Hunger and starvation, make poverty history, safe drinking water, equality and fairness for the developing world
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Added by Rolando Celis on 14-08-2008
The poorest 40 percent of the world’s population accounts for 5 percent of global income. The richest 20 percent accounts for three-quarters of world income.
According to UNICEF, 26,500-30,000 children die each day due to poverty. And they “die quietly in some of the poorest villages on earth, far removed from the scrutiny and the conscience of the world. Being meek and weak in life makes these dying multitudes even more invisible in death.
Added by Jide Bello on 28-07-2008
The unnyielding prevalent increase in poverty rate across Africa.
Added by Anonymous on 23-06-2008
People are starving in Zimbabwe while the rival political groups argue it out and the international community does nothing.
Added by Anonymous on 12-06-2008
I would like to make it law for large businesses to prove that the way they operate does not contibute to poverty.
Added by Anonymous on 12-06-2008
The fact that it seems poverty has fallen off the radar again. Following big pushes from things like Live8, it has stopped making news and people just seem to fhave orget there is a problem. We get absorbed by the comfort of our own lives.
Added by Anonymous on 03-06-2008
The fact that corrupt leaders in the developing world, like Mugabe, get to continue further impoverishing the people they are supposed to serve without consequence.
Added by Elizabeth Menny, Aberdeen on 20-05-2008
I would like to change how we value wealth by scrapping money all together.
Added by Anonymous on 14-05-2008
The distinction between being Poor and Poverty should be made clear.
Solve the issue of Poverty through industry and trade, not hand-outs and pop concerts.
Added by on 11-04-2008
I would like to break the chains of bondage...eradicate poverty on Earth. Start with the financial world. Accountants AWAKE...
Added by Greg Garrison on 10-03-2008
The “One Laptop per Child” initiative presents a grand vision for the $100 PC and has almost universal government and industry support. In another 5 years, there will be twice as many people accessing the Mobile Internet as the Internet. We could potentially reach a great many more children throughout the world with a $100 Smart Phone then we will ever be able to reach with the $100 PC. Why don’t we super charge the “One Laptop per Child” initiative as a converged telecommunications and technology industry to sponsor a $100 Smart Phone with Mobile Internet for a new “Connect each Child” agenda.
Added by Anonymous on 05-03-2008
lets get real on how much time, resource, money and hope we can offer to developing countries
Added by Anonymous on 14-02-2008
That everybody had a home
Added by Anonymous on 14-02-2008
Stop smaller houses
Added by shadeka on 24-01-2008
i think thank the president really can do somthing about proverty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Added by Adebowale Okunnuga on 08-01-2008
alot of us are has prospect , but its a pity that little of us dont have the resources to be what we really love to be, poverty is a bad thing in once lifeand in our society, lts a pity that does that those not have little or enough to make ends met, Moreover, in the bible James 1 vs 27, says much about the fatherless and the widow most of them are forget , they dont really care about them, africa is a bless and fruit continent but one day GOD in is awesome and mighty power will judge all the bad afican leader AMEN
Added by Anonymous on 04-12-2007
The amount of food wasted in my office following briefings/meetings. To reduce this wastage actively redistribute the food or donate to the homeless at the end of the day
Added by Mr V Ward on 30-11-2007
I would like to see the poorest and most disadvantaged in our communities stop being the source for cuts to save money. Remploy and meals on wheels are two recent examples.
Added by Anonymous on 28-11-2007
$1,000,000 is spent on weapons of mass destruction per minute. Eradicate the world of all their weapons and poverty will be cured. Everyone will have enough for basic survival. We are all equal, yet most in denial.
Added by Anonymous on 26-11-2007
We will not help poverty whilst "charities" take so much of the money we give to fund there overpaid management. Giving money to governments will not help either as they will just take it to use for the few not the suffering masses in their countries Ever taken a look at how the ambassadors of these nations live,especially in UK? Big property,car,staff
Added by bob on 22-11-2007
It is sickinin to see folk in poverty
Added by April on 21-11-2007
i would like to change poverty forever
Added by Laura on 19-11-2007
As Nelson Mandela once said "Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings". I say we follow this and put an end to world poverty. Justice will prevail.
