Media praise
Actress, singer, and Oxfam Ambassador Minnie Driver dropped in on the Ellen DeGeneres Show to tell her all about the Oxfam America Unwrapped program.
— Minnie Driver on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show"
Oxfam Ambassador and "Sex in the City" star Kristin Davis has travelled to Southern and Eastern Africa with Oxfam to see programs and to hear directly from people living in poverty. She appeared last year on the "Rachael Ray Show" with a donkey and talked about how they make women safer and more independent in war zones like Darfur.
"If you want to give a present that actually helps people, Oxfam America Unwrapped is for you," said Kristin Davis. "Giving through Unwrapped creates a powerful connection between you, the friend you gift, and the person at the end of the line who truly benefits."
— Kristin Davis an Oxfam Ambassador
Oxfam America offers charitable holiday gifts that do good – and they don’t come wrapped in soon-to-be trashed paper. Though they are considered one of the world’s leading humanitarian organizations, Oxfam America is the only organization that refuses US government funds. They rely on people like you to invest in their community-based work.
For the family member who already has everything, browse the Oxfam America Unwrapped online shopping catalog, then choose gifts for people in need from around the world.
Oxfam America has received $25,000 more so far this year than it had by the same period in 2008. It overhauled its online catalog, shortening its Web address to oxfamgifts.org and adding a "gifts in action" page that includes video interviews with beneficiaries.
— The Chronicle of Philanthropy
To promote giving during the holiday season, Oxfam America has produced a slightly bawdy, but funny, video. With a nod to the censored word, Oxfam suggests viewers donate $12, which will provide manure to impoverished farmers overseas.
— The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Oxfam has an unparalleled reputation for getting money to the right places.
Oxfam America will now include more affordable gifts under $25, including $12 manure, $12 soap and $18 honey bees.
This year, Oxfam America has expanded its four-year-old Unwrapped program to include more affordable gifts under $25.
— The New York Times Bucks Blog
Click, click, done. Simplify making a difference around the world. Oxfam's gift site, OxfamAmericaUnwrapped.com, offers more than 57 charitable donations, including a pair of sheep ($90) that allow women to generate their own income by making textiles, a small business fund to help get entrepreneurs started ($100), and a veterinarian's field kit ($35). Products are organized by price, with 28 options under $50, and recipients receive a card explaining what the donation will provide.
Uncle Joe may not need a bicycle, but an impoverished person in Southeast Asia does. When you give a camel via Oxfam America, for instance, it's largely symbolic: You're giving to the charity, which disburses the funds where they are most needed. It's also symbolic against American materialism.
— USA TODAY
Oxfam America Unwrapped also offers an emergency toilet ($50). Imagine the joy on the faces of your loved ones when they open cards saying they've given someone an emergency toilet.
— TIME.com
When it comes to holiday shopping, there may be no higher gift than the lowly worm. That's the message from Oxfam America.
Support local craftspeople. Your humanitarian honey would appreciate a charitable donation to help third—world women artisans make a living selling baskets and pots.
— Washington Post Express
"OxfamAmericaUnwrapped.com is a fun way to give gifts that help people to help themselves," says Driver. "This year I'm only asking Santa for camels and outhouses. I'm sure the elves will be puzzled."
— Minnie Driver in Variety
"It's about helping people be self—sustaining so that they don't need continual aid."
"You can get a miniature donkey and send it to people in need around the world because actually they do a lot of work. They can help people farm, they can help people collect firewood."
— Kristin Davis on "The Rachael Ray Show"
The international relief and development organization, Oxfam, helps people in need gain hope, skills and direction to create a new future. They work throughout the world to create social justice through advocacy, education and emergency assistance programs. This holiday season, help them by buying a gift that truly helps those in need. Each gift listed on the website will serve as a contribution to one of their many programs and used where they need it most.
— NBCSanDiego.com
Oxfam's beautifully designed site collects donations for Oxfam's international relief and development projects by letting you buy sheep, clothing and emergency essentials for those in need.
Give a humanitarian gift in a gardener pals name. Help promote global economic growth and a greener world with a donation to Oxfam America.
— Better Homes and Gardens.com
Best gift of all. Give the gift of hope and a future to people who need it most, in honor of someone you love.
— St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
At Oxfam you can purchase a goat, a pair of sheep, or a camel in Grandma’s name for a needy family in one of 120 countries.
GOOD Alternative gifts…Oxfam Unwrapped allows you to buy gifts that make a difference.
