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Oxfam International, usually known as Oxfam, is one of the biggest charities. Oxfam's ideas are simple: everybody in the world must have the right to live, 1. f
ood
to keep them healthy, clean water to drink and medical care. All these ideas are connected.
Oxfam began its work 2. d
uring
World War Ⅱ. At that time the Greeks didn't have enough to eat because of the war. People in Oxford 3. d
ecided
to give money and food to people in Greece. So the name Oxfam comes from two 4. w
ords
—Oxford and Famine(饥荒).
After the war Oxfam joined other organizations to form Oxfam International. Nowadays this charity helps people in different 5. c
ountries
all over the world.
Oxfam works in two ways. Firstly, it 6. o
ffers
help in emergencies(紧急事件). In 2010 there was a big earthquake in Haiti. Over 200,000 people died and many more 7. l
ost
their homes. Doctors and volunteers provided medical help, gave out food and brought clean water to the villages. The 8. s
econd
way Oxfam works is to help people prevent future disasters. Oxfam has started a project called GROW, which helps farmers produce more and better food.
But how does Oxfam pay for it all? One way to get money is with "ambassadors", famous people who do 9. v
oluntary
work for charities and collect money. Ambassadors have different skills 10. b
ut
the message they send is the same—we should do what we can to help people in need!