The strategy for Oxfam in Africa (OiA) is rooted in collaboration among all stakeholders on the continent, facilitated by the Africa Platform. Africa, endowed with vast potential and a youthful population, faces persistent challenges including inequality, gender and youth marginalization, climate change and weak governance. These are exacerbated by historical legacies and external influences.

OiA embraces the principle of Ubuntu (‘I am because we are’) and fosters collaboration among diverse stakeholders, including Country Offices, Regional Clusters and African Affiliates. The COVID-19 pandemic and digital transformation have prompted OiA to rethink traditional boundaries and innovate approaches. OiA’s strategic plan outlines a bold vision to combat inequality and promote justice across the continent over the next six years. With a focus on collaborative partnerships and systemic change, we aim to address the key pillars of just economies, accountable and inclusive governance, climate justice, gender justice and humanitarian action, to apply the crosscutting lenses of decolonization, feminism, digital rights and power dynamics, while ensuring equitable partnerships, challenging patriarchal structures, advocating for digital access and empowering marginalized communities.

Under the just economies pillar, we will advocate for fair fiscal systems, food sovereignty and natural resource justice, aiming for reduced debt burdens, inclusive agricultural value chains and equitable revenue sharing. Accountable and inclusive governance efforts will target defending civic spaces, promoting public services, and empowering youth and social movements for greater transparency and citizen engagement. Under the climate justice pillar, OiA seeks to bridge knowledge gaps, influence policy change, foster local resilience and advocate for climate finance and equity. Initiatives under the gender justice pillar prioritize combating gender-based violence and promoting feminist leadership, economic justice, and sexual and reproductive health and rights. Humanitarian action takes a ‘triple nexus’ approach that integrates humanitarian, development and peacebuilding efforts while emphasizing effective response and preparedness, and linking short-term interventions with long-term impact.