Oxfam at war: Charity bosses change shop’s locks and axe volunteers in bitter two-year battle

 Oxfam’s bitter two-year feud over claims a staff member at a charity shop in Hay on Wye called Welsh ‘that bloody foreign language’ has a new twist in the tale.  Shop volunteers Susan and Paul Baker, a retired couple who took the time to volunteer for the charity for 30 years were the latest volunteers … Read more

Oxfam aid is cut over new abuse claims

Oxfam aid is cut over new abuse claims: Grants to anti-poverty charity are suspended over allegations of sexual exploitation in Africa Foreign Office has banned new funding to Oxfam following recent revelations  Reports ‘called into question’ charity’s ability to keep those it worked with safe  Oxfam allegedly knew its mission in DRC was at ‘high … Read more

Sexual abuse by aid workers in poor countries is STILL going on three years after Oxfam Haiti

Sexual abuse by aid workers in poorer countries is STILL going on three years after the Oxfam Haiti scandal, MPs are told Vast majority of those surveyed believe abuse of aid recipients is continuing Exploiters may still be rehired in the aid sector as investigations are lacking The MPs’ report warned perpetrators are still escaping … Read more