Added by smelly on 19-11-2007
poverty is BAD
Added by Anonymous on 18-11-2007
stop war. we live in such a amazing world, yet destuction of the earth is happeing all around. so many people live in poverty with nothing, and celebraties have all they could ever need. why do some people end up with nothing. the world need a serious change.
Added by steffi wilson on 16-11-2007
i feel very strongly about poverty and i think we should do all we can in out power to help those familys that live in destress
Added by Scott Mortimer on 15-11-2007
i think we could get all the wasted food preserve it and send it off to less fortunate countrys
Added by Andrew on 06-11-2007
Finance better free education, free youth entertainment, improved public infrastructure and health care with increased personal and corporate UK/EU taxation. Reduce armed UK interference in foreign countries and increase focus on diplomatic and commercial incentives and sanctions. Help develop poor countries; people with something to lose in a social capitalist world have less reason to propagate extreme fundamentalist religious views. In the UK prepare mitigations for a crash/slump in the property market to avoid existing home-owners carrying the full impact, without artificially retaining inflated property prices.
Added by Anonymous on 06-11-2007
i think this can be inproved by joining hands and force to fight poverty.
Added by adnan on 31-10-2007
what is poverty reduction
Added by george booth on 28-10-2007
is global capitalism working ? definetly not two thirds of the worlds population are in a state of near starvation, riddled with disease, engulfed in corruption,with no hope for the future whatsoever.also the remaining one third of the worlds population live in a situation where one eighth of the population own seven eighths of the wealth. statistics maybe,but one has only to open his eyes and take time to think and he will realise that the despotic capatilist system should be got rid of and replaced by a more careing honest system.
Added by anisaabdillahi@yahoo.co.uk on 26-10-2007
No Disabilty Discrimnation for people with adualt Dyslexia and Dysgraxia for those who have severe learing diffculties and who find things more challenging than others no disabilty discrimnation. People should accept that each and every one of us is diffrent not enough is done for people with learing disabilties in modern day society people who are living below the poverty line are not given enough help or support. Not enough is done for poeple who suffer from severe and endring mental Ilness especially disadvantaged groups. Young groups with learning diffculties do not get enough support and are rejected
Added by Philips Adelana - President,Campainers for a Better Africa on 26-10-2007
There is so much resources in Africa and yet her people suffer untold hardship, deprivation and oppression. We call upon the west to assist by putting in place strong enlightenment programme that will educate the people to understand the fact that "an evil we do not fight will continue to torment us".
Added by hannah on 23-10-2007
No poverty, clean drinking water for all, no racism more kindness!
Added by Karen on 23-10-2007
I would like to see more people from less priveledged backgrounds encouraged to take up further education, including school visits with discussions about the assistance which is on offer to students, whose parents cannot (for whatever reasons) support them in this. Certainly, in my experience at school eighteen years ago or so, people from mainly nuclear families, who were not poor, were the ones who generally got to go to University. It is enough that some people suffer near poverty in their early years, without their life chances for the future being equally negatively affected. (I do realise there are exceptions to this)
Added by Nicky on 22-10-2007
I understand that we should change and eat organic, buy locally, buy fairtrade, cycle to work, etc etc but the affordability of these products is certainly out of my price range. How can people on low incomes purchase the products in the first place on a budget with a family to feed? More should be done to make these products more affordable.
Added by NICK on 21-10-2007
the world and people being so money orientated.
Added by Dr Sisira Weerakone on 19-10-2007
What I would like to do is to divert all the moneys wasted on the arms industry and spend it on providing better health care, education and social services.
Added by john on 18-10-2007
how can we stop hunger
Added by jonny on 18-10-2007
i want some money in my account PLEASE
Added by Stephen Otterburn on 16-10-2007
It is small wonder that our efforts to "make poverty history" generate little or no returns. The action is ill directed and unfocused (what for instance is the definition of the poverty the we are trying to make history) and relies on handouts from rich to poor a practise destined to preserve the status quo.
What we should be focussing on is raising the standard of living of the poorest and this should be done by:
1) Eliminating incompetent, bellicose and corrupt government. This is essential and should be a prerequisite for any further assistance.
2) Educating the poorest so that they can hold down a job or commence a productive activity on their own account.
