The VGF is a founding sponsor of the Oxfam 365 programme, an initiative aimed at funding a global rapid response team of aid workers and maintaining the UK’s biggest warehouse with a stockpile of emergency supplies. In addition working in partnership, VGF has responded to a number of other specific requests for assistance in the Horn of Africa and Indonesia. Read more
"This is the first time Oxfam has ever had such a substantial and strategic involvement with a corporate donor that will help save lives in the world's worst humanitarian crises. The support of The Vodafone Group Foundation has been vital to Oxfam's immediate disaster relief response and your funds have been used to support our emergency programmes in Angola, Chad, Philippines and Southern Africa. Our response needs to be immediate in order to save lives and your long-term commitment to the 365 Alliance allows us to think and work more strategically. We can improve the timeliness and predictability of emergency aid, ensuring that more people get the help they need immediately after a disaster occurs. We are delighted to have this opportunity to build a relationship with Vodafone over the next three years."
Barbara Stocking, Director Oxfam GB