Oxfam America and eBay Foundation, the charitable arm of eBay Inc., announced the launch of Community Gives, an online fundraising campaign designed to support Oxfam’s work of bringing clean water to communities in Ethiopia and Zambia.

Oxfam America was selected as one of only three organizations in the campaign based on input from the eBay Community. Funding from the campaign will support Oxfam’s work to: increase the number of people in rural areas of Ethiopia and Zambia who have access to clean water and sanitation; provide access to new, safer water supplies through upgrades to existing water sources; provide latrines for communities and schools; and train communities on how to manage the equipment and sustain the water supplies.

“The Community Gives campaign is an exceptional opportunity to raise awareness of Oxfam’s work in bringing clean water to poor communities,” said Raymond C. Offenheiser, president of Oxfam America.

Posted: 05|1|08 at 8:41 am. Filed under: Auction News.