make poverty history

I really want to contribute in a way is more than giving money, that used my talents and skills to really help solve the problem, to help solve the imbalance of wealth in the world.

“The theme for this year’s International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, ‘Working together out of poverty,’ highlights the need for a truly global anti-poverty alliance, one in which both developed and developing countries participate actively.” _source

And some related links:
*Poverty as a denial of human rights
*Breaking the cycle
*Poverty reduction

I’m not sure how it works out this year, though… you know, with the air filled with a fear of depression.

let’s do it!

Think about the others who are less fortunate than you. The poor kids who have no food, shelter, education, parents and even water!!! Because, now you can make a big difference. Sponsor a child or make a donation!!!
www.worldvision.com/

www.wateraid.org.au/

Ashley

Obviously I haven’t done this but its gonna be a ‘redo’ goal in my completed list.

“A two-day-old baby girl in India has survived after being buried alive in a field by her maternal grandfather in the south of the country” (source). And, the grandfather says he could not afford keeping her! It’s beyond comprehension what poverty makes people do.

“[Indian] government figures suggest that around 10 million girls have been killed by their parents – either in the womb or immediately after birth – over the past two decades.”

www.WeVolunteerProject.Blogspot.com

this wud basically gve an idea into my contribution towards dis movement ! i started We Volunteer in Chandigarh abt 5 months bck..n can see d Initiative turnin into a Revolution slowly !!

n moreover, as fr me, its nt abt endin poverty firstly, bt changin d mindsets of d ppl twards dis issue !! take d initiative is wat we preach !! :)

I INITIATE ..DO YOU ?

I’m forwarding a letter from a group called Avaaz, asking you
to sign a petition.

Here’s the letter:

This Friday, the finance ministers from the world’s eight richest countries will meet to plan the G8 summit. We will send them an urgent letter on global poverty, signed by key global figures: Archbishop Desmond Tutu,former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson—and, we hope, you.

Our message: keep your promise to provide 0.7% of national income in effective aid to relieve extreme poverty. Millions of lives are at stake.The more people sign the letter, the more powerful our demand becomes. Click here to sign:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/g8_poverty_letter/tf.php

The statistics of global poverty are shocking. Each day, 20,000 children die preventable deaths in poor countries. That’s why the broken promises of rich countries are so infuriating.

The world’s rich countries have pledged 0.7% of their national income to development aid. But these promises have not been kept. In fact,outrageously, the G8 countries gave less in 2006 than in 2005.

At the same time, the last few years have seen an unprecedented groundswell against global poverty – which has led to new promises and, in some countries, real change. These fights can be won. That’s why we are working with our friends at the Global Call to Action Against Poverty to assemble citizens and celebrities behind a single call – for world leaders to keep their word on global poverty.

Here’s an excerpt from the letter:

Together you represent the world’s economic powerhouses. We write to ask that you also strive to represent the millions of people whose lives are blighted by extreme poverty.

Aid is not a panacea. But Marshall Plan aid from the US kick-started the rebuilding of a Europe shattered by war and delivered real benefits to the US in terms of new markets for its goods. Aid to East Asia helped catalyse the economic miracles that have lifted millions of people out of poverty. Today many African governments are using aid to underwrite growth and
provide essential schools, health services and water supplies for their people. The poorest countries in the world need you to honour these aid pledges if they are to meet the Millennium Development Goals and end poverty. Please seize that chance today.

The letter will be delivered Friday with big ads in the Financial Times and German press, just in time for the G8 finance ministers’ meeting. Click here to join Desmond Tutu by signing on:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/g8_poverty_letter/tf.php

With hope,

Ben, Ricken, Galit, Iain, Graziela, Paul, and the Avaaz team

PS Once you’ve signed, please pass this along to ten friends. It’s hard to think of anything more urgently important—and, at the same time, so achievable, than the fight against global poverty. Let’s show these finance ministers how much we value human life.

Poverty will somedaybe history, but it will always be contemporary. you can try to help, though. help children like this boy and donate towards homeless african children.

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