Word: oxfam
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...priced at just $140? They'd usually set you back several hundred bucks. So what's the catch? Well, most of the chichi clothes, shoes and accessories on sale at this shop are ... well, preworn. Weeks' boutique is in fact an upscale version of the ubiquitous Oxfam charity shop, a humble mainstay of Britain's shopping streets...
...Sixty years ago, Oxfam pioneered the notion of raising cash by selling donated clothes and goods from charity shops. Now it has decided the concept needs tweaking. Most of Oxfam's 730 shops across the U.K. are slightly dowdy affairs, crammed with a wide variety of used clothes, bric-a-brac, books and CDs. But the Notting Hill shop - one of three in London recently reopened as high-fashion boutiques - looks downright chic, with polished dark-wood flooring, arty light fixtures, and top-brand ladies' wear displayed on stylish wrought-iron racks. The shop also sells brand-new fair-trade...
...Humanitarian Studies Initiative has already expanded significantly. Last year, Appleby said, there were 30 participants; this year there are 55. Recent program alumni hold a number of top positions in the field of public health, including the program manager and coordinator positions at the World Health Organization, Oxfam America, Save the Children, and the International Rescue Committee, according to a statement released by HHI. Lyons and Appleby, who expressed their excitement at the inclusion of students from other graduate schools, said the program hopes to incorporate undergraduates in the near future...
...think it's important for celebrities to contribute their two cents on political, ethical and economic problems? -Amanda Cusick, Piedmont, Calif.I've used my voice to publicize certain issues. I've been involved with Oxfam on the proliferation of the illegal sale of small arms throughout the world, which is causing such, such devastation, and the war in northern Uganda. The only way you can sometimes garner attention is by sending someone like me as a front person...
...conflict zones of Darfur, Somalia and the eastern Congo the fluttering flags and wide signs of UNICEF, Doctors Without Borders, CARE International, World Vision, Save the Children, Oxfam and many others announce their presence on cars, offices and projects. But no such flags fly in Baghdad. Not one of these groups has a presence there. Even as levels of violence have gone down - January was the safest month in Baghdad in two years - aid agencies have still been extremely slow to return to the Iraqi capital...