Oxfam Oxfam government funding cut off after Haiti scandal Charity agrees to demand from development department to stop bidding for grants until ‘high standards’ metThe head of Oxfam International has called the events in Haiti ‘a stain that will shame us for years’. She said that the government “reserves the right to take whatever decisions about present or future funding to Oxfam, and any other organisation, that we deem necessary”. Oxfam chief accuses critics of 'gunning' for charity over Haiti sex scandal claims Read moreThe news comes as the head of Oxfam International, Winnie Byanyima, announced a wide-ranging reform plan – including an independent commission to review Oxfam’s culture and practices – and warned that what happened in Haiti “is a stain on Oxfam that will shame us for years”. Oxfam has been accused of covering up an inquiry into whether its staff used sex workers in Haiti during a 2011 post-earthquake relief effort. The British Red Cross, which admitted a “small number of cases of harassment reported in the UK”, received £16.3m in DfID funding.

Source: The Guardian February 16, 2018 21:00 UTC