3) Increase the business opportunities for the poorest countries through free trade.
Stop the program now and start again!
Added by chantelle thompson on 15-10-2007
i would like to lower the price if food at our school my freinds are on pack lunches because there parents cant afford school meals i go to st.bedes and i would like some thing to be done
Added by Julie Schofield on 15-10-2007
What is happening to Britain? The British are being robbed by the government! They are nothing but legalised robbers. Where are our rights? Do we have any at all? It seems that only people living in Britain that are from another country have rights while we are the ones that are paying for everything with less & less disposable income every month, if in fact we do have any, most of us do not earn enough per month to cover the bills so have to constantly use savings or inheritance money to survive. How can this be right? I am disgusted that many of our pensioners are having to declare themselves bankrupt, when many have served for their country and worked all their lives. Why is our health service so understaffed? There are many tests etc that have been stopped in Britain due to costing too much but the British who live in other countries can still get this treatment.
It is no wonder that thousands upon thousands of British are leaving this country for a better life. We too will be joining them in January 2008, we will be able to survive off our savings and retire early but if we stay in Britain we will have to get second jobs just to pay the increasing costs of our bills. There are stabbings locally daily & guncrime & in very nice areas of our country, why? why are people allowed to carry weapons? I do not mean this in a malious way but for goodness sake bring back Guy Fawkes. I could say fight for the British, but we are totally powerless and have a government that think only of themselves. Britain & the British are ruined. There is no way back. It is disgraceful.
Added by suresh krishnamoorhy on 15-10-2007
Its worth to provide food to the needy rather than spending millions on the further advancements in food.......
Added by John Havergal on 13-10-2007
I would like to hugely improve the performance of my £2.5m asset basket, growth and income wise in association with someone who has done it themselves
Added by Anonymous on 13-10-2007
Use the money sent on aid to other countries and payments to europe to resource the problem in social welfare etc in Great Britain
Added by smitty smitten on 12-10-2007
charities...donations are taxed before they are given to those who need it.so by the time it has been taxed an government take their cut for every pound donated only 10p reaches the charity.no wonder the poor stay poor and the rich get richer
Added by Kelly Garlick on 11-10-2007
The lives of 1.7 million children will be needlessly lost this year (2000) because the worlds goverments have failed to reduce poverty levels.
Added by Anonymous on 11-10-2007
its appalling that even in this century the worlds poorest are still increasing.even more appalling that its another way for a celebrity to gain credibility by being seen with them.who r we fooling?its bout time we took the only serious stand which is less talk and all action.
Added by Angela on 10-10-2007
I would like to change the fact that student nurse and midwives work 12 hour shift receive 45 mins break only and less then minium wage what is this slave labour about when many add to the value and help ease the burden on fully paid staff.
Added by jenny on 10-10-2007
end world poverty, suffering and death, for people to be kind to one another and come together. Imagine the world as ONE. Nobody wants to loose a loved one, family and friends is everything, there is no need in this age we live in.
Added by Abigail Davies on 10-10-2007
i would like to change the way people are treated on the streets.
Added by anonymous on 09-10-2007
we need to do something, anything to reduce or make poverty history. how can we sit at home all cosy thinking about these people?
Added by Anonymous on 09-10-2007
Why is it that when things are going well, Exeutives take a disproportionate share of the bonuses and when times are not so good, they still take a disproportionate share of the bonuses - and then fire the workers.
Added by Osagyefo Nana Sarpong on 09-10-2007
We can make poverty a history by entrenching the pillars of democracy,ie the Executive ,Legisture ,Judiary and the fourth pillar- the Media- as the only way forward.At the moment none of the developing countries in Africa are democratic enough apart from Botswana and Zambia, where they have proven to be a success story.They put the country first before the political parties ,then self interest,whilst the rest put their self interest first,political parties second, then country last.The national media houses should be independent and all media houses ,print and electronic,should hold leaders to Transparency and Accountability.There should be ruthlessness in the delivery of Zero Tolorance and Policy implementation.The Rule Of Law , Human Right ,Freedom Of Information Bill and Civic Education in the mass media networks,There should also be a Name and Shame Policy of our leaders and officials.The media should also engage experts and authorities in subject matters during discussions (For and Against) and also use good and qualified host (moderators) for such important programmes before individuals try to throw dust into the public eye.Most of the democracies are by name and lips nothing more,Africa is one of the largest continents in the world with so much resources -Oil,Gold,Cocoa,Diamonds,Bauxite,Manganese,Uranium,Salt,Timber,Land and many others,yet we import 80% and export under 20% of goods.We have only under 4% of the world trade market ,very dependant on doner funds and our leaders grace the world stage shamelessly.God have mercy.
