# Oxfam closes Tsunami appeal

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/01/29/oxfam-closes-tsunami-appeal/
- Published: 2005-01-29T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Oxfam closed its Tsunami crisis appeal yesterday, thanking the British public for
their generosity in making the appeal the most successful appeal in the organisation’s
60-year history.
As a result of the public response, Oxfam says that its work is
now fully funded. It therefore found itself in the very unusual position of not 
needing to ask for any further money for this work.

Oxfam’s International Director, Jasmine Whitbread said: “We asked the public to 
give and give quickly and they have done just that. The speed and scale of response
has helped us save thousands of lives. The generosity of the British public has 
meant that we are in the privileged position of having enough money to fund our 
work.”

Oxfam raised £70 million from the British public for its work in the region. From
yesterday Oxfam was no longer accepting new donations for the Tsunami Crisis Appeal,
but instead urged people to give money to Oxfam’s work in the world’s less high-
profile emergencies, such as its Sudan appeal for work in Darfur.

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Meanwhile, Oxfam noted that “governments have still not delivered even half of the
money that they promised to the UN [tsunami] appeal”.

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