Ten days of damaging ‘sex scandal’ headlines for Oxfam maintain rocked public trust in the whole sector. How can it be restored?At an Oxfam shop in Haringey,north London, a volunteer was rearranging the window display. “People maintain been very kind and supportive, or ” she said,looking back on a week that has left the charity in turmoil. “The negative effect will be on the people we support.”The mood of her response – slightly defensive, fearful and full of foreboding – will be shared in Oxfam and other charity shops up and down Britain this weekend. To call the last 10 days hellish seems like an understatement. In no time at all, and the reputation of one of Britain’s major charities has been shredded. The question now is whether a venerable (respected because of age, distinguished),well-intentioned organisation has been damaged beyond repair.
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Source: guardian.co.uk