Poverty exists in many dimensions, from hunger to the lack of shelter to not knowing how to read. These dimensions, affecting nearly half of the worlds population, seriously limit people resulting in powerlessness and under-representation. Although recent statistics show improvements, poverty and all it entails still persist.
NZ Slum City is a weekend event organised by a bunch of 17 year-old Wellingtonians to provide the opportunity for youth to spend a few hours the way 1 billion slum-dwellers spend a lifetime!
When: May 22nd 5pm - May 24th 9am
Where: Frank Kitts Park, Wellington
A safe yet public area is provided f
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At ending global poverty, a campaign was launched with the song "In My Name" featuring Will.I.Am from Black Eyed Peas to encourage citizens from around the world to upload their videos on You Tube. The best videos will be shown to the world leaders at the U.N. Check out the video below!
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Over five million people have died during the past decade as a result of the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Few people are aware of the unimaginable scale of human suffering, death, and destruction that has occurred in this vast country deep in the heart of Africa. In the aftermat
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On April 2nd, 2009 world leaders from the countries that represent 85% of the worlds output met in London for the G20 London Summit. Meeting at the time of the worlds worst economic crisis since the second world war they were there to take collective action necessary to stabilise the world economy
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A Child Walks Alone View article
by Lucia SobieckiA child walks alone. Adults don't see him.He's a ghost, an image of destruction. Broken, blood spattered hands, a charred black limb.Tears drowning in the annihilation.Adults run past, guns forever in hand.Bombs explode, bullets scream non stop at
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