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MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger


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22 May 2008
Eight ways to change the world by Faça Parte
Sao Paulo, Brazil: The resources attached give some ideas on how schools can put the UN's Millennium Development Goals into practice.  Read article
13 February 2008
Be my ethical Valentine by Joanne Tomkinson
A Colombian worker selects roses ahead of St. Valentine's Day in a Farm in Chia, January 30, 2008. (REUTERS/Jose Miguel Gomez)
If you want some advice about how to be a romantic humanitarian this Valentine's Day, the UK Department for International Development, has ideas for choosing the right ethical gift for your partner.  Read article
From: AlertNet
17 October 2007
Global voices against poverty 
BBC News online highlights people all over the world are taking part in a day of action to hold governments to a UN pledge, made seven years ago, to eradicate poverty by 2015. Organisers of the Stand Up Speak Out event, which started at 2100 GMT on Tuesday, are using everything from concerts to kite-flying events to draw attention to their demands. Some of those taking part from different corners of the planet explain here why the issue of reducing poverty is important to them, and how they will be playing their part.   Read article
From: BBC News, UK
17 October 2007
Volunteering for equality 
Volunteers at Dream A Dream strive to create an equal society by empowering children from the lower strata of society, writes L Subramani of the Deccan Herald.  Read article
More about: India  Children
22 November 2006
Une Union maraîchère pour nourrir Kindu en RDC  
Les maraîchers de Kindu en RDC reçoivent des outils gratuits distribués bénévolement par des Volontaires des Nations Unies. (Photo: VNU)
Kindu, RDC: Les volontaires VNU ont aidé des petits exploitants maraîchers à s’associer pour créer des jardins maraîchers à Kindu, capitale de la province du Maniema en République démocratique du Congo. Ils ont facilité le regroupement de jardiniers en association appelée l’Union des jardiniers pour le développement de Kindu (UJDK). Regroupés en association, les membres disposent d’une meilleure capacité à fournir l'aide alimentaire immédiate aux familles.   Read article

 

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Fight Hunger: Walk the World 
Fight Hunger: Walk the World is a global annual event to raise the awareness and the funds needed to help end child hunger. Join the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and tens of thousands of individuals around the world to 'walk the world' in 24 hours and across 24 time zones.    Visit site
The Global Call to Action Against Poverty 
The Global Call to Action against Poverty is a worldwide alliance committed to making world leaders live up to their promises, and to making a breakthrough on poverty in 2005.   Visit site
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