Word: oxfam
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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John Maher '60, national director of Oxfam's Fast for World Harvest, called Harvard's project "very significant," saying. "It will be enough to fund 10 of our projects...
Daniel M Pallotta '83, chairman of Harvard's Hunger Action Committee, was riding his hike to the beach this summer when he came up with the idea to sponsor a cross-country bike-ride to raise money for Oxfam-America to fight world hunger...
...Fasts weren't a big enough opportunity for students to participate in the fight," Pallotta said yesterday. Now Pallotta's idea has blossomed into a project with a fund-raising goal of $250.000--which represents half of Oxfam's yearly national goal...
...Oxfam is a development agency which works overseas teaching less-developed communities to apply modern technology to become self-sufficient...
...Strong, one of the conference organizers, said yesterday that attracting speakers for the workshops from groups such as the Salvadoran Democratic Front. OXFAM and the international third world development organization is indicative of this year's emphasis on action and practical solutions...