Every minute 17 children die from preventable causes and every minute counts if we are to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

Make Poverty History forums in your local federal electorate are an effective way to engage the public, federal MPs and candidates in a constructive way on how to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and halve global poverty.

Things you can do:

If a forum is already planned in your electorate – plan now to attend.

Click here to see all upcoming Make Poverty History events.

To ensure maximum opportunity for public participation and timely forums, Make Poverty History forums have been extended to all candidates belonging to parties with formal Parliamentary status. We highly encourage all organisations, companies and political candidates to attend the Make Poverty History forum to contribute to the important discussion of aid and development issues in achieving the Millennium Development Goals.