2009 World Poverty Day Focuses on Children and Families Living in Poverty
Eric Kissel on October 9th, 2009
October 17, 2009 is observed as The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. With the upcoming 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, this year will recognize the plight of children and families.
The UN’s ex-Secretary General Kofi Annan has highlighted the need for real action, “The campaign to make poverty history – a central moral challenge of our age-cannot remain a task for the few, it must become a calling for the many…I urge everyone to join this struggle. Together, we can make real and sufficient progress towards the end of poverty.”
One of the main aims of the day is to make the voice of the poor heard. It is a day for those living in extreme poverty to speak about their efforts and for all people to consider how they can contribute to the eradication of poverty in partnership with those living it on a daily basis.
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Opportunity Collaboration to Convene on World Poverty Day
The Opportunity Collaboration is a four-day, purpose-driven networking and problem solving offsite commencing on World Poverty Day (October 17, 2009). The co-conveners are the Ashoka, Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE), Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Global Philanthropy Forum, Social Venture Network, Stanford Social Innovation Review (Stanford Center for Social Innovation), Women Donors Network, Worldways Social Marketing and Jonathan C. Lewis (CEO, MicroCredit Enterprises).
In a focused and intensive series of working business meetings, social entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, social financiers, grant-makers and agents of change will explore unprecedented levels of collaboration, identify opportunities for leveraging resources across organizations and accelerate proven models for reducing poverty.
Poverty alleviation has never been simple. But the economic slump and strained resources means that we cannot afford to lose pace. How can we accelerate poverty alleviation? When something works, how can we scale it faster? When a new idea is born, how does it get to market?
If you are unafraid to break down the silos of unproductive competition and if you are eager to think beyond the boundaries of conventional social business models, be a Delegate to the Opportunity Collaboration.
There is a need to take some serious actions to alleviate the poverty and everyone must join this struggle for the sake of humanity.
We need to do what we can to fight poverty. I visited Tanzania years ago, and really saw poverty first hand – not to mention the state of people that have physical disabilities. With little to no government social programs, many people are left to fend for themselves.
Truly it is glad to hear that there are still many organizations that are helping those who are poor and underprivileged. It is a sign of unity and compassion even for those who are not a relative. Good luck to your movement and hope many will be inspired by your acts to help other ordinary people to make a better life.
Looks like 174 million turned out in support of this initiative. Record numbers get behind UN drive against poverty – http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeq...
Since we are celebrating this kind of day to eliminate or to reduce the poverty. But we must consider this fact that more than 80% of the people living below the 10$ earning. That's the fact.
Poverty is the base line for each and every nation, if the govt act over it than it can be traced out and happies of people will come on their faces.
thanks