Oxfam Opportunity

Dear Student and Campus Leaders:

I’m emailing you to introduce the Oxfam America CHANGE Initiative, a wonderful leadership opportunity we have available to your students for the 2008-09 school year.

Going into our 9th consecutive year, the CHANGE Initiative is a national program that offers college students, at US based campuses, preferably entering their sophomore or junior year the opportunity to become effective social change agents. During a week-long training with Oxfam staff, CHANGE Leaders are brought together for an intensive leadership training focused on social justice issues directly related to Oxfam America's mission. The CHANGE Leaders are then equipped to design and launch a campaign on their campuses or in their communities addressing global issues such as climate change, extractive industries, agricultural policy, or hunger. Oxfam covers the cost of training, room and board, and travel.

Oxfam America, an international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice, and we will be accepting applications for our CHANGE Initiative through April 1, 2008.

Additionally, I will be personally visiting college and university campuses in the DC area January 23-25, and 28. If you are interested in me visiting and speaking to your students, please contact me at my number below so we can arrange a meeting.

At this time I would also like to invite you to visit www.oxfamamerica.org/change for more details and http://www.oxfamamerica.org/whatyoucando/act_now/student_action/change for a short video on the program.