtration units since January 2005. Over 200 have been deployed into tsunami affected countries whilst further humanitarian installations have been commissioned in Sri Lanka, India, East Timor, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Pakistan, Vietnam, Bangladesh, South Africa, Fiji, Oman, Peru, Mexico, Kenya and the Maldives. Further installations are anticipated throughout 2008 in Africa, the Pacific region and Asia.

The SkyJuice Foundation has MOU’s and relationships with OXFAM, World Vision , Red Cross and many others.

MY SECOND GROUP IS……

So if I’m covering Sky Juice as my first socially responsible company I’m going to use Oxfam as my second. Oxfam sponsor Sky Juice with some of their distribution and funding so I thought It was only necessary.

WATER PURIFICATION IN INDIA

This video was particularly relevant as it addresses the common issue of water contamination within third world countries in this case India. Sky Juice also works in India among many others providing effective water purification up to a 500 person village.

SKY JUICE:

SkyJuice™ is a Foundation which started up in Sydney during 2005 as a not for profit charitable organisation. I helped with their logo and letterhead among other things a couple of years ago.

The objectives of the SkyJuice™ Foundation Inc are:

• To assist, provide, consult and supply potable water solutions to developing communities, countries and donor organisations with a view to the immediate and medium term requirements of those individuals, communities and organisations
• To support, assist, train and advise organisations with technical, social and other aspects for sustainable clean, safe potable water solutions
• Foster and develop programmes to ensure the children of any country or community can have access to affordable potable water based on equitable and sustainable practices

Initial Research:

I first chose to take a look at how various community groups tackle abuse as an common social issue not just in Australia but on an international level. These were a couple of the more outstanding ones I found…

*Advocates for survivors of Child Abuse (ASCA)
To support and enable survivors over the age of 18 to overcome the effects of child abuse.

*Elder abuse prevention unit (EAPU)
To ensure that the safety and quality of life within older citizens is maintained particularly those living in Queensland.

*Benevolent society (bensoc)
To work with individuals and communities to ensure people are safe, healthy, and free of abuse within both rural and metropolitan areas.

*Mean Words
A Swedish anti bullying charity aimed at decreasing the effects of bulling within the community.

*Gegen Missbrauch
an association aimed at minimising the sexual abuse of children within Germany.

*Frauennotrufe-Hessen
attempts to counsel female abuse victims of any age.