The single most important thing you can do to end poverty is to spread awareness of the issue. Talking with family and friends, sharing links on social media sites, volunteering to speak to a class or at a meeting—these simple steps can have a profound impact on the campaign to end global poverty.
Because the truth is, poverty is not an immutable part of human life. Since early ninths, the poverty rate in the developing world has decreased from 43.1 percent of the population to 20.6 percent. As more people become aware and involved, we can expect those numbers to continue to drop—until we live in a world where poverty no longer exists. Visit https://www.facebook.com/ugfocusyouth
Most developing countries use inadequate and out-of-date data. If governments are going to meet the needs of their poorest citizens, they need to know where these people live and what their needs are. We need to monitor wider, multi-dimensional aspects of poverty alongside income, and ask poor people themselves what their priorities are.
Everyone can play a role in ending poverty. Please get involved and ask governments and international institutions to transform commitments into action today.
“Extreme poverty has been cut in half in the last 20 years, and the facts show that we can get it to virtually zero within a generation – but only if we act.” - Bono, musician and global activist, February 2013.
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