It is hard to say that poverty will ever be "made history", but this is our chance to try. Innocent people are dying, starving and living a life they don't deserve, and we have the power to help!

Make Poverty History does alot for people who need it. What They Are Trying To Do:

ENDING CHILD POVERTY
(NOT EXCLUSIVE TO CANADIAN CHILDREN!)

In 1989, the House of Commons unanimously resolved to eliminate poverty among Canadian children by the year 2000. Last year, one million Canadian children, or nearly one in six, were still poor. Aboriginal people are disproportionately affected.

We must end child poverty in Canada. We must make key investments in social development that will make a difference:

-More money for low-income families.
-Affordable housing and the creation of decent jobs, with a higher minimum wage.
-Universal, affordable early learning and child care.

Canada can take action:

-Raise the annual Canada Child Tax Benefit (or equivalent benefit) to $4,900 per child and ensure all low-income children receive full benefit of this program.
-Involve groups where poverty is predominant, such as Aboriginal People, women, minorities and youth in the design and implementation of a domestic poverty reduction strategy.

MORE AND BETTER AID

-Help end extreme poverty and hunger
-Enable every child to attend elementary school
-Reduce child mortality rates
-Improve maternal health
-Create decent jobs
-Begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS.

CANCELLING THE DEBT

High interest rates and penalties mean that the poorest countries spend more on repaying debts to the richest countries than they receive in aid. Between 1970 and 2002, the poorest African countries received $294 billion in loans, paid back $298 billion in interest and principal, but still owed more than $200 billion.

We must cancel all debts to the poorest countries to stop this treadmill.

When poor governments no longer need to repay debt, they can spend more on what really matters: food, clean water, housing, health care, jobs, education, and building their economies.

TRADE JUSTICE

Currently, international trade is neither free nor fair. Trade rules allow rich countries to pay large subsidies to a small number of companies to export food. These policies encourage over-production, destroy the livelihoods of millions of poor farmers in developing countries and hurt the environment.

We need trade justice so:

-Poor countries can protect small farmers and staple crops
-Governments can access affordable medicine and maintain public services
-Trade rules support, rather than undermine, human rights and environmental protection.

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It is hard to say that poverty will ever be "made history", but this is our chance to try. Innocent people are dying, starving and living a life they don't deserve, and we have the power to help!

Make Poverty History does alot for people who need it. What They Are Trying To Do:

ENDING CHILD POVERTY
(NOT EXCLUSIVE TO CANADIAN CHILDREN!)

In 1989, the House of Commons unanimously resolved to eliminate poverty among Canadian children by the year 2000. Last year, one million Canadian children,... (read more)