Food games and advocacy tactics
April 12th, 2012 | by Gawain KripkeToday, Oxfam America launches a new video. The goal is to draw attention and interest in an important issue that we plan to push hard this year and next: reforming the way the USA does international food aid. See the video here:
The video is a gamble, trying something new. It’s not a typical style for Oxfam. And it’s very atmospheric, rather than explanatory.
We think the waste and corruption in the US international food aid program is an outrage and fundamentally means that desperately poor and vulnerable people do not get the assistance they should. But getting attention to this problem and—even harder—getting policy reform has been a big challenge.
So, we’re trying. What do you think?
To learn a bit more about the issue, see here.
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Gawain Kripke
Gawain Kripke is the director of policy and research at Oxfam America and has more than 20 years of experience working on public policy and advocacy issues. He has testified before congressional committees and is a frequent news commentator on foreign aid, human rights, humanitarian issues, and agriculture policies. Follow him on Twitter @niawag2011.
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