![]() In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen, Oxfam is distributing hygiene kits for the most vulnerable households, and trucking in clean water to camps for people who have had to flee their homes. Widespread destruction of the country’s health services, and water infrastructure have left Yemen acutely vulnerable to the Coronavirus. Four out of every five people need some kind of humanitarian assistance, and almost four million people have been displaced by the fighting. We thank you, Tommy, for shining your light on the injustice of poverty and inequality,” Maxman added.Īfter more than six years of war, Yemen remains the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. “Oxfam is deeply honored to be the recipient of a grant from the Tommy Raskin Memorial Fund for People and Animals for our work, together with partners, responding to the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in Yemen. ![]() But we know his generosity of spirit and unshakable commitment to pursuing truth and justice will never end,” said Abby Maxman, President and CEO of Oxfam America. “When we learned of Tommy Raskin’s passing, we were heartbroken. In the words of his parents Congressman Jamie Raskin and Sarah Bloom Raskin, “Tommy Raskin had a perfect heart, a perfect soul, a riotously outrageous and relentless sense of humor, and a dazzling radiant mind.” The funds will provide critical support for Oxfam’s relief efforts in Yemen, the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Oxfam is honored to announce today that we have received a grant from the Tommy Raskin Memorial Fund for People and Animals, established by the Raskin family in honor of their son Tommy Raskin.
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