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Global aid funding

Oxfam is a major international charity, and the money raised in its UK shops helps fund its work tackling poverty and injustice worldwide. If their income falls, it could impact their ability to respond to crises, provide long-term development, and advocate for change in many countries.

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Oxfam is reviewing its charity shops and warehouses as secondhand donations fall

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