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| The '''Global Poverty Project''' is a community education group that aims to increase awareness and action in regards to extreme poverty through a series of presentations to be delivered around the world beginning in 2009. Supporting the eight ] set out in 2000, the project aims to raise awareness of extreme poverty and facilitate global action. They describe the project as “catalysing the movement to end extreme poverty.”<ref name="globalpovertyproject.com">http://www.globalpovertyproject.com/index.php</ref> | The '''Global Poverty Project''' is a community education group that aims to increase awareness and action in regards to extreme poverty through a series of presentations to be delivered around the world beginning in 2009. Supporting the eight ] set out in 2000, the project aims to raise awareness of extreme poverty and facilitate global action. They describe the project as “catalysing the movement to end extreme poverty.”<ref name="globalpovertyproject.com">http://www.globalpovertyproject.com/index.php</ref> | ||
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The Global Poverty Project is a community education group that aims to increase awareness and action in regards to extreme poverty through a series of presentations to be delivered around the world beginning in 2009. Supporting the eight Millennium Development Goals set out in 2000, the project aims to raise awareness of extreme poverty and facilitate global action. They describe the project as “catalysing the movement to end extreme poverty.”
History
The Global Poverty Project is a joint initiative created in 2008 by young Australian development advocates Hugh Evans and Simon Moss. Hugh Evans is CEO of the project which is attempting to leverage and work in tandem with the current momentum of campaigns to end poverty. Evans has worked closely with international development advocacy projects throughout the past decade; he was a key leader in the Australian Make Poverty History concert and he was Young Australian of the Year in 2004. Simon Moss and Hugh Evans previously worked together in the youth-orientated Oaktree Foundation which was founded by Evans.
The Global Poverty Project was launched in New York on September 2008 at the United Nations meeting on the Millennium Development Goals by Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith and the Director of the UN Millennium Campaign Salil Shetty. The presentation 1.4 billion reasons will be touring Australia and New Zealand from July to September 2009. The Project is also in the planning stage in Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and The Netherlands.
Vision
In 2000, 192 United Nations members and approximately 23 international leaders set out eight international development goals to be achieved by 2015. They include targeting the eradication of poverty, achieving universal primary education, improving maternal health and combating HIV/AIDS. Although some progress has been made thanks to campaigns and organisations around the world, the Global Poverty Project is an attempt to "reinvigorate the international commitment to making significant progress within our lifetime". The Project supports the Millennium Development Goals and is an attempt to address the needs of the 1.4 billion people who live in extreme poverty.
Their vision is communicated through a slideshow and presentation that is currently travelling throughout the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States.
Action
Using a world-class multimedia presentation 1.4 Billion Reasons, the Global Poverty Project outline what extreme poverty is, why it can be eliminated, and what people can do in response to it. The Global Poverty Project aims to educate people and will “arm individuals with the tools, knowledge and inspiration to influence governments and take action through the presentation and local campaign partners”. Following the presentation individuals are asked to make a personal commitment towards ending poverty.
The 1.4 Billion Reasons Presentation was first launched in Melbourne on 4 July 2009 as part of a national launch tour which saw 45 presentations delivered in 42 days.
You can preview the 1.4 Billion Reasons Presentation here.
Live Below the Line
Live Below the Line is an awareness and fundraising campaign that challenges people in developed countries to feed themselves with the equivalent of the extreme poverty line, to raise awareness of the challenges faced by those trapped in the cycle of extreme poverty.
The campaign was born in Melbourne, Australia in 2010, and challenged Australians to feed themselves with $2 a day for five days, to raise funds for crucial anti-poverty projects. In just its first year the campaign involved over 2,000 Australians and raised over half a million dollars. In 2011 the campaign has grown internationally, with the challenge taking place in Australia, the United Kingdom and United States in 2011.
The campaign is now one of the fastest growing anti-poverty campaigns in the world, and is expected to raise over a million dollars for anti-poverty initiatives in 2011.
Supporters
The Global Poverty Project is supported by an advisory panel whose members include Director of the Earth Institute Jeffrey Sachs and international health expert Hans Rosling.
Australian actor Hugh Jackman is also an advisor to the Project and has claimed that "this project is inspiring."
In Australia, the Board of Directors includes well-known businessman and philanthropist Simon McKeon (2011 Australian of the Year) who has been involved with the Project from its inception.
The project has also received extensive support from the media and international community.
The Global Poverty Project is a member of The Humanitarian Centre.
The Global Poverty Project's presentation '1.4 Billion Reasons' was hosted in Canada on Sept. 11, 2009 by Centennial College, Toronto, in keeping with the Signature Learning Experience (Global Citizenship and Equity) provided at the College.
References
- ^ http://www.globalpovertyproject.com/index.php
- http://globalpovertyproject.com/
- http://hughevans.com.au/about
- globalpovertyproject.com
- http://www.hughevans.com.au/press?id=45
External links
Global Poverty Project Homepage http://www.globalpovertyproject.com/index.php
Oaktree Foundation Homepage http://oaktreefoundation.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/global-poverty-project/
Hugh Evans http://www.hughevans.com.au/press?id=45
Millennium Goals http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
Centennial College, Toronto Homepage http://www.centennialcollege.ca
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