Grantee Profile
Oxfam America
Grants to Oxfam America
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$200,000Active Strategy
2012 (Duration 3 years)
Conservation & Sustainable Development
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — Oxfam America will assist communities in the Lower Mekong that are threatened or affected by extractive resource projects. The grant will support policy engagement at national and regional levels that reinforces grassroots efforts. It will ensure that issues related to Free, Prior and Informed Consent, Equator Principles, and other standards are disseminated at all levels and debated in a range of public fora. Oxfam will conduct legal and regulatory framework reviews and monitoring the implementation of laws and standards on behalf of affected communities.
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$50,000Active Strategy
2011 (Inactive Grant)
Human Rights & International Justice
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — To support an advocacy workshop addressing oil governance in Uganda.
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$150,000Active Strategy
2011 (Inactive Grant)
Migration
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — To develop a prototype for a voluntary certification system for fair agricultural labor practices.
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$500,000Active Strategy
2010 (Duration 3 years)
Conservation & Sustainable Development
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — To empower indigenous peoples and organizations in the Andean-Amazon in efforts to reduce vulnerability to climate extremes and protect their environments and livelihoods (over three years).
The MacArthur Foundation awarded Oxfam America $900,000 between 2010 and 2013.
