Youth
"Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation." - Nelson Mandela
Life is great for the average Australian. The latest technology, fashion and food, we have it all – more than any other generation. But just how great can life be when more than a billion people around the world live on less than $1 a day or when a child dies every three seconds from extreme poverty?
- That’s why thousands of young Australians who want to make a difference in the world support Make Poverty History.
- That’s why in 2006 a group of teens staged the Make Poverty History Concert with Bono, Pearl Jam and Australia’s biggest bands, which was televised to millions across the nation via satellite, webcasting and on TV and radio.
- That’s why thousands of young Australians participated in Stand Up in 206 and helped create a new Guinness World Record, travelled to Canberra to lobby the Federal Government and have taken part in numerous other events in all states.
They are sending a powerful message to our leaders that our generation can be the first to Make Poverty History.
Read on to see how you can make a difference.
Learn
Be inspired
Interact
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Learn
Make Poverty History has gathered ideas and resources to help inform and inspire students about how to tackle global poverty. Go to our Resources page to find related web sites, learn how to contact your local MP, play interactive games and more.
Send my friend to school
Visiting the PM and MPs
Writing letters to MPs
Simulation Games & Activities
Interact
Millennium Development Goals resources
Related links for students on poverty
Related links for teachers on poverty
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Be Inspired
Make Poverty History members work hard to inform and inspire Australians about how to stop poverty. See the great work of the coalition here with these movie downloads, or check out photos from Australia and around the world.
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Interact
Australian Volunteers International - Recruits volunteers to share skills and build relationships with people of developing communities.
Oaktree – A youth aid and development organisation driven by young people under the age of 26.
STIR - Stir is an online community for youth activists. It's your space to work with like-minded people on creative campaigns that tackle big issues like child exploitation, unfair trade, HIV/AIDS and poverty. Don’t just sit there: tell us what stirs you in The Blender forum right now and meet other Stirrers. Channel your creative energy into our Art4Aid competitions. Sign up to our regular STIR MAIL - world news, competitions, events and stirring suggestions.
United Nations Youth Association of Australia - An organisation run for, and managed by, young people to educate and create young leaders.
Vision Generation - Do you have a vision for a better world? Do you want to be a good global citizen and leader? Then you need to hear about VGen! We are a group who fight against global injustice. We campaign relentlessly and speak out for those who can’t, because we believe our generation can Make Poverty History!
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Join Us Now
When we work together amazing feats can be accomplished. Together we have eradicated Smallpox and stamped out apartheid in South Africa. But there’s more to do. We can be the generation to make poverty history and you can be a part of it. Get involved! Join Us Now.
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