The days before Christmas are just crazy in the city. There are thousands of people with this stressed stare accompanying people on a hunt for the perfect christmas gift. To avoid the crowd I took another way ending up in an Oxfam store, ending with the book “The name of the rose”, a classic I never actually read. It costed 2 euro and was like new. I do have to say I was thrilled because there were so many good books that would cost at least 10-fold if bought new.

So what is Oxfam at all?
Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organisations working in approximately 94 countries worldwide to find solutions to poverty and what it considers injustice around the world.In all Oxfam’s actions, the ultimate goal is to enable people to exercise their rights and manage their own lives. So not only do you get stuff cheaper but you also help the world. I think for the ones buying gifts, this is the perfect opportunity to hit two birds with one stone !

Ovih dana je ludilo u gradu. Na hiljade stresanih ljudi sa panicnim pogledom kad kupuju bozicne poklone u zadnjoj minuti. Da izbjegnem tu gomilu ljudi prodjem drugim putem i zavrsim u Oxfam prodavnici sa knjigom ”The name of the rose” (Ime ruze=?) koja je kostala samo dva eura. Moram priznati da sam bila odusevljena sto sam uzela knjigu tako jeftino. A samim tim i doprinijela prinos Oxfamu.

A sta je ustvari Oxfam?
Oxfam je jedna internacionalna federacija od 17 organizacija koje rade u nekih 94 drzave i koje probavaju naci nacin solucije siromastvu i tome sto smatraju nepravdom u svijetu. U biti cilj Oxfamovih akcija je da ljudi imaju i koriste svoja prava i da zive uredjenim zivotima. Znaci, ne samo sto mozes kupiti jeftine (i kvalitetne) stvari, nego i pomognete siromasima… tako reci dvije muhe jednim udarcem udarite.