Oxfam shops in Shropshire raise almost £450,000 for lifesaving work around the world

This year Oxfam shops in Shropshire have managed to raise over £450,000 to support the charity’s work around the world.

The money raised in the last financial year will go towards Oxfam’s projects such as supporting thousands of people who are displaced or refugees that the charity is working with in Syria, Turkey, Iraq and Greece.

Carla Siswick, Oxfam area manager for Shropshire, says: “We are so grateful to the generous people of Shropshire who donate to and buy from our shops. This support raises absolutely crucial funds for Oxfam’s work helping people in desperate circumstances. It is thanks to our determined staff and volunteers, and our very generous donors and customers that Oxfam can provide life saving water, food and emergency supplies to thousands around the world.”

According to the charity, we are living in a time when more people – almost 60 million – are displaced from their homes than at any time since the Second World War.

She said: “We are helping those arriving in Italy by providing food, clothes, shoes, and personal hygiene kits as well as longer term psychological and legal support. In Syria, Jordan and Lebanon, we are providing life-saving clean water, sanitation and vital support for families who have lost everything. With £36 Oxfam can provide clean and safe water to families and with £100 toilets and washing facilities for dozens of people made homeless.

“As the need around the world grows, we urgently need to scale up our work, and we cannot do this without the people of Shropshire. So please keep donating, volunteering and shopping with Oxfam, it really does make a huge difference to the lives of people around the world.”