Added by Emma Hawkins on 08-10-2007
Homelessness....
Added by Cymonda Kamara on 08-10-2007
The rate of poverty in world, especially Sierra Leone
Added by J Raikov on 06-10-2007
I want the poverty rate to be greatly reduced.
Added by Anonymous on 06-10-2007
My bonus this year sucked. But I am pleased to be leaving.
Added by GEORGE CHULU on 05-10-2007
equality
Added by jemima danladi .k. on 05-10-2007
There should be no differenciation between the rich and poor. I mean the rich should treat the poor like a brother or a sister
Added by ? on 04-10-2007
look at the videos of the children on makepovertyhistory.org
they really make you think
Added by Anonymous on 27-09-2007
Give every hungry child in the world a free nutritious daily meal in school
Added by Dave Spong on 25-09-2007
Do we really need to eradicate poverty or the causes of poverty
Added by Anonymous on 25-09-2007
My salary and my bonus that I was deprived of becuase I joined the working year eleven days late! The partners who dont need the bonus get it and the trainees who need it most struggle on!
Added by Katy Brennan on 25-09-2007
I would like to see child poverty totally eliminated in the UK and more support for children with eating and mental health issues.
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
We should get rid of poverty
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
I'd make poverty history, because it is possible and you guys can do it too
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
Starving children around the world
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
Poverty in the world, Sadness/unhappiness in people
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
Make Africa a land of opportunities
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
Poverty in my home continent Africa
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
Safe water for all the world's people to drink
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
Water supply - to ensure that every single person in the world has safe and free access to clean water
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
The greatest initiative of all time - Eradicated Poverty
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
Stop Children Suffering
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
The life of street children in India
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
Everyone in the world to have a clean water supply
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
The re distribution of wealth through bonus structures
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
the way the homeless are treated in this country, there needs to be more facilities for them, more for them to do, more encouragement to get off the streets, and less foreigners coming in
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
The World! But to start, raise more money than I managed to last year for Hospice in the Weald in the Windsor Half Marathon on 30th Sept. Call me to help achieve this change!
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
Reduce the level of poverty and social depravation in the UK
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
Indifference to homelessness, when people just walk past and pretend they don't see
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
Homelessness
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
I want to talk about the amount of homeless people that are in Manchester. Where ever you look there is always someone trying to busk to get money out of hard working people such as myself. I've got two jobs and I'm a student. If I've got two jobs, why can't they even get one job?
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
capitalist culture, so people aren't making lots of money off of other people, so its more equal and to close the gap between rich and poor
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
Every vulnerable child has access to adequate safeguards
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
My Salary!
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
My Bonus
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
Social equality, so a person success is based on merit and not social circumstance
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
the volume of traffic in the roads; world poverty; the price of live sport in this country
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
The Uk Weather; exposure of childrend to aids malaria etc in southern africa
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
Find a way to send all the wasted food in the world to Africa to help the starving children
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
The waterfall of emails into a managable stream. The need for us to have to recognise that there is a less developed part of the world - equality delivered for all
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
my bank account and also my hairdresser
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
Hunger across the world, end all conflict
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
End of world poverty and hunger. Stop war and conflict in the world
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
My energy levels, Hunger (world not mine), drugs misuse
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
one thing I'd change is the amount of poverty in the world, living in a country where there is so much poverty it hits you daily, the unfairness of the distribution of wealth around the world is paramount to me
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
Feed the world give all fair start in life
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
The Willingness of the rich to pay more tax to feed the world and address proverty, it's in our power!
Added by Anonymous on 21-09-2007
the dumbing down of news, the focus on celebrity, the controlling of poverty for regional needs, short sightedness, mars bars getting bigger, descrution of family and community, facebook as a way of communication, george bush, the importance and balance of religion and faith
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