Oxfam sex abuse scandal: Can the charity survive the crisis?


Oxfam, a renowned charity, faces potential collapse due to a major sexual abuse scandal involving its employees and alleged cover-ups.
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In the space of a week Oxfam has gone from one of the country’s best known charities, fronted by some of the biggest names in Hollywood, to an organisation facing “obliteration” in the wake of the escalating sexual abuse crisis.

The scandal, in which it is alleged that the charity covered up allegations its employees used sex workers in countries it was meant to be helping, has seen hundreds cancelling their direct debits to Oxfam.

The charity also now faces losing tens of millions of pounds of annual funding from the UK and EU governments.

Nigel Evans, a senior Conservative MP and member of a committee investigating the allegations, said Oxfam was now “facing obliteration” and called for its chief executive to resign.

Robin Swinbank, MD of reputation and crisis management consultants The Counsel House, told the Telegraph the unfolding crisis could indeed prove terminal for Oxfam.

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